Pottery – Mugs Summer 2013
Playing around with some mug shapes. Handles are still too big. Cappuccino mugs are finally a usable size. Standard mugs are a little too big. Glaze for cappuccino mugs:Glossy white poured inside.TFH Tan dipped outside. Glaze for standard mugs:TFH Tan dipped 100%.Tenmoku sprayed on top. Should be much heavier next…
Pottery – Misc Pieces from Summer 2013
Narrow-Top Vase w/”Japanese” Craving The piece was thrown from white clay then covered entirely in blue slip followed by porcelain slip. The carving was done by making quick strokes of varying depth with a wooden coffee stirrer. Glaze is a moderate spray of Chinese Clear. Wine Cup w/”Japanese” Carving These…
Pottery – Using “Fake Ash” to Produce Runs
These two pieces were glazed identically. The glaze was made to run using “fake ash” as a substitute for wood ash. Cushing Matt was selected as a base to help contain the run. Dipped 100% in Cushing Matt.Fake Ash sprayed rather heavily over the 1/3 stopping on the shoulder.KC Beautiful…
Ecuador – Misahuallí
Only one day of rain out of 17 in the country. But what a rain it was. The river swelled and turned brown from run-off, everyone huddled under what little roofs and over-hangs there were around the town, and even the monkeys were nowhere to be seen. The monkeys? Yeah,…