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Tag Archives: clay
Getting closer
I’m really satisfied with the way my pebble design looks on my curvy cups. I just made some bowls but haven’t decorated them yet, but I have been thinking that I should branch out and make other forms. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ceramics, Design, Drawing, Science, Uncategorized
Tagged ceramic art, ceramics, clay, clay testing, glaze testing, Kira Call Ceramics, mugs, mugshot mondays
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Project #JailhouseArtDemo
ProjectJailhouse Art Demo was a success, by the way. The educational instructor at the jail even asked me for photos of me working and presenting afterwards to put in the county newsletter. It was an awesome experience, with a great … Continue reading
Penta-Mugs!
This is my newest mug form… wheel-thrown, rib-altered, with a wheel-turned foot and a pulled handle. This series is from last semester. I think I came up with the form and surface towards the end of last November. I … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ceramics, Photography, Science, Sculpture, Uncategorized
Tagged altered clay, aqua, art, blue, celadon, ceramic art, clay, kira call, pentagon mugs, porcelain, studio potter
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Tiny Trees
This is a coffee pot that I made last semester. I used my red stoneware Death Valley clay and painted white porcelain slip on it for decoration. I listed it on Etsy… https://www.etsy.com/listing/106183472/coffee-pot-with-cute-carved-trees It’s a hazed-over day, and I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ceramics, Daydreaming, Food and Drink, Photography, Science, Uncategorized
Tagged back to school, campus, ceramic art, clay, coffee pot, firing, kiln, pitcher, porcelain, sgraffito, stoneware, teapot, tiny trees, utah state university
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Clayspiration.
Here it is. My newest inspiration in clay (“clayspiration”). I am drawing portraits on clay tablets by carving engraved lines and filling them in with black slip, and then shading with black slip and highlighting with white porcelain clay … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ceramics, Daydreaming, Drawing, Painting, Photography, Science, Uncategorized
Tagged bfa, ceramics, clay, clay portrait, clayspiration, faces in clay, grid, inlay, kira call, new ideas, portrait, trees, utah state university, wall installation
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Recharge Time
Here’s a melty blue cup that came out of the soda kiln back in about… February? It was cold outside. I remember that much. Anyway, I didn’t realize just how much residual soda was in the kiln… so it was … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ceramics, Daydreaming, Drawing, Food and Drink, Nature, Painting, Photography, Science, Sculpture, Uncategorized
Tagged art, atlantis, black stained, ceramic art, clay, copper, cup, figure sculpture, kickwheel, kira call, lockerbie, lychee, lychee chinensis, platter, pottery, rum, soda fired, studio potter, studio time, therapy, throwing, trimming, turquoise oribe glaze
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Brighter Sunrise
Here is another sample of what I did at the workshop… and the prototype for my new direction. I don’t necessarily want to convert to soda firing, but I want to see if the same technique will work with the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ceramics, Daydreaming, Drawing, Nature, Painting, Photography, Science, Sculpture, Uncategorized
Tagged art major, atmospheric firing, clay, drawing, flashing, flower, gail nichols, grass, inlay, inlay ceramics, inlay design, lily, porcelain, pottery, residual, salt firing, soda fired
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Figure Sculpture! Why not?
Yes, I thought that I might try something new… something that I’ve often thought about trying before but never had the guts because I didn’t think it would turn out the way I wanted it to– figure sculpture. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ceramics, Drawing, Photography, Science, Sculpture, Uncategorized
Tagged body, ceramics, clay, female figure, female nude, figure, figure sculpture, human body, inlay, lily, new things, sculpture, torso, trees
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The Passion in my Smile
Freedom is wherever you let the road take you to. Freedom is not letting other peoples’ opinions or rules stop you from doing what you feel. Freedom is a forward direction, always changing. Freedom is not laziness. Freedom is courage, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ceramics, Daydreaming, Deep Thought, Nature, Photography, Poetry
Tagged ceramics, clay, firing, freedom, hobbies, passionate smiles, philosophy, pottery, studio potter
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