Ahh summertime. The livin’ really is easy:
Wake up, yoga, studio, sleep, repeat.
After freeing myself from the semester birdcage, and stretching my wings, I feel like whole new kind of poultry.
Summer has been good to me: I’m back to being a potter, which is not only what I am really passionate about, but it’s also what I feel most authentic doing. I’ve been doing a lot of throwing and altering on the wheel, aiming for soft, feminine forms. Here are some of my recent pieces, still in the greenware state:
Now for the fun part… glazing. Any suggestions? I’m thinking cone 10 oxidation, reduction and soda. I just made 80 test tiles, and my respirator is waiting to make a red outline on my cheeks.
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Wow, your most gorgeous work ever!! So fluid and soft and delicate. Feminine indeed. This is probably a retarded question, but could you leave it green looking? It looks so soft and organic, almost like skin. The colour is restful and gentle and perfect, IMHO. Whatever you choose will be fabulous, but it is so stunning right now, it would be lovely to leave it looking natural and raw. What do I know?. . . . . .
Thanks Laura! That’s one of ceramists’ greatest challenges: to make the clay still look “alive” after it has been glazed and fired. There are some surface treatments that achieve this, like terra sigillata: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_sigillata
I’m thinking about soft, buttery glazes in juicy colors, like those of Gwendolyn Yoppolo and Martha Grover.
Just googled those ceramic artists and I totally get why you reference them; their work is stunning, graceful, organic, fluid, much like the qualities I see in your work. Yes, those soft , delicate glazes would be beautiful on your pieces. You clearly know what you are doing! Onward!