Mar 28
 Jeremy had asked me to try to make a drum for him, and I said I’d give it a shot. It’s not an easy project. Open bodied clays are easier for large projects, but they have a hollow sound rather than a ringing sound, which isn’t what he wanted. If I coil-built it, I …
Mar 07
 Last batch of test tiles. Slight: plume over Stephen Hill Yellow Ingrain: desert varnish over Steven Hill Yellow Jaunt: algae moss over stoneware blue Mirage: plume over stoneware blue Blink: desert varnish over stoneware blue
Mar 03
 (More test tiles. Glaze names below.) Animosity: stoneware blue over smack me Happen: plume over smack me Wren: klear over smack me Naiad: algae moss over spodumene Chrysalis: desert varnish over spodumene
Feb 25
This is the second set of twenty test tiles. See Mince, Splinter, Incline, Arrival, Cellar for technique details. Tryst: klear over algae moss Whirl: stoneware blue over algae moss Oblique: stoneware blue over desert varnish Beast: algae moss over desert varnish Sky: klear over desert varnish
Feb 21
These are the first of a set of twenty test tiles I made to try out glazes for my drums. Instead of putting numbers on the backs, I put random words. The tiles were made with a die and an extruder. These sushi dishes/spoon rests/soap dishes/paperweights make good test tiles that are also useful. The glaze …
