Call me silly. But I feel almost like a midwife as I'm handed each piece. Still warm from the kiln, they often "ping". Some of mine have sung for days after their emergence from the fire. There's a song in there somewhere and one of these days I may try to write it.
I had a couple of pieces in the kiln as well. The dino egg was a couple of pinch pots joined together. The photos are wretched...please forgive. But here's a side view...
I got glaze-crazy with this one and actually covered up one of the drawings I'd done on the outside of the egg. Inside the egg is an auroch. The picture doesn't really show him. But he's there.
The clay cracked along the top. I actually liked that. It is an egg afterall. And it's just a step on the path to the mural I'm envisioning further down the line. I look at much of what I'm doing as test tiles. I have a long way to go. But I think I'll eventually get there.
My first foray into porcelain was also decorated with images from the prehistoric caves in France.
Lastly, I received a most special gifting tonight. Elaine gave me the sky.
She calls it her "wild" bowl. Wild blue yonder maybe. Sky. Clouds. I was born under an air sign so maybe that's why I love this bowl. Or maybe...I just like wild.
3 comments:
I like your eggs. Hi fire glazes always look so deep and smooth. The pot with the cave painting has a very comfortable look to it. What kind of spirit did it take on? I think an older spirit that`s looking to learn slowly in a relaxed manner. Hard to say without holding it, but you`ll know.
Hi, John. Thanks for stopping by. Interesting that you picked up on an older spirit in the pot. The under glazes chosen prior to the bisque firing were quite rambunctious, though I knew they'd be muted in reduction.
I'm glad you used the word "comfortable" for the cave painting pot. That's how it feels when its cupped in my hands. Not sure if it can learn much from me but I'm certain I can learn much from it.
The wild piece is very nice - very sky-like.
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