[Porcelain vase with gold lustre accents]

Thanks Babs - someone else obviously liked it too...it sold within a few days of being on display.

 It’s like meeting up with old friends being back on CAD!

[Raku fired stoneware]

Thank you - it was all very experimental, but I did mix the glazes myself, so hopefully can reproduce the results when I fire my own raku kiln

I think the tile is my favourite too Johnny. 

[White earthenware 'shell' bowl]

Haven’t visited CAD for a long time. Interestingly, everyone picks this bowl up and it gets lots of positive comments, but not sold! Have made a few in porcelain more recently, which I really love. Have tried to upload photo, not sure if it’s there yet.

 

[Creamers]

Realise I forgot to post fired pictures - both these were successful and given away to admiring friends! More in the planning stage.

[IMG 5912]

What's this gorgeous glaze? I love it. Is it bought or have you mixed it yourself?

[Shallow dish with tissue transfer motifs]

Yes that's about it Roberta. Stencils with the motif being the negative part (the holes). This one was actually some flower wrapping paper that was holey all over and I cut small pieces, laid them around the bowl, cut small pieces of tissue transfer paper, laid on top, sprayed lightly with water, rubbed them gently with a rubber tipped tool, left to dry then peeled off and removed the stencil.

The creamer stencil I made myself on a Silhouette stencil machine, cut from thin plastic film (thin filing wallets) as it's flexible enough for the curves. Same process. Lots of potential and given the price of stencils - quite a good use of them.

[Creamers]

Thanks Min - will post again once glazed and fired. Think I need to be a bit careful with this one, as my original image was based on an Orla Kiely print!

[Sconce closeup image]

Hi Marco - I'm into stencils too! Splashed out on one of those stencil cutters a while back - can make any photo/image into a positive or negative stencil. I'm still getting to grips with the program but it has great potential.

[Teapot]

It's actually more plum (burgundy) than the red as it appears here - like the deep red on a reduced copper red on porcelain.

Community college glaze, never used it before myself.

Some thin areas around the top, but I glazed it v quickly, and needed it generally thin enough to ensure the carving showed through.

[Set of 7 commemorative bowls]

Yes Babs - know about the barium (now!). These are small commemorative pieces and the recipients have all been told they're not for food use. Yes indeed physical Ed college. My friend commissioned them for a small group reunion. They were there 1973-1976.

[sleeping cat bowl]

So Marcia - trying to work backwards here on your resist technique, can you confirm or otherwise -

Glazed (yellow), black slip banded, shellac used to paint frames and cats, wiped back to reveal - ah, now there's a problem, How do you wipe back and reveal the yellow, without washing off the yellow?

I'm not good at thinking backwards,mnegative space etc. so am intrigued as to the order of things here.

["Adam Field" Carved Bowl]

Thank you Louise, though as the name suggests not my original idea! Transparent glaze with stain - about 10 percent, on this one.

 

My recent teapot used similar carving and was glazed with a Potclays Burgundy stoneware glaze - worked well on the carving, but there are a few "thin" areas too, so not perfect but I'm not unhappy with it.

[mangrove 003]

Silly question, I know Evelyne, but how do you apply the sand etc. to the greenware?

[mangrove 003]

Yay! My favourite so far Evelyne oops! it's NOT a competition is it? I love the surface. What do you do with the sand?

[Speckled latte cup or dessert bowl]

You must be thrilled to have such a batch of successes! I have several shelves full of early pieces - more failures than successes. I love your slip trailed designs, I had a go once, but I coloured the slip and didn't like the results at all. I am going to try this again with white slip this time! I've certainly improved my throwing in the last 2 1/2 years, but am still struggling to come up with decorating techniques that I enjoy. You've helped me on the way.

I applaud your move to sell on Etsy - I'm sure it will be a great motivator, not that you sound as if you need it. Despite encouragement from friends who have bought my work, I've hesitated to commit to a craft show, even though I know it will really make me focus. Now I'm thinking - Christmas 2015.......perhaps!?

[Shell Bowl Inspired by Clare Wakefield]

Thanks rakuku, never thought of it in those terms! Not sure I like the cobalt myself - I prefer the copper carbonate ones I've made - a bit more subtle.

[Stencil Edge flowers]

Thanks for your comments Guinea - it's great to get feedback. You''re so right about being delicate. I have to be very careful drying these out as the stencil bits are so thin - c. 1/16" they easily snap if they dry quicker than the rim of the bowl. At the greenware stage, I've broken one just by knocking it as I worked at my table. Should have moved it!!! But my usual mistake is to fiddle about too much, removing joining slip, smoothing edges etc. when I'd be better leaving it and doing it after the bisque. Even transporting it to, and loading into the kiln is hazardous. Very satisfying when they make it through to the end! This stencil was taken from a laser cut birthday card, not sure if it's a bit twee? I prefer my other design - part of a landscape sketch - I feel I own it more because it's my own through and through.

[Gretta]

It's like a trip down Watership Down memory lane. Beautiful images!

[Quilted Bowl]

Love this quilted effect! Are there 2 glazes - rim just dipped into the 2nd one? I love this crackle.