This afternoon we gathered at Clayworks to get a closer look at the pieces that were in the barrel. It was so cold outside- 40 degrees or so, and the wind was strong that I took quick pictures and not surprisingly, they weren't that good.
Elaine is a great handbuilder and made some hearts, which I think turned out well. The big piece is hers too, I think.
Most of the pieces in the firing ended up being black... or variations of black. I really liked Becky's birds.
This was the first firing though where some pieces exploded. In this case, Becky's birds. Here's a few heads, a tail and two middle sections. Wonder why?
Also made a medium sized bowl and another tumbler.
Meanwhile, Minke is working on her sculptures of women in different poses. She also surprised all of us by bringing us gourmet ham and cheese sandwich making. So, it was fun to be spoiled and enjoy time together chatting. Time in the studio is always unpredictable!
2 comments:
I think they all look good, there is something so wonderful about the unexpectedness of the firints. I am surprised more of the birds and sculpture don't explode. Are they solid or hollowed out. my friend makes birds and her's are solid and they don't explode either. I Like the black ones too. I was really Wandless book last night where he used car striping tape and got two tone black with terra sig - very beautiful.
Nice plates, Amy! And how wonderful of Minke to pass the bounty. I'm sorry I missed it! Will see you tomorrow for Ron's demo portion of class ...then it's home to pack.
(Note to Linda - some of the birds were hollowed out and some weren't. The ones that exploded weren't.)
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