There's always more to learn when you toy with atmospheric firing. People ask how it went and the answer is 'well 80%', often. That's good. Overall the colours looked encouraging when we opened the kiln door but my batch seems rather brown. I shall refer to my notes and make suggestions to myself to try a different flashing slip, or apply less etc. Every time…
At last I found time to take some photos to document my twenty or so pots that made up the two cubic feet of ware we can each bring to a soda firing. I shall be packing up some for Jonathon's Gallery in London, Ontario, some will go in to Circle Craft shop on Granville Island and I may well keep this first carved bowl…
Along with all the Raiders' plates and a couple of Rhytons I did manage to get some other work of mine glaze-fired. I'm trying to build up some stock for the Summer Solstice ArtWalk/Shuffle which takes place here in Port Moody on the evening of June 21st. Mark your calendars! This brief blog will show the eight most recent standard jug birds and there's…
There was just enough room in my latest glaze firing for all the plates, my latest jugbirds, some grandson artwork, bowls to be donated and TriCity Potters' collaborations. Phew! Yesterday's blog showed the platters and plates made by Raiders so today I'll show you everything else. My island-dwelling cousin requested some seagulls to keep him company in his writer's cabin. I hope he'll enjoy these…
I expect it was the Gallery of BC Ceramics' call for yunomis that got me thinking about making some again. Lots of atmospheric-firing people like to make these Oriental-inpired handle-less cups but I've always felt that if I prefer to drink tea or coffee out of a mug or cup with a handle then I shouldn't mess with another culture. But the form is…