been away from the studio &
three pieces needed glazing
so i did them all in atlantis aqua
a pawn a bishop and a knight on a dragon
then looked for clay of mine and found some
and made a bird with four variably-sized eggs
there’s an hour of session time left
but wrapping things up now
makes for a leisurely cleanup and a sooner reunion
with a sweetheart who’s waiting at home
This morning brought a three-hour session of improvisational sculpting at PIP Coffee & Clay. I broke some new ground by doing the heads of the larger-scale chess king and queen using pinch-pot technique rather than wheel-throwing for their heads. It seems a more intimate, tactile way to do portraiture.
Despite having created her, I know little about this sweet old lady except that she is a work in progress and is surprised and overjoyed to exist.
One with Clay, Image and Text 