Update: "Process Pots" continue.......

 

Various pots in progress.   Tallest is about 17-inches.   Unfired as of yet.

Working title (in progress): "Tower of Babel".   An idea I've had kicking around in my head for some time.   Time to see it in reality.   About 17-inches tall.

New "Process" pots...............

 

........created in segments of hand built and wheel thrown sections.   The tallest is 16-inches.

Round and Round..........

 

Obvrara firing results.............

Lidded jar.   Mid-fire stoneware.

Crow-Kin.  Low fire stoneware.

Jar.  Mid-fire stoneware.

Inverted bowl sculptural form.  High fire stoneware.

Sculptural plate.   Mid fire stoneware.  

Okay then.......Obvara firing.......

 

Pulling pieces from the kiln at 1650-degrees

Dunking in the flour/water/yeast/beer mixture

Final dunk in a water rinse

...........................because apparently my New Year's Day raku firing did NOT set the tone for a HAPPY start to the year, we've resorted to obvara.     Obvara is also referred to as "Baltic raku".   The recipe used is about 3 gallons of water, 3 pounds of flour, several tablespoons of sugar and 2 tablespoons of yeast.   Since the weather is cold and the brew has a tendency to go flat, I added 12 ounces of beer about an hour before firing.    Once cooled off, the pieces that look okay will be washed and then coated with an Olympic All-Surface sealer.

Quantum Chi.............

 .........digital composition.

Zen of Chaos.......................

 ..........digital composition.

New Years Raku Firing!

Wall hanging plate, 8.5-inches diameter.  Spun glaze test.

Wall hanging inverted bowl, 6.75-inch diameter, 2.75-inches deep.  With glass.

A new raku glaze test (Reynolds Wrap).   3 coats moderately reduced.