ancient forms for glaze tests

I vowed I was not to make another pot this year but I couldn't help myself. This is what happens when one is obsessed. I have made these as glaze tests - I want to see if the fat belly form will allow both the horizontal glaze effects I am getting on the bowls and the vertical effects on the bottles to allow something new.

Last firing and last bottles

Exhibition poster

A pair of moths

Exhibition photo

To be used as basis for posters, cards and publicity.

an unexpected bonus

My landscape vases are perfect for ONE bloom.

bowls and vessel

All the bowls are glazing well but are hard to photograph in one shot.

and yet more

Still probs with glaze collection at base needing remedial work.

dress rehearsal

Some of the long list for the Quadrant exhibition at this time. Assembled only to give me an idea as to what's missing (neeed more greens for one)so I can complete the last 9 bottles hence poor layout for photographic purposes. Marquette bowls have glazed well and their larger cousins, presently in the bisque, should provide a good counterpoint to the tall forms.

More bottles

Exhibition quality at last

Finally - these three suitable for exhibition. More to come. Photos a bit dark.

Moon pots resurrected

These were originally made and glazed ages ago but suffered in a kiln breakdown. The second one from left was refired using a white talc glaze but it wasn't improved. Last week before consigning them to the bin, I threw them in a raku firing as is. Surprisingly quite interesting.

new new bottles

These were made last week - I am trying to reconcile bottle height with more appropriate neck height to prevent distortions in the final fire. It is a fine balanace with making the forms extravagent and yet successful without collapse. It has been a long experiment. Another 3 to finish in this group and still more to make before I can select for my final exhibition. Pressure!

New series cont

Still some work to do (photos not great either) but getting there. The bottles are brighter than these pics show.

New series

endangered NS

First seven bottles for this series ready for firing. Not having an excavator demolishing a concrete foundation 3 metres from the kiln, as happened with my last attempt, means there is a reasonable chance these pieces may survive. I certainly hope so because they take hours and hours to make and glaze.

Lake Dunstan reflection from Goldfields Momument

A most unusual phenomenon - you felt as if were looking into and could walk down to an excavated site beneath the cliffs.

More reflections

endangered final pics

endangered final pics

endangered - final pics

endangered continued

This one has a couple of small wounds where it fell against its support in the kiln. A fix is now in place and will be re-pic'd soon. It is a worthy entrant for endangered.

New series (first to be glazed) - endangered

last four bottle forms for this series

Four tall necked bottles to have separate stoppers

Four tall necked bottles with over the top attached stoppers

These have been fiendishly difficult to make and to keep in one piece. I set myself a challenge and in the end, the toppers look as if they could be separate anyway so the next and last eight will all have separate stoppers and I will be much relieved.