Since I got my kiln working again, I went ahead and glazed the rest of the bisqued tiles from my tarot series. It’s been…let’s say it’s been a learning experience. First of all, I thought that “three even coats” of glaze was a little thick, but if anything, it’s not quite enough. I don’t like …
Apr 05
Wall Mosaic 2: They took their forms from nature…
The corner and edge tiles have been photographed separately on this site and have their own pages. I made them by trailing slip onto leather-hard clay. As for the phrase, it’s a line I used in one of my novels, Alternate Susan. I don’t know what it means. It didn’t really belong in the novel, …
Apr 02
Wall Mosaic 1: Girl with Scythe
This is one of the wall murals I made. I’m very happy with how they turned out. My only concern is that, because they are not fired vitreous, they might not withstand freezing. Fortunately, we get very little freezing here. I made the middle mural about four years ago, using a renaissance painting as a …
Mar 30
Poppies
This is a picture of my front yard. We used to have a lawn, but I killed it because I hate Bermuda grass with a furious passionate loathing. In the summer, I let it go dead, but in the winter, I have a vegetable garden and I overseed with flowers. Last year I threw down …
Mar 27
Inkwell
I made this core-formed vessel especially shallow so that I could have something completely vitreous to use as an inkwell. I like how the turquoise and ivory colored glass work with each other. The inside still has rust from the steel wool used as the form, and I haven’t been able to clean it all …