More new works for Windsor Art Fair

I did another last firing yesterday! The 3rd one! :D The glaze fluxed much better, but the one I was thinking to take to Windsor Art Fair had a big pinhole. So I decided to re-glaze all three for re-firing.

We are almost ready! House sitter has come today and a dog walker is booked. We cleaned our house.

I will share latest works here. She is my favourite. She is so mysterious and beautiful! La Nuit, the night. She has a snake on her hair.

Standing whippets came out lovely! I mounted one on Travertine. 

And the other.

The last cherub was fired. Don't they look so sweet together?

Three cherubs

We will be at Windsor Contemporary Art Fair from tomorrow to Sunday.  If you are around there, come along! Invitations on the right side bar.

Preparation for the Windsor Contemporary Art Fair - part 2

Hello! Mike was right! I had to do another firing today! :D All went well in the previous firing except for one glaze which is on three pieces. It didn't flux well. I fired them at higher temperature this time Re-glazing was pain. It took me about 2.5 hrs last night. Mike helped me with a heat gun, and I added bit by bit. When I loaded the kiln, it was a quarter to eleven at night. I just hope that the glaze behaves better this time.

The preparation for the fair is going well. As this is the second one for us, it seems easier. Organizers are very good and professional, and we were sent lots of reminders.

Water Boy 1

I have finally managed to take photos of new masks today. They will be in the Windsor Contemporary Art Fair. As lots of readers are overseas, if you wonder this Windsor is the Windsor where the Queen's castle is, yes it is! I have driven past it before, but I have never been there. So I am looking forward to visiting it.

Water Boy 2

This time I made three Water Boys and one Forest Girl.

Forest Boy 3

Forest Girl

Empress of champagne truffles.  She was in the previous firing, and came out beautiful at the first firing, which is rare. :D

If you are around in Windsor this weekend, do come along! I have invitations for PV on the 7th from 6 pm, and a half price tickets offer for the 8th and 9th here.

Windsor Contemporary Art Fair website 

Preparation for the Windsor Contemporary Art Fair - part 1

It was another busy working weekend. I don't know how we keep on going for weeks on end, but we do! A good thing is that I think I did the last firing for Windsor Contemporary Art Fair; Mike said I would need to do another on Tuesday! I hope not. The reason why it has been so hectic was mainly because I am trying to finish firings for two Christmas shows as well as the art fair. I have to post and/or deliver them by late mid-November. I know I will be exhausted after the fair, so I'm trying to do as much as possible now.

Today I am sharing the images of mainly smaller works. After I created an angel bust for a wonderful couple in NZ, I was inspired by the commission, and made the cherubs. I might make more if they are popular.

Cherubs

I saw a wren quite often last month from  a large window in my studio. He was a little chirpy thing!

Wrens

Of course, there will be whippets. Bronze-gold, Bronze and Crackled glaze. I packed all today.

As it was a grey rainy day today, the photo doesn't show true beauty of their glaze, but here is a better shot. The front ones are bronze-gold, and back ones are bronze glaze. 

We have also did a mini- mock up. Mike is holding the back board. You might wonder what the little things on the right are.  

They are a family of owls! 

If you are around Windsor, do come along!  Here is the invitation for PV on Friday, and a half price for the weekend. It is the largest art fair in the south east. There are also workshops, demos, and all sorts of other interesting events!  All artists also donate an artwork for The Prince's charity, which you can purchase. 

Firings and more firings - success and disaster

This week has been madness. I have done so many firings that I lost count! I have also been mainly glazing for 9-10 hours a day. It is quite tiring. Today was back to back firings. I unloaded the the kiln, first in the morning, and loaded for glaze-firing.

Monday morning- Glaze-firing. Are you ready? Start!

Tuesday - back to back firing. This is top shelf. 

These two didn't have space in the kiln. 

There were several whippets on the lower shelf. Ah-oh! This new batch of bronze glaze is disaster! It needs adjustment... and it needed more tests!

Yesterday - Because of potential loss of whippets, I had to quickly make more! So I also made three bunnies! :D

Anteater, masks and accessories! 

The first this morning, I unloaded the kiln. All are safe! 

Empress seems happy,too! 

Back to back! The kiln was loaded for glaze-firing. 

After this, I spent a half day to pack and send the orders today. One of them was a complicated one! I hope they travel safely

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Look at this brochure. My Hope is in it! I will be at Windsor Contemporary Art Fair, 8-9 Nov. PV is on the 7th. Invitations and more details are here. 

Orange is perky!

Hello! I have made a good progress on glazing today. I must do, as deadlines are coming. The first one is 8-9th November at Windsor Contemporary Art Fair. Bisque firing went well, and that was relief! I don't want any nasty surprise at this stage.

Tuesday, after I came back from London, I made several hounds in various poses.

I had to wake up at dawn to load the kiln yesterday morning! Beautiful! 

Lower shelf

Top shelf

I have posted a beautiful crackle glazed whippet to a lovely lady yesterday, but then, I felt so tired that I was not able to concentrate on glazing. Going to London four times in a week was a bit too much! Lots of coffee and the best quality truffles were required! 

I treated myself with Godiva truffles.

Then, look! I received a beautiful thank you card from Rebecca at Etsy! How nice! 

Being perked up, I made an anteater! Two hounds are fresh from the kiln!

 Tomorrow will be another glazing day! More coffee! :D