In the Studio: 23 April

I’m gonna mess around with the WordPress gallery feature again here. If you want to see larger images you’ll have to click on the thumbnails in the post.

These came out of a glaze firing today. I’m not all that thrilled with the the colors. Both my wife and I remember choosing ones that we thought were more transparent, such as the celadon in this group. What we ended up with are more matte, goopy acting glazes that look like they didn’t get to the right temperature.

The pieces I’ve uploaded to this post, I believe, will still be successful, although none of them are in a completely finished state. Most of them I will try and smoke, some will be framed, some will be put onto small wooden podiums. I’m most fond of the two with the pink rubies inlaid into them, although the heart-shaped piece is appealing as well. This one will actually be a hanging work, as will the bright blue one.

It seems to me this batch is the most significant step to date in my re-initiation into clay. They aren’t what I would call “there” yet, but they represent a more complex and refined part of my intent. And we’ll see where that goes!