Winter Mix

Happy Christmas Eve!

Just thought I'd put up a mix of photos since there is not much potting going on at the moment.  Above are some doves that were in the driveway yesterday morning.  Good subjects for later drawings.

Below is a bowl that came out of the kiln over the weekend.  This was part of an order of lily bowls, the others were done in sgraffito with the white slip left in the back ground and colored with glaze.  This one I did just for kicks to see what it would be like to remove all the excess slip around the flower.  Not bad.

I also did a bit of underglaze painting on some tiles, again just for fun.  I had several, but really it's harder to do and get good results than I imagined.  This one isn't too bad.  My problem is often that I don't know when to stop.  Quentin Blake says "Stop before you think you should."

Our big cat Loupey out this morning enjoying the sunshine.

My terror sig seems to be suffering from separation anxiety.

Comments

[Alex Mason]

Hope you and Sarah have a wonderful Christmas!!

[Michael]

Season' Greetings!! We're going over the mountain to family in Tennessee! See you in the New Year!

[Miri]

The lily bowl is stunning. I think I have to print that Quentin Blake saying super big and post it down in my glazing area...boy does that resonate!

Hope you guys have a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year!

Miri

[Anna Branner]

Merry Christmas Ron.

[Craig]

Hey Merry Christmas Ron!!

[Russel]

Ron,

Send me an email describing the clay you're using and how much sodium silicate (or whatever) you're using.

If you're using ss, it can be funny stuff, too little or too much can cause the same problems.

Also some clays need more, some less and some clays just don't make good sigs. But they will all separate out to some extent.

I don't see any going on there.

Oh, yeah! merry christmas too. ;0)