Glazin' Glazin'

Glazed all these this afternoon and tonight. I have a bunch more to glaze for the gas kiln too, which will be loaded tomorrow night. All these are phoenix clay with spotted shino and accents and the rim dipped in alfred's blue. A few have some rick's shino on them in accents and some others have a few brushstrokes of red iron oxide wash too. Several have soda ash sprinkled onto the spotted shino.

I brought two of my yunomi teacups to cheer the others on as I glazed. Glazing is often tedious for me. The studio was busy, so this helped the time to go by faster.

Here's a bunch of them all lined up. Different forms and all....

They started off pretty boring-looking. In the left bottom of this pic you can see some of the tools I used: handmade brushes, a syringe, and soda ash.

Tonight was also class night. Ron did several demo's one being a plate which can be a tray when turned upside down. Good for appetizers.... He used a wire cutter to cut those indentations on the sides that can serve as handles.

Next, he made a cake stand, or whateve it's called. Notice the brand new apron, which was totally white at the beginning of the class.

Here he's trimming some of the outside of the cake stand. Jen Mecca's blog shows some other cake stands. Ron always has us thinking....

I left the studio with this vase. Is that what it's called... a vase? It's gorgeous. Artist: Jen Mecca. In the background you can see the big bird that Becky is working on too. Great night in all.

Glazing Tuesday

I'll be glazing a bunch of yunomi teacups on Tuesday. Base of them will be spotted shino. Any ideas for other colors to use? Lately, most have been glazed in spotted shino with alfred's blue on the rim. Have really liked the results those two glazes bring.
The gas kiln will be loaded on Wednesday evening. It's humid here, so the timing is great to fire up the kiln.
Oh, all of my pieces are made with cone 10 phoenix clay.

Back

It's wonderful to be back home which also means back in the studio.

There's a gas kiln loading on Wednesday night so this weekend, I had some time to get some pieces ready. I'd like for them to get into and out of the bisque kiln before Wednesday afternoon. Time will tell. They're not even dry yet..... so they may not make the cut. :(

I set these in one of the kilns that was still a bit warm from another unloading, all to help the pieces dry.

Of course, I didn't get as much done this weekend because of catching up with friends (sorry no pictures), which was way worth it.

I'm reminded that trying to get things to happen quickly in pottery is not helpful or a good thing. Looks like at least three in this pic will be ready for the bisque firing. It's humid outside, so it makes it harder for pieces to dry.

Gotta go rest. How I love the pottery world!

More tomorrow.

Away and Time at Signature Shop

So I was here today... briefly at the Signature Shop and Gallery in Atlanta, Ga. It was an interesting experience. I wish the gallery was at least twice as big. Lots of pieces; little space. Not all were marked with the artist's name. These pics aren't the best. Can you tell I need a new camera? I stayed only a short while as I was exhausted. Still fun to see so much work and some from artists that are familiar to me. Here are a few....

Peter Lenzo.

My favorite from Judith Duff's pieces.

More of Judith Duff's work. Gorgeous wood fired pieces. (Yes, I need to start a camera fund!)

On the TOP shelf of a display. Can you guess who? (answer at the end of the post). One of my favorite artists. I love the simplicity in these.

More teacups. My favorite form these days.

Great shapes and glazes. Keiko Coughlin, I think.

Becky, I remembered you when I saw these. Matt Kelleher. Pit-fired, I think.

Back in Charlotte, several pots have been paitently waiting on my shelf to be glazed. I've really missed being at the studio this past week while I've been in Atlanta.

Before I left, I etched some words into a print that Lily, my niece made. :) She's starting early as an artist, making her mark on the world. It'll be great to see how this turns out.
She had a little help. At times, she didn't seem to interested, but willing. Here's her mom, Vanessa and I. Lily looks quite happy through it all though.

Gosh, it's so good to be back.

Oh... and it's Warren MacKenzie whose work is on the top shelf. It was hard to see. :(