"Tortoise" (which was an accident initially) pleased me more. A friend of ours, who just had surgery on her collar bone, believes the tortoise is her spirit animal. So "Tortoise" will be a get well present for her.
I was much happier with the bottles. "Herd" and "Fossil Fish" are pictured here. "Herd" is based on a cave painting found in the End Chamber of Chauvet Cave, Valion-Pont-d'Arc, Ardeche, France. While "Fossil Fish" is based on paintings from the Nerja Cave in Spain. The original creatures might have been fish or, perhaps, seals.
"Herd" had some interesting things going on with the glazes. A side view ---
---and the back of the bottle.
This bottle - "Communication" - turned out to be my favourite from this firing.
The bar & dot designs are part of the main panel in the Lionin Cave in Asturias, Spain. That cave was used as a cheese cellar until the discovery of its paintings in 1971. The bison at the bottom right was my own addition. A close-up---
Once again, the glaze action on the back of the bottle intrigued me.
Keeping the images "raw" while glazing the rest of the form appeals to me. And I like the the "topper" ? His horns pick up the horns of the bison. Just wish I'd made them a bit more curved like the painting. All in all I was happy with the results from this firing. I'm looking forward to further experiments with the mason stained pieces.
Hope you have a grand weekend!!!!
