I pulled the two halves from the kiln last night and glued them together. I’m amazed that it actually stands and that I got the balance of the two sides right. Tomorrow I will cover in clay, then let set a bit but not allow the clay to crack. Then a plaster mold in two […]
Began this this morning. Took about 1.5 hours. Will buildout the other side of the grid and then add cross ribs to finish. Fire, fill in and shape the gaps, dry, plaster mold. Press porcelain into the plaster.
Almost forgot to vent these, I left them uncovered last night to dry, but thankfully this morning they were still wet enough to poke. Not certain about the finish here, and if the pedestand should be one piece. I guess it should be so I best cover again when I get home. Stopping by Granny’s […]
My first experience with a slip ball and it came out nice. The effect is to represent something akin to the set design from “Queen of the Night” in Amadeus, but also references the concept of stars and pearls. The Queen of the Ways represents a symbolic work that is the tragic collision of industry […]
I just crossed over that hump and am finally starting to get a flow around this development. Went out sketching on Sunday night at Cocoa Cinnamon cafe and finalize some of the details around this work. Still need to attach a head of course, and the detailing on this could take a week, but now that […]
Swimmer one of three completed this weekend. Started a new corset form and fired two bisque and 1 glaze. Will aim to complete another swimmer this weekend, and finalize a corset form. Working on researching in the background as well. Started a texture and color sample sheet and started reading my Slips book . May […]