Bisque firing today which is a perfect day for such. Not even 80 out which is SO rare for NC. It's a bit wetter these days so my flowers are happy. Above are some zinnias and wildflowers planted from seed. :) I love beautiful, inexpensive flowers!
Same flowers from another view with a beautiful bowl that has a S-crack in it. First one of that kind and hopefully, one of the last!
I love summertime when it's not HOT!.
Bisque fired some plates. I know it's not best to stack them when firing--- but these on the top are extras so it will be interesting to see how they turn out.
Am grilling some chicken tonight in this bowl that is a test one. Glaze is a bit too thick, yet I like the blue that it comes out in this picture. Perfectly usable and well thrown. Am thinking I'll test more on test tiles instead of big pieces; oh well, my cupboard is happy.
One of my favorite lakes- Lake Chelan in WA. Was there in May and it is such a peaceful place. Deep too- deeper than Lake Tahoe, I think.
Yesterday repotted this cactus because it looked sad. Gave it some water; so I won't water it for the rest of the summer. Added some sand to it too. In the background is reclaimed clay...
Also discovered a new (to me) transparent blue glaze but I don't have the needed Frit! So, thankfully I'll be in Raleigh on Monday and can stop by Claymatters in Durham and I can pick up some Frit 3110. I have Frit 3134 but did some reading and the 3110 is better to use for a clear glaze, evidently?? Did you know this?
Oh, and still wanting plate wisdom from my last post if you have any to share. Thanks for reading!
2 comments:
Hi Amy,
It was lovely dropping by and seeing all those bright coloured flowers. They look so cheerful. The photo of the chicken in the bowl with the glaze that came out "a bit too thick", shows how wonderful your bowls look with food. We are in the middle of our winter here. We had some snow a few days ago, and a few places quite close to us had up to a metre of snow fall in one night. Lovely and sunny today, but we only reached a maximum of about 50 F (or 10 Centigrade) after freezing overnight.
thanks Peter! good thoughts coming your way for continued healing. hard to imagine it's winter there.
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