Marcia Selsor

different colour scheme for each stool?

no the same and I did match the top of the slab roller cart with a fresh coat of plum wine paint!

must give you a smile and a burst of energy to have such vibrant equipment. I know just giving my workroom a thorough cleaning makes me more energetic : )

Oy. Well the studio will come. Glad you found it in the end!!

enjoying solving problems of arranging chemicals today. Removed a shelf under a counter and can store all the large chemical bins that are here and not in Tx.

Potters are use to unexpected errors.

Where are you getting your clay these days?

I am picking enough up for a batch of raku from the red Lodge Clay Center. However, it seems to be 25% higher than the Bray prices. And they don't publish their prices. They said they don't publish them because they are so low. Not the case.

I am going to be in Helena at the Bray on friday and will pick up more there.

Sounds like you and your hubby are having a good time.

and the porcelain will be desired!!

If I had a pugger, I would pugger in the morning..pugger in the evening. If you remember this song, you are old!!!

enclosure??? agricultural here!!

not pig pen. It is a slip trailer of sorts with a tiny compressor so the grip is loose. Should make continuous likes without getting cramps.

like always when you post pictures Marcia: kudos to you for your master works!

thanks. I am liked to make more before I leave for Italy.

I was just saying to the husband today that I'd give my eyeteeth to spend a week at your side and learning nifty things from you Marcia. LOVE your work!!!

Marcia, the latest 'crackle and dot' pieces are wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing these images.

Absolutely beautiful. Congrats! See my message pls. What clay body did you use? And how do you get the aslant crackles??

Most of those are Coleman porcelain. One is raku.

yes. will be here until road trip to Montana in Aug. followed by symposium.

Captivated by the pictures and the background scenic beauty!!

It was really a beautiful location. Hard to believe Trident submarines are out in the Clyde.

your work is amazing!

Thanks. It is really engaging and exciting to discover something new to me after almost 48 years working in ceramics.

Absolutely gorgeous!! I left a comment, would you please comment back. Thank you!

Thank you both. I enjoy playing with seaweed, copper wool, and chips of hard wood in with the sawdust.

Whow! Humbling! Inspiring!

they are all so beautiful!

I used to love raku results in damp weather ... Hope it works out well for you.

your pieces are wonderful! Have you written a book about your process?

I wish someone would write a exhaustive book on Raku/atmospheric style firings- Hint Hint

Marcia, the pictures don't load, either in the preview, or if I click on them.

http://community.ceramicartsdaily.org/topic/9640-ceramics-in-tuscany-v/page-2#entry87925 I can see them and bciskepottery liked them.

Try again.

Weird. Your direct link worked, but if I try and go through your profile, into your gallery, they still don't load.

Great work as usual, by the way.

Great firing all in all. Congrats. I like it that you change shape from round to angled, in spite of the fire likes round forms!

we didn't lose any raku nor obvara! Despite the temperature we had good firings. My friends just left to go back to Austin.

We haven't had any outages yet but they are asking people not to run any major electrical appliance until after 8 pm.

Of course, it did! *eyeroll at power grid* We lost power for a couple hours during our heat wave about a week ago, too. Laaame...

Obvert is auto correct for OBVARA.

Get rid of that autocorrect Marcia. Such a nuisance. :-) ;-) All the best for the workshop!

Are you doing another Obvara batch? Happy and safe firing!

I have to wait for some cold fronts to pass before I mix the brew. So I made some more pots with big crackled surfaces.

Can't wait to see more results!