This ceramic bowl is 8″ in diameter and almost 4″ tall. Two whale shapes are formed in low relief inside the bowl and a third whale is cut out, leaving an opening on the side of the bowl. In this photo, you can see the shadow of the bowl and light shining through the cut out area. This bowl is an homage to Ruffles, a resident Orca Whale in J Pod, who lived in the Puget Sound. He went missing in … Read More
This bowl came out of the latest glaze firing. I am calling it Full Moon Bowl. I am continuing to work on this series. I have a few more bowls to glaze before I carve any new ones. The bowls are formed by slumping a clay slab over a plaster mold. Once I get the basic form I want, I start carving. The photo on the left shows the bowl upside down. On the right, the same bowl sitting upright.
I am continuing to work on bowls and moons. Some days I am painting in oil on canvas and other days I am carving in clay. I’ve made about a dozen ceramic bowls so far. This one is “New Moon Bowl”. It is upside down in this photo, so you can see the carving. The bowl is about 6″ in diameter. As I get my photos together, I will post them so you can see my progress.