Monday, November 19, 2018

Toadstools


So I'm making my own mushrooms now. It involves a little slab work and some wheel work utilizing the last bits of this golden clay. I could have smoothed out the fine stress lines on the stems but I like them. I think they'll add texture when they're glazed. If I was a little more on top of things I might have used a slurry of paper clay to make raised spots to glaze them like Amanitas. Now that I think of it, that's a good project to use up the last of my porcelain paper clay if I can find a reliable red glaze.

Tractor

 What is it about tractors that is so exciting? Bob is giddy with excitement and the neighbors are begging to take selfies on it. But the wi...