I finished the above bowl last month... I wasn't happy with it at all: the fish looks stiff. I should have washed the painting off and tried again, but I fired the bowl instead. There are no "backsies" in pottery.
Here's a second attempt on a new bowl (in progress). I like this one much better!
Karen's Jar is all ready for its glaze firing. I wonder how it will turn out? I wish Karen were here... I would have asked her for advice about glazing.
I've started to glaze the brown dotted ware. I'm concerned about the clay body: it contains rather large iron specks which may compete with the dot pattern. The dotted ware is quick and interesting to make, but I don't feel as emotionally invested in it as I do in the painted ware. Might be nice to take it easy for a little while.
I finished the above bowl last month... I wasn't happy with it at all: the fish looks stiff. I should have washed the painting off and tried again, but I fired the bowl instead. There are no "backsies" in pottery.
Here's a second attempt on a new bowl (in progress). I like this one much better!
Karen's Jar is all ready for its glaze firing. I wonder how it will turn out? I wish Karen were here... I would have asked her for advice about glazing.
I've started to glaze the brown dotted ware. I'm concerned about the clay body: it contains rather large iron specks which may compete with the dot pattern. The dotted ware is quick and interesting to make, but I don't feel as emotionally invested in it as I do in the painted ware. Might be nice to take it easy for a little while.
Hooray! These look amazing!
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Oh - also, Eileen is angry with you for not submitting to the juried show. She says that you still have until 2:30 tomorrow though, so hop to it!
They look great Sue. I like both fish bowls. I like the new color scheme on the mugs as well. So when you fired the first fish bowl, is that good or bad for the bowl? :)
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