Ceremonial Bird Rattle 6″ round by 2″ deep, unique hand carving, slab built rattle fired in electric kiln to cone 5. The rattle will be in the exhibition “Embracing the Edge: Working in Clay in the Pacific Northwest” at The Schack Art Center in Everett, WA. Show opens March 8, 2012. If you are in the area, come to the opening! small image of rattle back
The first group of trees are glazed. Now the work begins of applying whatever I just learned about glazing into more complex forms. I have a deadline and the glaze process remains mysterious to me. Rethinking my painters mind appears necessary. When glazing what looks white may be fired black, what looks red in the bottle is supposed to fire green. In intuition I must trust!
This is my second glaze firing in this kiln. The photo here shows how the trees look unfired with glazes. I can’t wait till I see what they look like fired. There are also some bowls in the kiln today. Painting with glazes in my studio is bringing the relationship between my ceramic work and oil paintings and ink drawings to a new level for me. I will keep you posted.