Back at the studio today, here I am brushing porcelain slip into some bowls and using a mesh to texture through the slip. It creates a light texture that I glaze over with a celedon glaze.
And, yes, I am a lefty. How many other lefty artists are there out there reading?
Here's some pots from that wood firing that I have finally had time to absorb. These 3 porcelain cups are definitely a result of lots of carbon, wood ash, and soda that creates all that active flashing and pattern.
This bark basket will have a reed handle over the top of it soon. At first I didn't like this one because it is more oxidized than most of the ones I get out of the kiln. Usually they are a lot darker, yet now it is growing on me and I like the light and varied peach tones.
I love the colors of this bowl. The range of soda from the left to the right is a nice definition of the soda range and heat in the cross draft wood firing...heavy soda and heat came from the left side of the pot, leaving the right side to "flash" the brilliant red tones.
Back at the studio today, here I am brushing porcelain slip into some bowls and using a mesh to texture through the slip. It creates a light texture that I glaze over with a celedon glaze.
And, yes, I am a lefty. How many other lefty artists are there out there reading?
Here's some pots from that wood firing that I have finally had time to absorb. These 3 porcelain cups are definitely a result of lots of carbon, wood ash, and soda that creates all that active flashing and pattern.
This bark basket will have a reed handle over the top of it soon. At first I didn't like this one because it is more oxidized than most of the ones I get out of the kiln. Usually they are a lot darker, yet now it is growing on me and I like the light and varied peach tones.
I love the colors of this bowl. The range of soda from the left to the right is a nice definition of the soda range and heat in the cross draft wood firing...heavy soda and heat came from the left side of the pot, leaving the right side to "flash" the brilliant red tones.
2 comments:
I'm a lefty too. I throw right handed and keep the wheel turning that way for trimming but I hold the trimming tools in my left hand. Susan Filley once tried to show me how to hold a rib to smooth out the bottom of a bowl and she couldn't figure out how I was holding the rib in my left hand to do this. I guess I look funny throwing, I have all sorts of weird ways to adapt.
I have learned to adapt, and do the same thing, throwing right handed but use my left hand for the trimming tool. I do use my right hand for holding the rib, though. It's interesting how many right handed things there are in our world we have to adapt to!
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