Walks with Views

    Pretty week for walking. 

 

Happy Friends... 2 flats for a 3D..

Glazed and free from the kiln.  Kind of test tiles, as hadn't used these glazes before. Too many stroke marks on the green one, but didn't set it to dip or spray.  Next lamp w/b sprayed, for more even coating. 

Cone 5

Below is "improved" version -- slightly thicker, and most importantly, joined all the way across top, allowing stance a bit further, so more steady on the feet.  Was to be black stonewear glaze, came out grey. 

  

 

Staining -- on purpose. Ceramic Lamp

 First try at using a stain at cone 5. Wanted to get a non-shiney color on the piece. Hopefully it will come out ok...a bit of an experiement, although the lamp here is not small.  I will remind myself of the importance of test tiles or say "yeah, risk worked" depending on how this comes out of kiln. 

Lamp with Glass Adornment...closer

Getting closer. Test tile with glass...next is the insert with glass for above lamp.  May it melt right.

              

 

      

 

                                                  

The walk for the day

     Besides being gorgeous outside today, found a swing for the added joy that a swing brings.

Clay Elephant

 

                                              From a drawing my niece made for the project.

2 flats for an un-flat -- Ceramics

 

Had some drying clay and "waiting" for kiln / glaze to finish some other product, so "doodled" a sketch and made from some scraps.  Will see how they come out...very lightly slipped together. 

Perfect Day....and at the beach

Received the wonderful news when just about out of wi-fi signal at the coast. Hoping it was really really true..and still am....but, may goodness prevail.  16K  sandy steps -- barefoot -- taken to the end and back.