oldlady

petals carved into thrown bowl. additional petals and details in thick slip added.

bought by a grower of peaches in the Winchester Va area. known for apple orchards and peaches.

four foot long shelves supported on adjustable wire framework allows wind to pass through the display without knocking it down. can never trust the weather. this shelf support system has been through many high winds with no ill effects. neighboring displays have crashed to the ground because they resist the wind. tall pots on flimsy stands will go over, but not the entire 2 foot by 4 foot unit. shelves are 12, 16 and 20 inches wide by 4 feet. cut from half a 3/4 inch sheet of birch plywood. they will be painted white this year. i have 4 of these, giving me 48 linear feet of shelving from 12 to 20 inches wide. lots of space. wish it were higher.

on fins. Wettlaufer 18 waxy matte is colored with mason stain 6385 Pansy purple. nicely soft color with shiny tail and fins lightly sprayed in Wettlaufer white XS.

tiny bit of Wettlaufer XS shiny white glaze sprayed over the sapphire blue fins did this wonderful watery look.

nobody wanted fish on mother's day.

leaves made from rubber matting, berries darkened at stem end with Stroke n coat Fruit of the vine purple.

oribe green on entire tray. leaves are made from rubber matting. detail in next picture.

and sold, i think, at the Blandy arboretum sale on mother's day, 2015. oribe green sprayed on leaf area and Bill vanGilder's rutile green BASE recipe with cerulean blue stain in place of the green.dragonfly stands out in Stroke n coat Fruit of the vine purple.

this glaze was reviewed by an expert who said it is a strange recipe with almost no clay. it is a cordovan leather color in my opinion.

touching up color where too thin or where it disappeared in the firing. refired to cone 6 in a cool spot to avoid cracking. cannot get the final glazed pot to post here. computer threw up its hands and screamed ENOUGH when i tried. i had only been trying for several hours. the whole thing froze up and nothing would work for over 25 minutes. it is now 12:58 am. good night all. tried again next day. got it to post in only an hour or so of fighting. final peaches is the name it is under.

slip and underglaze to give color to the fruit and rim, washed with red iron oxide. peaches covered with weighted craft foam cut to fit fruit shapes. glaze sprayed over all. fired to cone 6. some colors washed out or were too thinly applied so a second firing was necessary to complete the piece.

inspired by card purchased at the Ashmolean museum in london. rim of wood-like branches done with red iron oxide. clay is little loafers. size aprox 18 in.