My recent two firings didn't contain any of my own work. I finally decided to pay attention to the advice from 'Totally Ceramics' and my pottery neighbour Ysabella and used a commercial glaze. I had been trying to save electricity by firing my red earthenware pots in the same firings as the plates made with Wonder White earthenware but it seems I need to fire…
Now that the Port Moody Solstice Shuffle is history it's time to get back to my usual routine. The three 'Raiders' who showed up here last Friday asked if we could please, please have another Raid soon. So after delivering those jugbirds to Crafthouse YVR on Monday I shelved my remaining pots and fished out Wonder White earthenware clay. Even though it's summertime slab-formed plates…
The most recent Raiders to my studio have had to wait a few weeks to see the results of their painting day. I needed to finish a special order for the end of the month. As it turned out the kiln was perfectly full, with nothing left out. So here are the plates from Mina, Michelle and Pierre (see my…
There was a small Raiding party on Friday with just Mina, Pierre and Michelle. But the group worked on several plates, we had another marvellous lunch and now I have quite enough pieces to fire, along with some work of mine. Mina and Michelle were happy to have work from the previous Raid to take home, and…
Eric Metcalfe has been experimenting with drawing on bisque forms. The ceramic pencils don't work on a bone dry plate, they just grind a groove instead of leaving a line so I bisqued a couple of his favourite rimmed plates. And yes, the drawing doesn't burn off and is enhanced and preserved by the coat of clear glaze. …