Trinkets

I have been working on finding glazes which compliment my slip trailing and also work well with one another.  I have four that I am very fond of at the moment.  I like that they are bold and cause the porcelain slip to stand out, but I feel I need something more.  Another direction which I am heading is to find some pastel, matte glazes to contrast the bright translucent colors.  Getting closer but nothing I'm in love with yet.

These are some images of my work featuring the for glazes.

Amber

Blue

Pink and Green

and more pink!

Manassas Shop Window

I have my work on display at Manassas Clay normally, but this month I have the whole front window as well!  It features both my functional and sculptural work.  This is really the first time I have seen them displayed together and am pleased with how nice they look together!

The view from outside

And from inside

Journey to Denmark

     As I am very bad at updating this, and have been quite busy I thought it would be best to make one post about my six weeks in Denmark. I took part in Project Network at Guldagergaard. I, along with 10 other artists, had six weeks to create bodies of work for a group show.

The view from my studio space.  I really enjoyed seeing people and dogs walk by.

This was my messy work table.  It seems no matter how clean a space starts out, I can clutter it up.

I used plaster press molds to create my smaller pieces.  The molds were made in Denmark and I even got to bring a few of them home!

For my seed forms, I use a lot of different glazes and washes to obtain an organic feel.  But all those different things needed to be measured, mixed, sieved and tested.

They look like a little army of alien forms when they are loaded into the kiln.  Each small seed form is individually painted with washes and glazes and then set on small tripods in order to stop them from sticking to the kiln shelves.  They look all nice and calm now but bump one over and you have the worlds most annoying game of dominoes.

Because there were so many of us in the show and a limited amount of space, we could not show all the work we created over the six weeks.  This is the majority of my work along with the wooden boxes I made to display them all.

     These pieces, my seed pods, are inspired by forms found in nature ranging from actual seeds, deep sea plant life, insects and my own imagination.  I am also greatly inspired by Cabinets of Wonder and their collections of nature and art.

     After participating in this wonderful program, I am very excited to continue exploring seed forms, as well as researching new glazes and finishes for both my functional and sculptural work.

     Cheers!