Dec 03
I took a workshop in glassblowing on Monday. It was expensive (glass always is) so I funded it by pre-selling the ornaments I’d blow. Lucky for me, I made a lot, so I get to keep some. Unlucky for me, some of them are really nice, and it’s going to be hard to part with …
Dec 02
Gabrielle Koza and Daphne Azzi, two of my fellow students at the Tempe Arts Center, created new glazes this session. When they tested them, we all voted on the favorites, and these glazes were two of the winners. The yellowish one was named “Desert Varnish” and the other was named “Emu”. Gabrielle wanted to know …
Nov 29
This cup is out of porcelain, and because it dried before I could impress designs around the rim, I decided to do a solid color instead of a clear one. Unfortunately, this red turns clear unless it’s reduced (denied oxygen), so it’s only red on the inside.
Nov 26
This is one of a series of porcelain bowls I made, after I noticed that the children always ran out of cereal bowls. I tried to make them all the same, and some of them were wet enough during trimming that I was able to embellish them with the stamps I made.
Nov 24
Of the series of porcelain bowls I made, this one is so far my favorite. The caramel glaze runs, so I used it over shino, which doesn’t. I love the depth of color, as well as the sheen. It’s impressed with stamps I made: hexagons on the bottom, triangles on the top.
