Pirate Ship -- Ceramics

Started as a lark one day when I had a patch on my eye from recent hiking accident. A pirate ship.
I made them greedy pirates with a very big treasure trunk in relationship to the size of their ship.
Their treasure? Cheese!  The crack formed as  I made it ...this particular clay seems to do that quite a bit.  But perhaps fitting, as greedy pirates in clay ships tend to get cracks in their hull.

Fashioned a sail, put it on an ocean here.

Ceramic Figure -- my first

Still wet, but I am happy to have my first figure still be standing!  That is a puffy had (turban or chef toque) on top. Keeping the image slightly dark to add to mood...standing back, arms crossed and thinking is the pose.   Clay came together easier than drawing...the 3D being real rather than illusion.

Below, fired.

Pit Fire in Sand on Beach..Coil Pot

Coil pot -- Pit fire. Season with copper scrubby and some interactions with other elements and perhaps some surrounding pots in the fire. 

Fire Pit process.

a. Assess how much to fire, map out size of pit. We ended up with 8' circumference circle.
b. Dig.
c. Placed 3" of sawdust on base of pit.
d. Placed bisque fire works in saw dust. Foil wrap if you don't want black on the part that will touch       sawdust..
e. Put kindling wood around pieces. Some put dung on top of pieces, then kindling.
f. Put sheet metal on top of "wood pile" to help heat stay in the pit. Use metal bars to support sheet metal so they don't fall onto work as fire burns.
g. Start the fire, and wait until it burns out.
h. Allow works to cool to help avoid cracking...they shouldn't be taken out immediately after fire burns out....let them gradually cool.
i. At the end of the day, voila, your pot.

Tree

She has probably had her picture taken many times as she is along a path in walking area, but still, she seem to deserve the attention.

Boo!

Coil pot : 4-1

The one that comes after two and before four.  That number coil pot for me. You'd think being the third daughter would make me ok with the number three, but ....looking to avoid jinx n the pit fire.
Greenware, not yet burnished. About 24" tall.

Second Coil Pot

Second coil pot -- quite a bit bigger than my first coil pot, but not jumbo...sits open palm of hand, or two hands if you are being more careful.  Burnished with stone and oil. Not yet fired. This one is set to be fired in pit on beach. I am a bit concerned that she will blow up. We shall see.