I finally finished putting Norris on to my Peru vase. Lots of little Norris’s all over! Well, three of them anyways. Using the terra sigillata was a little different than the glazes. It was definitely more thin than most the glazes. I had to be careful to not get too much on the brush, other wise it would get all over the place.
I am very excited to see how it will turn out. When I was using the black it was very similar to the dark red. There was only a subtle difference between the two. It was very difficult to distinguish them from each other when they were painted on. Once the piece is fired in the kiln, the black will be very rich.
The Line around the neck of the piece is the black, where as the red the inner stripe after the white!
I was looking at various ceramic artist and I came upon Jennifer McCurdy. All I can say is WOW! Her pieces are absolutely some of the most stunning pieces I have seen in a long time. She does her pieces thrown on the wheel. The wheel is something that takes practice, years of it. As you can tell by the amazing visual effects of her pieces she is a master potter. She uses translucent porcelain then fires it high fired at cone 10.
For my coral reef piece, I am looking at various columns as the base. I am leaning prominently towards the ionic columns. I looked at Corinthian columns but I am afraid that they would over complicate the top part of the piece where the coral reef will be. However, if I could arrange it in such a way as to make it look like the coral reef was actually part of the flowery look of the Corinthian column, it might look alright.
Ionic column
Corinthian Column
I was watching the Discovery Channel’s show Life. It is a fascinating show. I really think the videography is amazing! This particular episode was about deep sea creatures and it had a part about coral reefs. It had an animal on it that I have to use. I loved the way they burrow into the reef then spread open. I can see why they are called a Christmas tree. I have to say the textures and the colors in the reefs are amazing. I am not sure the name of this plant but just look at the textures all over. I love it.
Christmas Tree Worm
I am very excited to see how it will turn out. When I was using the black it was very similar to the dark red. There was only a subtle difference between the two. It was very difficult to distinguish them from each other when they were painted on. Once the piece is fired in the kiln, the black will be very rich.
The Line around the neck of the piece is the black, where as the red the inner stripe after the white!I was looking at various ceramic artist and I came upon Jennifer McCurdy. All I can say is WOW! Her pieces are absolutely some of the most stunning pieces I have seen in a long time. She does her pieces thrown on the wheel. The wheel is something that takes practice, years of it. As you can tell by the amazing visual effects of her pieces she is a master potter. She uses translucent porcelain then fires it high fired at cone 10.
For my coral reef piece, I am looking at various columns as the base. I am leaning prominently towards the ionic columns. I looked at Corinthian columns but I am afraid that they would over complicate the top part of the piece where the coral reef will be. However, if I could arrange it in such a way as to make it look like the coral reef was actually part of the flowery look of the Corinthian column, it might look alright.
Ionic column
Corinthian ColumnI was watching the Discovery Channel’s show Life. It is a fascinating show. I really think the videography is amazing! This particular episode was about deep sea creatures and it had a part about coral reefs. It had an animal on it that I have to use. I loved the way they burrow into the reef then spread open. I can see why they are called a Christmas tree. I have to say the textures and the colors in the reefs are amazing. I am not sure the name of this plant but just look at the textures all over. I love it.
Christmas Tree Worm
