Oct 30, 2009

Leaves and Gray


This is a great season to be outside with a camera. Parking lot with a moldy concrete wall gives that opportunity for seasonal contrasts.

Oct 28, 2009

If I only had the talent


Saw this on the way to office this morning, It is JUST a rock in with a bunch of old past prime roses and weeds! I would give ...to be able to create this in clay!!!

Oct 26, 2009

New Mixed Clay Vessels From Cone 5

New developments from porcelain 5 and home clays: free form vessel whose side walls I have tried to give feelings from looking at the photos I see of the national park canyon walls of water and stone textured thru the ages. No glaze but...
Inside the vessel is a reflecting glass pond.
The second Vessel is same clay but only surface treated with home clay complete with rocks...
And glass reflecting pool

Oct 14, 2009

More Photos

Flowers from the market, first a straight crop of large basket of flowers. Second is same shot on the dark side of Photoshop editing. I like them both for different reasons.

Oct 7, 2009

A litttle photo work


I haven't posted any photography work lately, so... A little shot I did of a wall of brick with vines and accented the textures, of course, in Photoshop.

Oct 6, 2009

New Class, new directions

Great new class with Julie at Clayworks. I told her I was not into the wheel now and she shared a great book that inspired me to this new handbuilt form with P5 clay. I have a second similar form with my mixing fun with 50% P5 and 50% home clay yellow. More of a purposeful cracking surfaces and breaking the edges-"grunge" pottery... More on that later.
Picture not great, cell phone pict. sorry.

Oct 1, 2009

Cone 10 Kiln opening for bottle and vase

Got my procelain and home clay-gray back today. great surface texture, no glaze.
Also got the blended clay, with course slice cut sides, outside with some iron oxide and glazed the inside with white.