Parrots

A couple of parrots born out of my love for birds...

 

Panda love

If you google images of tare panda you will see what inspired this latest creation. I am yet to decide if I have the energy to make a whole bunch of them (according to one website, the collective noun is "sleuth") and stack them up. For those who don't feel like googling, the pandas are a Japanese creation and are often seen forming a tower. Tare panda means lazy panda, hence the flat appearance of my clay creation.

Believe it or not, this small fish started out as the head of an evil bunny...

Animal characters

Very excited for these to come out of the kiln. The emu is inspired by Peter Browne paintings. The chameleon is because they fascinate me. And the sheep is because I love the sheep with the black faces. (quick google...Suffolk?)

Very happy with the results.

This and that

After missing a week due to a migraine, I am back again and ready to share my latest "creations" (or perhaps "experiments" would be more apt.)
Here is my favourite, a tree trunk which I textured using an actual tree trunk and coloured with iron oxide. I wanted a matt finish so I have not added clear glaze over the top. I am not completely happy with the birds as parts of the underglaze smudged off before the clear glaze was applied. The birds are only just perched on there and will be glued on very soon.

Next up was a little daschund glazed with tenmoku colour.

This Pegasus was coloured with iron oxide then clear glazed. I still have a lot to learn with my brushwork in order to get an even shading. The mane and tail are yet to be added. Hoping to find something appropriate to glue on.

Moving away from the animal theme, I used some rolled clay to make a small plate and bowl. This was the best photo I could get of the plate. I like the colours of the plate but the bowl was more successful overall.

A bit of a mixed bag really. Can't wait for my next batch to come out of the kiln, as I think they are going to be my favourites so far.
Absolutely love being part of the Mildura Pottery Group. Meeting lots of inspiring people and having lots of laughs.

Beginnings...

It all began with a pinch pot formed into a bug. This was my introduction to clay when I joined the Mildura Pottery Group at the start of the year.

This was closely followed by a pinch pot turned into a chook bowl. Very rough. Getting better at smoothing now. We place newly collected eggs into this each morning before they get moved to the fridge.

Next came a project for my mother. She had been given a lovely Swarovski pen so I made a pen holder for it. Try to imagine roses winding around it.

The obvious goal for the part owner of two chooks, an egg cup. First experiment with bleeding one glaze into another. Loving Whitsunday Blue and Iron Oxide. Will try not to glaze everything with these colours.

My aunty loves all things owl related, so she became my next victim recipient.

After two months I moved on to something a bit different. I started to feel like there was a grain of creativity in me once I completed these. I especially like the leaf bowl/candle holder.

I hope it appears I am making progress! Regardless, I sure am having fun.