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Did a little more work yesterday. I managed to trim the covers to the fruit dishes I'm making. But, unfortunately, I don't like them so they will just be glaze tests. On the other hand, the more I work the more I discover what I really want the work to look like.<br />
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I took a break yesterday to start working on my figures. Instinct took over and somehow he ended up with Octopus arms. I really like it, and It oddly fits in with the rest of my work. I still want to use the imari gosu to draw cherry blossom flowers on parts of the surface, and luster the heart on the chest. I've decided to change the color of the roses from pink/blue to gold. It seemed... right :)<br />
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Boy with the Golden Heart

Did a little more work yesterday. I managed to trim the covers to the fruit dishes I'm making. But, unfortunately, I don'...

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I've modified the plan a little bit. I'm going to make medium sized plates, with domed covers decorated to look like landscapes. When you lift them the drawings on the plate will be exposed. It adds a bit more dimension to the work.<br />
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The drawings are going pretty well. I bought some new brushes to help get more detail but I may actually need to get an even smaller brush so that I can get even more detail on the drawings.<br />
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It's getting down to the wire, but everything seems to be falling into place.<br />
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Production Mode

Trying to get back into throwing mode this week. I spent the majority of my time this week trying to adjust to the new clay body I'm usi...