A freshly clay pot about 13 inches high, still on the wheel.
I'm still feeling pretty under the weather, but I had to do *something*. Nothing like a fresh bag of clay! So many ideas for this nice surface. That's it for today though.
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A little Egyptian flavor? This was so fun. Not what I was supposed to be working on of course... But fun!
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Little critters on my workbench today. Before and after carving pics, but I've one more to do tomorrow before they're attached to the pot.
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Crossing my fingers on this Elephant Ear Vase. After around 7 tests... I hope to get what I want!
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This is the Bernice Vase, in honor of a wonderful aunt the clan kids shared. I remembered her making me some doll clothes that had the sweetest little flowers embroidered on them. I can't count how many of us loved her dearly.
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I don't know how many hours I've been working on this, but The Poplars is almost done! A couple more coats on the background still, so I should finish tomorrow as I'm done for today.
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On the workbench today... And yesterday actually. Just finished drawing and prepping for waxing. As soon as I erase all the pencil lines that is!
Have a great day. Drink fluids. Stay warm.
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Two bisque vases sitting on my workbench that have been designed using the cuerda seca technique. One is a low vase carved with texture and 3 dragonflies circle the opening. The other is tall and has a repeating design of wheat stalks.
I've no idea how the wheat vase will turn out, so we'll both find out together! I'm done for the day...and maybe the rest of the week as we take care of some medical stuff. Have a super "rest of the week 😁
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Two bisque vases with cuerda seca sitting on a workbench. One with a carved dragonfly pattern, the other with a repeating wheat pattern.
On the workbench today.
(Yay Seahawks!!)
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Two bisque vases on a workbench. One with a landscape design has just completed the glaze step and a sweet pea design on a vase in the background is complete except the background.
One vase done and detail on the other is done, but it's time for coffffffeeeeee! ☕
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Kiln opening, postmortem on the clock. Part 2...the clock face/movement!
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Kiln opening, postmortem on the clock. Part 1
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Glazing is done!! Yipee! And *whew*.
I'm thinking of firing in the next few days as is going in by itself.
Thanks for hanging in there with me on this adventure.
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I've waxed about 7 or 8 vase designs now, as well as a couple of tiny test pieces... But I was really happy to get the first coat of glaze on the clock today!
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The clock story continues. It's now been bisque fired and bathed. Now to figure out how to glaze the inside first. I love solving problems 😁
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I seem to have this thing about office supplies... And that's just the top drawer.
😂 P.S. My daughter already knows it's hereditary.
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While I wait (patiently?) for the other pots to dry, I'm working designs for these guys. Two are designed, and I know that big round one has to be "Steam" like Voysey's design... But I'm still stumped on the wavy altered pot. Hmmm...
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Image of unfired greenware pots sitting on a rack drying.
Nakie pots!! 🫣 ‼️
They got stripped of their plastic today as they finally are ready to dry a little quicker. The dragonfly on the bottom isn't quite ready though. It's still going to be awhile until I can bisque fire.
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I took yesterday off, but just now finished this guy. Onto the drying rack it goes! NOTHING has been drying though as the humidity has been unusually high for this desert country.
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That first cut with a knife into a dragonfly vase....
The little voices in your head screaming "Don't screw it up!" 😂
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A mantel clock in Arts and Crafts Style executed in clay, not yet fired.
Sometimes I get possessed by an idea. This is probably the most difficult piece I've ever made. (There were tears). This was about 25 hours from design & templates, jigs and calculations, to completion.
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My orange cat, Theo, curled up in a round basket in front of the heater in my shop.
It's a little cold in the shop... For humans anyway 😂♥️
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It’s been a highly productive time in the studio lately. Lots of good energy, lots of experimentation with techniques. It just feels like everything is going right. Happy Monday, all! Hope your week is exactly as you intend.
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Grape leaves in the fall. I've already had some sleepless nights planning the glaze for this one. I've changed my mind 100 times so far about the combinations. Maybe I can start glazing tomorrow, or maybe I have to think some more.
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Image of my orange cat named Theo. He's laying on my desk with my 4x8 tile in front of him that I just started to glaze. The tile has a dove and olive branch in the center with bits of holly in the upper corners and the word "peace" at the bottom.
All is calm... All is bright.... for now 😂
Sneak peak at the 2025 Christmas tiles!
I generally start these in August, cutting tiles, drying, bisque fire, and designing.
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The first coat on this one is done. No name yet. I feel like you can tell I was a pacific northwest/Alaska girl most of my life. Maybe a touch of desert rat. 😂
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Image of a vase being glazed with a design of three pinecones and stylized needles. An orange cat is in the background looking on sleepily.
First coat on the pinecone vase has been approved by inspector Theo 👍
Did you know that the woody petals of the pinecone are called "bracts" and the bit at the end that's sharp sometimes is called the "umbo"? I certainly didn't.
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Progress on the Poplars vase. You can see what I'm working on next in the background.... pinecones!
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Ok .. Last post about the cups until they're ready to sell, but I am DONE! Yay! Back to work on the poplar vase tomorrow.
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