WIP - This Week

Now I'm finally reaching the present! These are my newest elaborate pieces. All bowls are pinched and then altered.

This one is adorned with a painstakingly carved flower...

... and the surfaces of these were sculpted in a very wrist straining but also meditative procedure. I haven't made anything new since then, because my arms need rest and relaxation. I'm very satisfied though how much I got done in the past weeks.

In class I played around with glass and glaze again.
Now I need a sunny day to take pictures of my latest finished pieces.

WIP - One Week Ago

I couldn't reach the big leaves on the trees a few weeks ago, but now they all fell to the ground and I just had to pick them up, so I took the chance and made another clay leaf, quite a big one this time.

I also sculpted a small vase.

In class I mainly painted my poppy bowl...

... and my tea light house with manganese dioxide.

Ceramic Leaves

I took these pictures on a wonderful sunny day.

Maple

Oak

Beech

WIP - Two Weeks Ago

I built a tiny bowl and a little round tea light house with many windows. It was a lot of work and I spent several days in bed with a fever before I could finish the carvings. I'm a bit surprised about how very much I like to carve and how patient I am doing this, although it is so exhausting for my wrists.

Beautiful Bowls

I'm very satisfied with the results of this glazing session and let the bowls speak for themselves. The last two have glass melted into the bottom.




I especially love this lotus bowl. (The picture doesn't really do it justice.) It's a very haptic experience.