The date is changed to August as it was "iffy" as to whether the June date would be able to go ahead. We really hope that everyone is better and safe by August. I'm breathing a bit easier as I have more time to make more "stuff"! If you are in the Grafton area on August 7 & 8, it would be lovely to see you. 10821 County Road, Grafton.
I had a friend, the talented Kathryn Frank, take some photos of my platters for me, and I'm thrilled with the results. Here is one to start with. Running bunny. running bunny
I just came back after a week away in Doylestown, PA from a course with Lisa Naples. She is a ceramic artist that I have long admired and I had a wonderful time. We were there a week and the seven other participants (along with me) all making our choice of sitting animal sculptures. We didn't know what the others were making until we got to the class. There was a kangaroo, a sea otter, [...]
I'm pleased to be taking part in the 2019 Victoria County Studio Tour again this year. It takes place the two weekends of September 28-29, and October 5-6. I am a guest artist at Janet Tysiak's studio at 35 Lagoon Drive, Fenelon Falls. I had a wonderful time last year meeting lots of people and I hope to welcome you again this year. Janet sells stained glass and jewellery and Janice Addison is a painter, [...]
I was recently listening to the podcast The Potter's Cast, about a potter, Angela White Wenger. She's doing something amazing, which is capturing spider webs and transferring them to clay. And I got to thinking, where do all of our ideas come from? I immediately wanted to go out and try to do the same, but really, it would just be copying her. (and she gets up at dawn to capture these and I'm not [...]
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?)
The piece is out of the bisque firing, and now for the painting while listening to a crime audio book.
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.
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.
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.
