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 [...]
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.
Gregory Thielker: Under The Unminding Sky – WeTransfer This Works
“In my paintings, I’m interested in highlighting the way we see the world,” says American painter Gregory Thielker. Initially this seems like a simple statement, but when you think about it, it is more complex than it first sounds. He is an artist interested in our perception of the physical things around us, rather than those things themselves. So reads the article about Gregory on the site wetransfer.com, a popular site for transferring large [...]
Auto Mechanics Hilariously Recreate Renaissance Paintings
A very clever idea for a calendar, instead of the tired nudes that people have been copying ever since the Calendar Girls movie from the UK came out. It was good when they did it! These are brilliant. US-based photographer Freddy Fabris had always wanted to pay homage to the Renaissance masters with his photos in some way, but he wasn't sure how until he stumbled upon an auto-mechanic shop in the Midwest. This [...]
Photographer Removes Phones From Photos To Show Society’s Tech Addiction
Everyone looks so sad or angry. The web is great for connecting with people worldwide, just don't forget the people in front of you. Source: Photographer Removes Phones From Photos To Show Society's Tech Addiction