oldlady
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oldlady got a reaction from Pyewackette for a gallery image, november 2015 016
it was another fun event with hundreds of people selecting bowls from the 7 or so long tables covered with our bowls. some are held back because the crowd comes through for over an hour and the first ones through always ALWAYS go for the biggest bowl they can find. no matter what color, design, skill level, they go for BIG. then the next bunch is more selective. the little boy in his mothers arms insisted on the "purple one" and clutched that rock heavy thing during the trip past everything else. mama kept suggesting others but he wanted HIS PURPLE BOWL so she gave up and he walked off with it
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oldlady got a reaction from Pyewackette for a gallery image, lovebirds And heart leaf tray 008
new birds will have longer branches to stand on. this design was for a much smaller tray.
well, the bad news is that i smashed this by dropping one end of a shelf as i was putting it away. the good news is that i don't have to figure out a way of getting it back to wv.
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oldlady got a reaction from Pyewackette for a gallery image, florida leaf pots, bowls 028.JPG
small pieces of sponge holds up the rippling edge of this shallow bowl. found that the slip with red iron oxide had dried up so i did not brush color onto this one. gotta make more colored slip!
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oldlady got a reaction from Pyewackette for a gallery image, 5ab553447755c_firstbisquefiring003.JPG
this was about 5 shelves off the bottom. two long trays plus the ones in foreground. blue looks intense now, when i cover it with a green glaze to highlight the leaves, it should soften in intensity.
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oldlady got a reaction from Pyewackette for a gallery image, first bisque firing 006.JPG
this one is on a pizza stone which is about 16 inches in diameter. there is another platter under it using only an inch and a half of space. the taller stacks of small stuff fit around the trays. will glaze in green and put purple on the dragonfly.
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oldlady got a reaction from Pyewackette for a gallery image, first bisque firing 009.JPG
well, i loved the idea of this bowl, tried to do it last year but did not have room in the kiln for it. so it sat around since january of 2017 waiting. do you see the crack in the rim? do not do this. i think that as i put it into the bottom of the kiln, i used only one hand, stressing the rim. i know better but it was in an awkward place so i think that is what happened. do not do this. blue slip with brush strokes that show, green stroke and coat, red stroke and coat and yellow bug in stroke and coat. sad....................
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oldlady got a reaction from Pyewackette for a gallery image, lifting the leaf once the slip has dried ovenight. these are easy because i can get a needle under the center and lift all the adjoining leaves at once. peeling them off individually is more difficult and tends to scratch the clay surface too much.
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oldlady reacted to Hyn Patty for a gallery image, Crusher - Dappled Grey
English fine bone china 'Crusher' sculpted by Kitty Cantrell and produced by the Horse Gallery of Horsing Around of England. Claybody customized to add mane, braid, stud bridle and shoes myself, then under glazed to a dappled grey. Finished in satin glaze with low fired yellow gold buckles and white gold bit and shoes by Hyn Patty, 2006. Piece measures approximately 8 inches tall by 10 inches long - Private collection, sold for just under $4k at public auction. 2007 Realistic Equine Sculpture Society Best Custom Glazed Ceramic and People's Choice Awards. -
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oldlady got a reaction from Roberta12 for a gallery image, first bisque firing 009.JPG
well, i loved the idea of this bowl, tried to do it last year but did not have room in the kiln for it. so it sat around since january of 2017 waiting. do you see the crack in the rim? do not do this. i think that as i put it into the bottom of the kiln, i used only one hand, stressing the rim. i know better but it was in an awkward place so i think that is what happened. do not do this. blue slip with brush strokes that show, green stroke and coat, red stroke and coat and yellow bug in stroke and coat. sad....................
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oldlady got a reaction from Joseph Fireborn for a gallery image, last one came off easily. now to scratch lightly the dragonfly to remove some of the RIO slip. that will allow the purple stroke and coat to fill in the dragonfly fully. green glaze goes over the whole thing once i get home to west va.
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oldlady got a reaction from glazenerd for a gallery image, florida leaf pots, bowls 028.JPG
small pieces of sponge holds up the rippling edge of this shallow bowl. found that the slip with red iron oxide had dried up so i did not brush color onto this one. gotta make more colored slip!
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oldlady got a reaction from rayaldridge for a gallery image, november 2015 016
it was another fun event with hundreds of people selecting bowls from the 7 or so long tables covered with our bowls. some are held back because the crowd comes through for over an hour and the first ones through always ALWAYS go for the biggest bowl they can find. no matter what color, design, skill level, they go for BIG. then the next bunch is more selective. the little boy in his mothers arms insisted on the "purple one" and clutched that rock heavy thing during the trip past everything else. mama kept suggesting others but he wanted HIS PURPLE BOWL so she gave up and he walked off with it
