Once I've finished painting my leather-hard jugbirds with coloured slips I leave them to dry. The final step before the bisque firing is to coat unpainted areas, usually the foot, with terra sigillata. It makes a fine, smooth surface.. think Roman Samian ware.. and I like the look as a contrast to the super shiny glaze finish of the rest of the pot. Realizing I…
All three of the 'Raiders' who were here in early February painted platters which I am sure will be used for Festive Feasts. The platter that was taken in to Vancouver for Eric to paint is also intended to be a special Feast Dish. Yesterday Alan took photos of the finished glazed work and I'm pleased to see that all are suitably shiny, bright and…
The final glaze firing of this year wasn't completely full but my most recent visitors were hoping to have their work finished by Christmas. The Raiders were Eric Metcalfe, Kate Metten, Tamara Mills and Mitch Kenworthy. Eric enjoyed his Raid day by painting two plates with matching colours, even though they were different shapes.…
This is my last chance to take a look at my new bird friends before I wrap them and nestle them into a padded box for their long flight to England. Some of these are brand new designs so I'm glad to have a photographic record. That way I don't have to re-think which colours go where to give my best interpretation of a particular…
Well, perhaps not gems but it's nice alliteration! Certainly the contents of the top shelf of my recently opened glaze firing are jolly. I have already posted pics of all the Raiders' plates that were on shelves below so now I'll show some of my work. I have neglected the jugbirds lately, probably because of the excitement of 'The Raiders' show on Bowen Island and…