stoneware cups out of last weeks firing…am enjoying the ‘stone-ness’ of the body and the way the white matt glaze works over it, satisfies a need for ‘earthiness’ visually apparent. my porcelain is fired to the same temperature, a different delishess ness !!

love a morning when its time to use my brushes and cobalt washes to paint some of my pieces!!!

plates and bowls out of the kiln on the weekend…am enjoying the stoneware clay body, colour and texture.  the whole process of ceramics, of earth, clay, forming and firing processes, resulting in usable objects, never ceases to be a pleasure.

just unpacked the kiln, eager to see how a few new clay bodies are working with my matt white glaze….’snow gum’ keeps coming to mind at the soft variations of the glaze running over the clay.

am enjoying working with a stoneware clay body and a white matt glaze in the studio at the moment…

allowing simple  over runs of glaze to break up the surface of the pot

was a bit excited about the fresh cobalt and the batch of beakers just out of the kiln is quite dark in places….inky black blue…I love it !!

cobalt washed discs of porcelain with sterling silver findings (approx. 5x4cm )…at times in the studio its nice to work on these small scale  sized projects between packing the kiln or throwing, or waiting for things to dry…and they use up small spaces in the kiln setting, around bowls etc

this little porcelain beaker washed with copper glaze out of the kiln yesterday morning just suits this refreshing morning. cooler, quieter, rain dripping off the eaves

between throwing a batch of big bowls some fish have been happening on linen….now finished and rinsed and out to dry…ready to go home with Judy tomorrow!!