Pottery – Peruvian Inspired
Inspired by Peruvian pottery as seen at Peabody Museum. Tapered Bottom Decanter w/Low Handles and Stand Stand and pot 100% dip in Tenmoku. Shape painted on pot in TFH Tan. Bottom of base dipped in TFH Tan. Small Jugs w/Offset Spouts The one with the flatter top was thrown as…
Pottery – Flower Topped Vase
Dipped glossy white 100%. Top 1/3 Sandy’s Gold on sprayed. Bottom 1/3 sprayed Celedon. Handle with a shot of Cushing Matt.
Pottery – Vase w/Two Squat Handles
Top 1/3 sprayed with VSM gold. Then spray whole in Sandy’s Gold. Spray bottom 1/3 again with Sandy’s Gold.
Japan Day 13 & 14: Hiroshima
There is a mountain on an island near Hiroshima reachable via tram or a hike that provides a wonderful view of the entire coast line. We decided to take the gondola up and hike down to maximize our time. I can’t even count the number of times we saw Japanese…
Japan Day 11: 40 foot Buddha
The city of Nara is at least a day trip from Osaka. It is known for at least two things: a 40′ bronze Buddha statue (大仏) and a couple thousand Japanese deer that freely wander. The deer are fed specially made deer crackers sold by all the street vendors and…
Japan Day 12 & 13: Buddhist temple
We had the opportunity to stay overnight at a Buddhist temple on Mount Koya. The tradition of having guests stay at the temple started with emperors and nobles back around 1000. So, our accommodations and meals were much more stately than what the monks would have and eat. But, they…
Japan: cool man hole covers
Many public works projects in this country turn out really nice. I have to wonder where they get the money for all of them. For example, every sidewalk in the big cities has a strip of specially textured tiles to aid the sight impaired. It makes it easy to tell…