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.
Nov 21
 I had a cookie jar from CostCo, that came with biscotti in it, but while I was gone last summer the kids broke it. I decided to make a replacement for it. I had the shape of what I wanted in my head, based off of a talavera jar I bought in Mexico. I …
