This is the result of a clean underglaze application on top of porcelain slip cast cherubs. Very clean very bright. My goal is to now fire these up to cone 6 and see what happens . Hopefully the clay doesn’t melt, it’s indicated as a cone 5 max, but.. well we’ll see I may have […]
I affectionally call these part of my “Garden Gnobe Series” This one will involve the bust of Mick Jagger floating in a field of flames with a series of monkey paws holding cigarettes around his vanity fire. Got this far on my build this weekend.
Part of working up test tiles is that you stumble into something really amazing. This is a manganese wash on a green slip cast cherub. I love the effect on the back almost more than the front. The way the blacks are so deep and crystalized almost like a flocking and then where water had […]
Started the long process of testing out my underglazes using the Cherub form. I have 30 underglazes and just so happened to have completed 30 cherubs so far. Here’s the road Map: Underglaze half on pre-bisque Underglaze other half on post-bisque Glaze top portion of both pre and post sides Soda Ash wash bottom portion […]
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 […]
This has been evolving over the past week, I’m now focused on the garden assemblage that will be the Fire element. I decided that Fire must face West. The red setting sun and the 3rd eye of the evening juxtapose the both serene yet disturbing quality of sunset. The last fires of the day burn […]
Wind = tornados, sky air Water = Flood, birth life, Fire = Destruction, rebirth, Earth = vulcan, volcano, upheaval, earth quake. land
Revelation 14:20New International Version (NIV) 20 They were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press, rising as high as the horses’ bridles for a distance of 1,600 stadia.[a] This is the base of a new work from “beginning to Geddon” a work that will combine my Eve concepts juxtaposed […]
This has been a great week! So glad to be productive it feels wonderful! This week I started a four sculpture abstract figurative series for the garden. This series will employ interesting glazes and loosely refer to the figure. The theme is the four elements, earth, air, fire, water. Each will be about the same […]
This is just using a red underglaze, applied in green and a second coat after bisque. The covered in a commercial clear glaze. Not too bad. I really like the standing figure that is somewhat abstracted. I tried out a dipped piece of cloth in slip cast material as well and it worked well . […]
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 […]