more slow pots
there have been more pots in the running, despite lack of blogging, but an awful lot of other things happening
such as decisions on how to finish these slow coiled pots
with a plain white slip over the textured surface?
unglazed and oxide painted on was really disappointing
besides causing unforeseen accidents with kiln shelves
so what to do? inspiration from the post war generation of studio potters is all very well, but different times breed different ideas
oxide painted on and scraped off again in patterns is pleasing …
inspired by natural things found
and seen
but what to do
to fire them? in my gas kiln with reduction the oxides seem to lose the softness
I want – here I have just bisque fired a little higher to try to fix the oxides for slipping/glazing
in between I have been to Devon for a wonderful poetry writing course with Anne and Peter Sansom – which sent me spinning off in all sorts of other directions
then I have been printing plant materials onto textiles …..
David Pearce Pinching Seeds 36 x 45 cms
meeting up with this wonderful painter who is selling my pots with his paintings see his gallery here and he has the only coiled pot I have glazed with the chun and slip
I have to say his work is quite inspirational and some little threads of drawing might leak onto my pots soon
I have also been taking part in a landscape writing course which I am sure will influence the pots
and learning how to put together some different shapes
which ended up as this
and is cooling in the kiln as I write
thoughts of my painterly oxide application
and my having begun to paint again –
so looking at landscape with different eyes (more in a subsequent blog)
considering textures
even the textiles like this piece of silk velvet which reflects light
and the shimmer of light on water in the reed beds and dykes on the coast
I decided to stick to what I am doing well already with the chun glaze …..
awaiting results – also a following blog as I’ll be opening the kiln on wednesday
Said, on May 30th, 2016 at 10:54 am :
Love your scraped pots!
Said, on May 30th, 2016 at 11:57 am :
thanks Molly, lovely to have your comment ….