Flower Friday

Yes, I do know that today is Saturday.  I posted this in Facebook yesterday then got involved in other stuff before posting here.

This is a purchased terra cotta tile glazed in Spectrum #799, majolica white, painted with my own mixed Mason Stains.  It will fire to a hot ^05.

The design is my take on Brugmansia.  I have grown these every summer, except for the last few years due to our caterpillar infestations.  The population crashed, and we have had a few dead trees removed, so we don’t have to be too concerned about branches falling on us.  I am looking forward to warm weather and redesigning the garden to accommodate all the sun we now have.

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We’ll see, grasshoppper.........we’ll see..........

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I planted all the amaryllis in one large planter a few weeks ago.  

They are sprouting nicely with a few potential bud stalks showing.  When I grow new bulbs the bud stalk always comes up first.  When I replant bulbs it’s anybody’s guess.

I had one bloom in July last year.  We’ll see, grasshopper....we’ll see.....

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Never!

This is why I never leave yarn out in the open.  This was a very nice cake that I bought to experiment with bulky yarns.  

Several of the furbies thought it was pretty nice too!

One of today’s projects will be untangling this!  Put it in the live and learn category!

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Found Mug

Not really  found as I have known where I have had it hidden away.  Aloysius knocked it over almost as soon I took it out of the kiln and chipped one of the feet.  It's a prototype so I controlled myself and did not smash it on the floor!

I like the idea and the way the fish curves to fit the form.The rest of it needs work.
    1. The diameter is too small for the height.
    2.  The handle is too close to the mug, need to attach lower and have a bit more negative
         space.
    3. Feet work but they don’t feel strong enough visually.

Anything else?  I would love some constructive critique on this.

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About Glaze

I have had some requests on my FaceBook site about this glaze and how I use it, so here goes!

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Time Passes

Good things come to those who clean!

A set of shelves needed to be moved so we can get at the overhead pipe that is leaking in the bathroom directly over my studio.  The fix is simple; it’s the getting there that is difficult.  This involved not just cleaning but emptying said shelved.

Et voila!  Way in a back corner I found this little cup (I also found a long lost drill chuck, but that is a tale fr another day.)  I designed it as an experiment several years ago when I was working on gargoyles and mermaids for my neice’s wedding.  At the time I considered it a throwaway, but now I think I want to work on this idea.

It’s terra cotta handbuilt over a balloon, glazed with Andrea Gill’s WOM, painted with Mason Stains, and fired to a hot ^05.
I turn off the vent as soon as the kiln trips and let it cool on its own.  Bailey kilns are so well insulated that I never have a problem with cooling too quickly.

It doesn’t seem possible that January is almost done.  Since Groundhog Day (Candlemas) is the midpoint of winter I have decided that my year is beginning now.  Resolutions anyone?

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Hares and Rabbits

Never a Christmas morning,

Never the Old Year ends,

But Someone thinks of Someone,

Old Days, Old Times, Old Friends.

Best wishes for a peaceful, joyful and happy New Year.

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