Pieces out of the kiln
Just happy that all of the pieces came out of the kiln in one piece with no discernible defects. (How's that for a five dollar word?)
Painting the rabbit
The piece is out of the bisque firing, and now for the painting while listening to a crime audio book.
Drawing and scratching a rabbit
The platter is dry and now I have drawn the rabbit and painting some underglaze onto it, and now I'm scratching the fur into the design.
Adding a Decal to a flask
I just loved making these funny little flasks/vases. I decided to try out some underglaze decals that I purchased from China Clay Art recently. What fun it was using them. I used the bits and pieces from one to decorate some heart jewellery.
Releasing a fish from a mold
Here is a piece of my garden sculpture at the moment of being released (not from the wild) but from the mold. It needs to be cleaned, but that doesn't take long.
Back in the Saddle
Sometimes a break is good for the soul. I needed time to create something different and I worked on some linocuts in August and took a break from clay. I'm back working with a vengeance now, as I have two shows coming up in November and December. Here are a couple of images of work from the first bisque firing. The two shows are the weekend of November 18th and 19th. The first one is [...]
Linocuts
Rabbit (linocut) While I have been taking the month of August off from pottery/ceramics to give myself a break and refresh, I've been playing around with Linocutting. I took a day course a few months ago to introduce myself to this and I've had a great time! I will likely incorporate it into future clay projects in the future, but for the moment I am loving the immediacy of it. No waiting for [...]
Fusion – Unearthed Invitation
I have the honour of being in a show with 13 other talented ceramic artists this month. Here is the invitation. I applied and was accepted last year for a mentorship. It started in September and is wrapping up now with this show. Exhibition is from August 19 - September 10, 2017. Artist Talk is on Sunday August 27th, 1pm, Reception September 8th, 7 - 9pm. Take a look at my gallery page to see [...]
Creative Directions
Last year I was one of fifteen people chosen to participate in Fusion's Creative Directions. As they say on their website: Creative Directions is FUSION's new and exciting program for potters and sculptors designed to expand their technical skills, develop critical thinking and build confidence. Basically, it has been a mentorship and has been hard and rewarding, frustrating and fun at the same time. I've learned a lot from our mentor Michelle Mendlowitz, but also [...]
Getting Inspiration
I saw this cool poster recently on Pinterest and I'm not sure if Meredith from Crafted Fragments created it or if it was from Text my Journal. However, it is a brilliant poster and sure to get some ideas flowing.