Inspiration-Microscopy

Bacterial root nodules

Cross section of a root

Tabellaria

Tabellaria

Another blog I love is botanist Phil Gates' beyondthehumaneye.blogspot.com/. The beauty and complexity of these microscopic images are my creative fodder.

New work in progress

Do you ever feel like everything is unraveling? Lately I feel this way pretty often. Not that it is a bad thing...it is just unsettling sometimes.  I have had this paper clay esque material in my studio for a while. I am using Keraflex porcelain. When you soak it in water it gets very pliable and feels like wet noodles. I love how it looks when you tear it.
 

Workshop results

I just finished a 4 week intensive with Scott Jennings.  It was so fun to be a student!  I love his work and think I can incorporate his techniques into my own style.  The glaze colors match the shirt I am wearing right now.  Too funny.

New images of finished work

Life Savers

Waving, Not Drowning (top view)

Waving, Not Drowning

Pollinating Democracy

Watching the Melt

Many thanks to my photographer J. Jones.  He is amazing and makes me look good!

Glazed flower

Well it did run like hell and I had to buy my studio mate a new shelf, but I think it worked out pretty well.  I am still thinking of putting a layer of pearl luster over the dark areas in the center.  The idea is to have it look like an oil spill reflecting the sunlight.  But... I am still not sure.

Work in progress-in the kiln for the glaze firing

Fingers crossed that this doesn't run like hell.