Tea Bowl #14 The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Combining a slab-building and stick-hit-forming method to make the actual bowl, I worked it wet and fast. While still wet, I painted the inside with a white engobe, the outside in rough bands of green underglaze, black engobe, and a grog infused with manganese stain, … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #238 – Tea Bowl #14
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #237 – Tea Bowl #13
Tea Bowl #13 The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Combining a slab-building and stick-hit-forming method to make the actual bowl, I worked it wet and fast. While still wet, I painted the outside in alternating lines of green underglaze and grog mixed with manganese stain, painted the inside in a white underglaze, then I … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #237 – Tea Bowl #13
My Favourite Art Supplies – Watercolours Paper of Choice
Canson Watercolor Paper Pad: The Review: It’s Canson to the rescue again! This paper is awesome. It has a semi-smooth surface and is sturdy enough to take some rough strokes. It is miles above newsprint, which has its own beauty. It is like having a smooth watercolor paper. I’ve also used this for gouache and … Continue reading My Favourite Art Supplies – Watercolours Paper of Choice
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #236 – Tea Bowl #12
Tea Bowl #12 The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Combining a slab-building and stick-hit-forming method to make the actual bowl, I worked it wet and fast. While still wet, I painted the whole thing in a green underglaze and tipped the rim clean, dabbed on some grog mixed with manganese stain, then I set … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #236 – Tea Bowl #12
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #235 – Tea Bowl #11
Tea Bowl #11 The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Combining a slab-building and stick-hit-forming method to make the actual bowl, I worked it wet and fast. While still wet, I sprayed on manganese stain, painted the inside with a red underglaze, then I set it aside to dry slowly under paper and plastic, before … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #235 – Tea Bowl #11
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #234 – Tea Bowl #10
Tea Bowl #10 The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Combining a slab-building and stick-hit-forming method to make the actual bowl, I worked it wet and fast. While still wet, I rolled it in broken porcelain crumbs left over in my recuperation bin, dabbed on some grog mixed with dark green and manganese stains, poured … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #234 – Tea Bowl #10
Midweek Poems – Contemplating why I hate to Lose and why I feel I’m in this category
My head is unsure this is where I am. And my gut’s discomforted at not wanting to lose. Perhaps the moment feels like I love to Lose. I tend to give in to other’s opinions, want to avoid all confrontations, listen to my self-defeating voice to justify not speaking up… to avoid the possibility of … Continue reading Midweek Poems – Contemplating why I hate to Lose and why I feel I’m in this category
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #233 – Tea Bowl #9
Tea Bowl #9 The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Combining a slab-building and stick-hit-forming method to make the actual bowl, I worked it wet and fast. While still wet, I rolled it in broken porcelain crumbs left over in my recuperation bin, dabbed on some grog mixed with dark green and manganese stains, poured … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #233 – Tea Bowl #9
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #232 – Tea Bowl #8
Tea Bowl #8 The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Combining a slab-building and stick-hit-forming method to make the actual bowl, I worked it wet and fast. While still wet, I rolled it in broken porcelain crumbs left over in my recuperation bin, dabbed on some grog mixed with manganese stain, poured on some yellow … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #232 – Tea Bowl #8
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #231 – Tea Bowl #7
Tea Bowl #7 The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Combining a slab-building and stick-hit-forming method to make the actual bowl, I worked it wet and fast. While still wet, I rolled it in broken porcelain crumbs left over in my recuperation bin, dabbed on some grog mixed with manganese stain, painted on some splotches … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #231 – Tea Bowl #7
The New Renaissance Mindset 