We have had some sunny bright days, but with a chilly wind! This is ideal weather to use solar power for firing the kiln. Another glaze firing was done today. Luckily the last glaze-firing was successful, so I had only a few to be re-fired, which is nice for a change!
All whippets came out lovely! They are beautiful!
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| Bronze-gold glaze whippets |
The first time in a year or so, I have made these beautiful crackle whippets. This time, I used semi-porcelain clay. They are large for my whippets.
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| Clear crackle whippets - large |
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| I hope you can see beautiful crackles. |
This one was a surprise. I was aiming at dark blond or very light brown hair. The other boy's hair also became dark brown, not patchy, though!
I am planning to do another glaze-fire in a week time or so. There are lots of things to do in the studio as well as running my little shop, which takes about three hours every day.
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Last weekend, I took a rest from ceramics. I did a big tidy up in my office. I have loads of boxes and packing materials. I did some clearing out and made space for them. A tidy up always makes me feel good! I should do it more often!
We also went to the Blean woods with our dogs, Topaz and Pearl.
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| Is somebody in this? |
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| After this, it's another world. |
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| Old rotten stump |
Our garden is full of flowers.
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| Cherry and apple |
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| Oriental poppy |
Mike's Easter holiday has begun today. We are planning to visit the zoo again. If today's firing has gone well, we might pop out soon! (We will only know the result tomorrow morning.)
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| The lower shelf |
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| Top shelf with the head! |
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