Now I’m going wild with fruits. I need to settle on something for a while…maybe…probably. I’m still working with lemons. I now have a full-sized kiln and my pieces will not be limited by the size of a test kiln. Perhaps my work will get larger….maybe…should be.
The apple got away. I sold it. Also, I’m editing this post to add a lime luminary (also sold) that temporarily got lost between the camera and the computer.
They just keep on multiplying!
I’ve been playing around with a new painting medium: that of alcohol ink. I believe it’s a new craze because suddenly it seems everywhere. If so, then I have definitely bought in. I’m having a great time with it.
The inks require 99% alcohol and a non-porous surface. Right now, I’m limiting myself to painting on plain, white ceramic tiles I bought at Home Depot, but eventually I would like to try the technique on finished pottery. I also need to reign in the runaway results and exercise a modicum of control, but I’m still in the wild west phase of creation. Not a bad place to be!
I have three producing fig bushes. I like figs. It should come then as no surprise that figs would figure somewhere into my majolica plan. After this attempt, I went hunting for brushes that would render finer lines on my pottery and I began thinking about employing more of a watercolor effect on future work. Safe to say, I wasn’t happy with these results. The mugs are difficult to drink from as well. Anyone with a large nose would get that nose stuck in the mug.
Ceramiclectia 