Otago Art Awards 2011 - selected

New bottle/jugs

As I always make groups of three, where is the 3rd one in the second image? Selected for the Otago Art Awards, opening tomorrow. This is usually a 2D exhibition but this year it was opened up to also include jewellery and ceramics.

Agate ware

I used cobalt wedged into white clay for the blue pieces and black iron oxide for the brown wall lillies - someone who knows said "oh agate ware! So now I know...

Portage Ceramic Awards 2011 - accepted stage one

Winter jugs


And so they came down to the sea to watch the sun rise (below)

New experiments - frilled cobalt bottles

New experiments - viper bottles

Central Otago Art Awards competition 2011 - accepted

Winter in the Maniototo These pieces are similar to vessels in the Q exhibition but different (of course).

Frosted lillies

Toppers for 'frost' vases

WINTER pieces for Quadrant exhibition

thaw
snow

WINTER pieces for Quadrant exhibition

green bottles to have toppers
frost to have toppers
berry bottles

2 more forms and one without topper

3 forms for Q exhibition

Some forms remodelled - quite a challenge. All toppers separate.

work in progress - Quadrant exhibition

The works' title is winter vessels

Refurbished jugs

These 09 jugs were originally olive green landscapes. Re-glazed and re-fired are now winter jugs.

Autumn

The gardens at home are having some tlc.

Dido and Aeneas

Another life for these two from Endangered.Submission to NZSP exhibition.
Dido detail
Aeneas detail

fat jugs and bowls

Red clay bowls fired at Cone 5 - earlier bowls fired at Cone 6 - different results

fat jugs

I like the fat belly but the newly mixed glazes are slightly darker to previous ones so not enough tonal contrast between the glaze and slip areas. The handles I copied from an ancient design and don't work particularly. The glaze effects tho are good.

Sensory overload

A day trip to Milford Sound from Te Anau and a return journey to Dunedin via the Catlins in stunning weather was a treat to remember.