Ceramic Sculpture - complete...maybe

Not the greatest picture (hmmmm), but ceramic sculpture recently out of the kiln. This piece and I have been talking to since creation, and the dialogue lead to it being covered, but still wisps of transparent. 

Part of my lesson in making it is that I liked it better when the center pieces were "smooshed," but I was using them as practice for aesthetic of having something there in the middle, and then moved to throwing the center pieces. Bummer. The glaze was same thing ..planned it one way, circumstances led it another way, new meaning. Then when it came out of the kiln, a bit much for my eye to look at, so veiled. Meaning there too. But, won't go into it here. :)  

 

Bird - ceramic

 Assignment was to make a cylinder.  I did, but there was a thin part near top, so folded it over. Then  fashioned it into a shape that looked like a bird bath, so, made a bird for it. Scrapped the bird bath when wet, but bird made it through to glaze. 

Land's End Trail -- bikes, ships, greetings

Took a walk on a Land's End Trail. The first photo below shows a bike way down there....how it got there, and the rider whereabouts unknown. Saw a human swimmer there -- no spotter with him/her....brave to be doing that in ocean. Saw a big white "paint" splotch on a rock that ships used to use for navigation into the port. Is Fleet week this week, so also saw some naval vessels, and sweetly a boat welcoming them in spraying a hello. 

 

Rock Quarry, and swifts

  

Fun couple of late afternoons evenings side by side. Behind-the-scenes local rock quarry visit...such views, plus interesting seeing parts of the process. Very nice of them to share insight. 

                        Swifts entering silos for overnight rest at brick yard..,,just down the street from quarry.

Ride day 2023

 

Behind the scene work -- year 16 for me. May we rid the earth of this disease. 

Ceramics - thrown and altered

Trying a new way of learning...throwing pieces for not just practice of technique, but also to alter, and not keep. I was trying to make a certain shape for the top of this vase that wasn't working out...so, I used what didn't work anyhow, kind of making fun of myself with the look for mock horror (the big "o" mouth). I then proceed to cut it for its slow demise, but, ended up liking the cuts and added shadows. Did destroy it, but learned. 

 

View - all sides

 Nice hike to rock cropping for a view. Fog, red tails, and laughter.