Tried some new directions in glaze. (And clay, but that’s a long story.)
I like these. Terra cotta with white slip, green glaze inside and out, with the dark glaze over it on the inside and rim. I like the layering of colors and materials, the legs the glaze developed as it ran… and the fact that the foot kept all the glaze off the shelf. Also makes a nice dark line, that’s nice as well. First time I’ve seen this form with a glossy skin.
Another glaze combo, not as wild about the liner glaze combination next to the exterior glaze.
But the inside glaze texture is amazing, so I had to show you. The whole surface is glossy and the glaze thickness is even, but wow. A bit unappetizing, but amazing, and relatively stable, too.
To the other end of the stability spectrum. I am intrigued by these. Kind of enjoy the monolithic quality. The finish is pretty flat, with the heavier overlap picking up some gloss. Under all the glaze are terra cotta cups with white slip. Thank goodness for that foot, otherwise I’d be scraping glaze off of shelves.
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Really nice stuff. In praise of the fluidity of clay and glaze! I like the simple shaps too.
Comment by michael 07.14.08 @ 9:39 amTAE, thanks! Those last two don’t have the immediate, “ooh, pretty!” thing, and I think that’s part of it, at least for me… whereas the first six are “ooh, shiny! pretty!” prima facie, followed by admiration of the rest. I think by the notch you mean the bend/slash… it started with a tumbler falling over and being dented by the edge of a board. After that I started adding them on purpose, enjoying the twist on a simple form. On these big cups, it has the added benefit of putting some weight on the thumb, making it easy to hang onto a cup that’s otherwise uncomfortably large to grasp.
Michael, thank you! I’m still excited about these unexpectedly nice results.
Comment by Julie 07.14.08 @ 11:24 amI love the first - I love rich earth-browns/oranges- and the one on top right made me want to stretch out my hand and grasp it. I bet it has a wonderful feel in the hand.
Comment by Hayden 07.15.08 @ 8:37 amHi Hayden, thank you! I’m glad you enjoy them.
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Good stuff again. I like the last two, methinks, the best. Partial to the colors, their subtlety and the mottled effect of the white. How did you come about adding the little notch in the sides of this form?
Comment by The Aesthetic Elevator 07.14.08 @ 5:34 am