Nov 30, 2012

In the mood for yellow

We have a new glaze at the atelier, a big thanx to Veronique. And it is wonderfully yellow. The best color for those short winter days, not that we don't have any sunshine, we do, and it's getting more intense day by day. But there is a lot of grey in the sky as well....

This was taken on the beach in Jurmala, Latvia. A beautiful but a bit chilly place, especially at this time of the year, so wool tights are a must there.






Nov 1, 2012

Some teapots

Thought I'd try this shape, but it proved to be not so easy, partly because of the thick rimless bottom, that cracked during firing.



And a butter dish that was thrown by a fellow ceramist, Aurelia, and I just did some doodling on the glaze prior to firing: