Tea Bowls - Hats 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 #221 – Tea Bowls – Hats
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #220 – Tea Bowls – Giraffes
220 - Tea Bowls - Giraffes The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Combining a slab-building and Pinch-pot method to make the actual bowl, I worked it wet and fast. While still wet, I stuck on pieces of asphalt, then I set it aside to dry slowly under paper and plastic, before sending it to … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #220 – Tea Bowls – Giraffes
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #219 – Tea Bowls – Fish
219 - Tea Bowls - Fish The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Combining a slab-building and Pinch-pot method to make the actual bowl, I worked it wet and fast. While still wet, I stuck on some asphalt pieces, then I set it aside to dry slowly under paper and plastic, before sending it to … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #219 – Tea Bowls – Fish
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #218 – Tea Bowls – Cheetahs
218 - Tea Bowls - Cheetahs The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Combining a slab-building and Pinch-pot method to make the actual bowl, I worked it wet and fast. While still wet, I stuck on pieces of asphalt, then I set it aside to dry slowly under paper and plastic, before sending it to … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #218 – Tea Bowls – Cheetahs
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #217 – Tea #13
Tea #13 The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Combining a slab-building and Pinch-pot method to make the actual bowl, I worked it wet and fast. While still wet, I scored the outside with a fork and dabbed on some grog mixed with brown stain, then I set it aside to dry slowly under paper … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #217 – Tea #13
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #216 – Tea #11
Tea #11 The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Combining a slab-building and Pinch-pot method to make the actual bowl, I worked it wet and fast. While still wet, I used a fork to score the texture, painted into it some red glaze, painted the outer and inner base with a dark brown engobe, then … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #216 – Tea #11
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #212 – Tea #4
Tea #4: The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Combining a Pinch-pot and stick-tap-forming method to make the actual bowl, I worked it wet and fast. While still wet, I painted on some black engobe and dabbed on some grog mixed with manganese stain, then I set it aside to dry slowly under paper and … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #212 – Tea #4
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #211 – Tea #3:
Tea #3: The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Combining a slab-building and Pinch-pot 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, then I set it … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #211 – Tea #3:
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity – Part 8 – Exploring Wabi-Sabi
Part 8 - Exploring Wabi-Sabi The Wikipedia description fits best for this period of play I call My Wabi-Sabi. I embarked on a creative journey of seeking beauty in the imperfect. It’s here that the study of kiln errors, firing mistakes, Raku finishes, and breaking the rules came together the most. These are all done … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity – Part 8 – Exploring Wabi-Sabi
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #210 – It Is So Simple
It Is So Simple: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. Pure joy to create... I mostly used a pallet knife... I can still feel the fluidity of the lines as I painted them... it flows in many directions, from the center of the canvas, I loved the challenge … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #210 – It Is So Simple
The New Renaissance Mindset 