Mar 21
This was another experiment with the Duncan “French Impressions” glaze that I just bought. I’m not very proud of it, as one of the birds looks deformed. Thought I’d post it anyway, as a…as a warning or something. Maybe it will look fine from a distance.
Mar 17
This is another one of my tarot tiles. I have almost a dozen that aren’t yet glazed, but I’d made them just before my old kiln went on strike so the bisqueware is sitting in my cabinets. They take quite a while to glaze, as you have to have three or in some cases four …
Mar 14
I made these beads during the core formed vessel workshop while I was waiting for a demo to begin. I’ve been practicing the dots and masking techniques, reasoning that these are the foundation of most lampworking techniques. I’ve found that I often have a hard time placing the dots accurately, as my hands shake. Was …
Mar 11
This is the second core formed vessel I made in Laurie Nessel’s workshop at the Mesa Art Center I had an idea of making a vessel that was whorled and striped like the planet Jupiter. The ivory came out brighter in contrast to the red than I had anticipated, and the eye looks a little …
Mar 08
I made this at a special workshop taught at the Mesa Arts Center by Laurie Nessel. Now I’ve made vessels with both lampworking and borosilicate techniques, as well as in the hot shop. In some ways, this is the easiest, but it is by no means the fastest. Also, unlike with boro and hot shop, …
