I'm not sure if someone was trying to make a nest under the snow; if this was a nest for the tiny field mice we see nibbling the backed scraps we throw out for the squirrels, or if this was a bundle prepared by one of the many industrious birds we see in our yard. … Continue reading A Tidy Nest-Making Kit
A Gift of the Kiln Gods #29
Details: Pinch Pots construction; Terracotta clay body; Multiple glazes; Cone 04 electric firing; Average height/width - 5 to 10 cms. Inquiries & comments on technique and/or availability welcome here. More to come...
Left Hanging
The wind blows all sorts of things around our backyard. I wonder if it's something dropped by the industrious robins who build nests in our trees if it's part of a previous year's gardening efforts or part of the winterizing efforts I engage in every Fall. Whatever its origins, I wouldn't have noticed it unless … Continue reading Left Hanging
A Gift of the Kiln Gods #28
Details: Pinch Pots construction; Terracotta clay body; Multiple glazes; Cone 04 electric firing; Average height/width - 5 to 10 cms. Inquiries & comments on technique and/or availability welcome here. More to come...
Leaf
On my first walk following the isolation edits, I wandered with my daughter, contemplating what all this would come to. The world seemed scarier, emptier, lonelier. Everywhere I looked I saw signs of death. Oddly, it was a very sunny Spring day and the weather was beautiful. My mood was influencing my vision. A small … Continue reading Leaf
A Gift of the Kiln Gods #27
Details: Pinch Pots construction; Terracotta clay body; Multiple glazes; Cone 04 electric firing; Average height/width - 5 to 10 cms. Inquiries & comments on technique and/or availability welcome here. More to come...
Hellish Night
I returned at sunset to see what colours might have changed on previous images. The gargoyle looked different. There were more colours on the surface of the stone, but it was the glow of the sky that changed the whole mood of the picture. I cropped the image more to the right to highlight the … Continue reading Hellish Night
A Gift of the Kiln Gods #26
Details: Pinch Pots construction; Terracotta clay body; Multiple glazes; Cone 04 electric firing; Average height/width - 5 to 10 cms. Inquiries & comments on technique and/or availability welcome here. More to come...
Growth & Beauty
We inherited these ratty old shrubs in front of our house when I bought my house a decade ago. They had been trimmed in all sorts of bad ways and needed to rebound. In the first year, I added new earth around their bases, watered them carefully, trimmed off the dead branches, and hoped for … Continue reading Growth & Beauty
A Gift of the Kiln Gods #25
Details: Pinch Pots construction; Terracotta clay body; Multiple glazes; Cone 04 electric firing; Average height/width - 5 to 10 cms. Inquiries & comments on technique and/or availability welcome here. More to come...
The New Renaissance Mindset 