Tea Bowl #6 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, sprayed on some black … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #230 – Tea Bowl #6
My Favourite Art Supplies – Gouache, that strange goo is paint!
Reeves 5-Pack Gouache Tube Set: The Review: I started with reeves for the sharpness of their colors, and I still use them whenever I can find them. They dry quickly enough and are easy to blend. If you are not using them as watercolors, (ie diluting them) then I suggest using acrylic paint instead, as … Continue reading My Favourite Art Supplies – Gouache, that strange goo is paint!
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #229 – Tea Bowl #5
Tea Bowl #5 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, and dabbed on some grog mixed with manganese stain, painted the inside … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #229 – Tea Bowl #5
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #228 – Tea Bowl #4
Tea Bowl #4 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 pushed glass beads into the inside walls and dabbed on some grog mixed with manganese stain on the outside, then I set it aside … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #228 – Tea Bowl #4
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #227 – Tea Bowl #3
Tea Bowl #3 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 beach sand, dabbed on some glass dust on the inside, and thickly brushed on some dark green underglaze on the outside, … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #227 – Tea Bowl #3
Midweek Poems – Defining a Grateful Successographer
I accept my patterns of envy have limited my growth in the past And that I have nothing to fear, Nor any logical reason to compare my current self to that of others. I didn’t have their journey; I don’t share their experience. I have my experience and my reality is my own. They may … Continue reading Midweek Poems – Defining a Grateful Successographer
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #226 – Tea Bowl #2
Tea Bowl #2 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 and dabbed on some blue and manganese stains, then I set it … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #226 – Tea Bowl #2
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #225 – Tea Bowl #1
Tea Bowl #1 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, and painted the inside … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #225 – Tea Bowl #1
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #224 – Tea Bowls – Aquatic Life
Tea Bowls - Aquatic Life 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 moss green underglaze, then I set it aside to dry slowly under paper and plastic, before sending … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #224 – Tea Bowls – Aquatic Life
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #223 – Tea Bowls – Sangreal
Tea Bowls - Sangreal 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. I set it aside to dry slowly under paper and plastic, before sending it to be bisqued. Note: Because of the possibility of cross contamination, I kept … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #223 – Tea Bowls – Sangreal
The New Renaissance Mindset 