The world is going mad............

 .....we all need to take some time and chill out.....partake of a wee libation of whatever suits and just go with the flow.    For this, I present the Crow-Kin Libation Glass.  Cheers!

Bowls, bowls and more bowls.......

 .....created for donation to the Willamette Art Center's "Empty Bowls" fund raiser for the local food bank.   More in progress, but I'm off to a good start.

Tower Of Babel concept vessels...........

"Tower of Babel II"   15-inches.   Stoneware, cone 10 with stains.

"Tower of Babel I"  14-inches.   Stoneware, cone 10 with stains.

 

The Village Expands............

 

.......new raku fired housing.   

MORE new work data dump...........

"Druid Stone #2"  9" x 6" x 4"   This glaze combination works!

"Druid Stone #3"  9" x 5" x 4"

"Exhalation of the Soul"   9" x 4.25" x 4.25"

 

"Space Opera" concept.........

.........initial creation.  The rocket isn't suitable, but unlike Elon Musk, I only had one rocket.   The next task is to attempt a sleek 50s-retro rocket made of clay.   The asteroid is roughly 12" in diameter.

 

Glaze test.............

 ... 2 coats of Georgie's "Rusty Nails" over 2 coats of "Dry Rust".   Wanted to see exactly what this looked like -- I have some large vases to be glazed.   I think it shall do.

Newest Raku firing results..........

"Art-Ifact"   6" diameter.   Reynolds Wrap glaze.

"Art-Ifact" 3-inch diameter.   Reynolds Wrap over Apple Crackle glaze.

Sculpture.  "The House at the Edge of the Sea".  11" x 4.25" x 4.25" (sold)

 

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.

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

 

Baltic Raku....aka Obvara.........

 ......first time I've tried this.   The unglazed clay pieces are fired to 1650F, then pulled and dunked into a mixture of water, flour and yeast.   Then into a bucket of water and set aside to cool.   I lost the first piece to thermal shock, but these three came out in varying degrees of interest.    The whiter piece is a different clay than the other two.   Much more experimentation is in order!

Art...Artifacts......

.....sculptural 'things'.  Roughly 4-inches cubed.  Various pigments and raku-fired.

Raku fire...........

Wall sculpture.  6-inches dia x 2.5-inches deep

Wall sculpture plate.  8-inch dia x 2-inches deep.  Glass and salt added during firing.

Raku dragon-scaled Crow-Kin

.....today.  The weather was a balmy near 60-degrees!  Tried adding salt to several pieces during the firing -- the initial results were promising.

Mossy Creek Pottery...........

......a ceramics wonderland tucked away up a secluded road off the coastal 101 highway just south of Lincoln City, Oregon.  The work of 40 ceramic artists are shown in the gallery.

The Last of the Snow-Kin...........

......now gathered at The Gallery At Ten Oaks awaiting the coming of the Solstice.

More Marilee's Lava Exploration........

Black mason stain undercoat and a red iron oxide overcoat.   My standard glossy white liner glaze around the top 1/4 of the piece.

"Earth Bowl #8".  Red iron oxide undercoat, black mason stain topcoat.

Fired to cone 6 in oxidation.  

Earth Bowl Series......

"Earth Bowl #5"

"Earth Bowl #3"

"Earth Bowl #6"

Handbuilt bowls with cone 04 crater glaze variations and multiple oxide/glaze treatments between layers.  Approximately 8-inch diameter, 3-5-inches high.

Raku bowl.............

.....Piepenburg patina.   About 6-inches in diameter.

RAKU..............rock & roll.............

@ Cross Creek Pottery (Kelly & Pam Donaldson).  The first raku crow-kin.

Crow=-Kin Scrabble.........

........19 pointZ!