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rebeccmeister) wrote2018-07-30 01:39 pm
rebeccmeister) wrote2018-07-30 01:39 pm
Hasty photos, but I am so excited I wanted to share...
My ceramics instructor and the person who manages the kiln were kind enough to expedite the glaze firing for my final ceramics pieces. So I rode over to the studio this morning to pick things up, hot out of the kiln.
It might be more amusing to keep some of these as a surprise, but oh well. As the subject line says, I'm excited to share because things turned out amazingly well. (I'm also breathing a sigh of relief because I have been imagining all kinds of the terrible failures that can happen during glaze-firing). And by now everything's packed away in boxes, so I won't be able to take more photos for a while here.
First up, I had much better success using underglazes to paint on pieces as compared to stains or oxides. Behold, the antlion bowl, attempt 2!
The interior glaze is slightly too light, but that's a much easier problem to remedy than the opposite. (it would require a re-firing, so I have no timeframe for if or when that could happen. In the meantime, it can sit around just fine.)
Next up, a bowl intended forannikusrex, provided the net amusement and utility appeal to her.
Mid-process:
And, fired:
I mean, what could be more fun than eating cereal out of a bowl and then facing THIS on the bottom?! I also just love playing with the inside/outside aspect of the bowl shape. And now of course I wish I could keep making more of these silly things. Oh - inspiration for this particular species.
A few more ordinary pieces (though with interesting glaze effects):
Hanging plant pots:
Non-hanging plant pot:
(need to re-photo this one to catch a few more of the awesome details)
(S says, "I like big bowls and I cannot lie"):
(since both of these big bowls turned out reasonably well, AKW, I am also thinking I will gift you this other recent, more useful bowl if you'd like it)
And last but not least, an extremely silly sculptural art piece I slapped together towards the end of the session:
And, of COURSE, JUST after I finished it, Myrmecological News wound up highlighting a whole bunch of amazing photos of Ophiocordyceps fungi, AND a new paper came out describing 15 new species.
These sorts of projects could keep me busy for a while.
It might be more amusing to keep some of these as a surprise, but oh well. As the subject line says, I'm excited to share because things turned out amazingly well. (I'm also breathing a sigh of relief because I have been imagining all kinds of the terrible failures that can happen during glaze-firing). And by now everything's packed away in boxes, so I won't be able to take more photos for a while here.
First up, I had much better success using underglazes to paint on pieces as compared to stains or oxides. Behold, the antlion bowl, attempt 2!
The interior glaze is slightly too light, but that's a much easier problem to remedy than the opposite. (it would require a re-firing, so I have no timeframe for if or when that could happen. In the meantime, it can sit around just fine.)
Next up, a bowl intended for
annikusrex, provided the net amusement and utility appeal to her.Mid-process:
And, fired:
I mean, what could be more fun than eating cereal out of a bowl and then facing THIS on the bottom?! I also just love playing with the inside/outside aspect of the bowl shape. And now of course I wish I could keep making more of these silly things. Oh - inspiration for this particular species.
A few more ordinary pieces (though with interesting glaze effects):
Hanging plant pots:
Non-hanging plant pot:
(need to re-photo this one to catch a few more of the awesome details)
(S says, "I like big bowls and I cannot lie"):
(since both of these big bowls turned out reasonably well, AKW, I am also thinking I will gift you this other recent, more useful bowl if you'd like it)
And last but not least, an extremely silly sculptural art piece I slapped together towards the end of the session:
And, of COURSE, JUST after I finished it, Myrmecological News wound up highlighting a whole bunch of amazing photos of Ophiocordyceps fungi, AND a new paper came out describing 15 new species.
These sorts of projects could keep me busy for a while.