Poof'n Out!: porcelain

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Been a while since I posted last. In the last two months I've been quite distracted. Started working at the Ceramic Shop full time, got two peices into the Our Community show at The Clay Studio and applied for the Graduate program at Ohio State. Getting nervous waiting for their response.<br />
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Here are some of the new slides I had taken of some recent work. Hoping to get back into making. I signed up to take a mold making class this coming spring session at the clay studio, and in April I have a group show in Baltimore at The Brickhaus Art Space, and the work exchange show in June. Gotta keep chugging.<br />
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Been a while since I posted last. In the last two months I've been quite distracted. Started working at the Ceramic Shop full time, g...

Boy with the Golden Heart

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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'...

Production Mode

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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...

Tests and Practice

Testing the imari gosu a bit more before I start cranking out the work... I should be getting in my frost cone 6 clay in soon. I ordered 150...

The Clay Studio: Blue & White Workshop

Today I had the privileged of taking the Blue and White workshop at The Clay Studio. We had several demos today. Throwing large vessels, throwing off the hump, and using cobalt pigment to create designs on bisque ware. Instructing today was Seigoh Maeda, Makoto Saeda, and Kunio Watanabe.<br />
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The workshop started with a breif introduction and then moved into demos. I watched the Kunio Wanatabe throwing off the hump demo. He only used two tools, one of which was a simple rib tool he had made and the other was a more complicated "dragonfly" tool. The dragonfly measures the depth and width of the intorior of a pot. He used the rib to form and compress the interior of the cups.<br />
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He threw left handed (with the wheel going clockwise) as is standard in Japan, but was still a little nervous about using new clay, on a new wheel, and in front of a couple dozen people. He was throwing a lot wetter than I would, and he even commented on how difficult it was getting to work with, but I think that is because he was using a new clay body( 257 at The Clay Studio is a weird one).</div>
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He worked really smoothly, but admitted he still considers himself a student. He created a beautiful drawing of fruits and leaves (some sort of Japanese mango). I ended up creating a portrait of sorts using the techniques he showed. I was happy wit how much I finished in the hour and a half we had to work. I'm hoping to purchase a smaller sumi ink brush so I can be more detailed. I need to practice much more before I can start on the Golden series.</div>
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The Clay Studio: Blue & White Workshop

Today I had the privileged of taking the Blue and White workshop at The Clay Studio. We had several demos today. Throwing large vessels, thr...

Walrus Orgasms & New Figure Work

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I got walrus out of the kiln. He still needs eyeballs and such but I love the rough texture and color of his skin that came about by spraying layers of black and clear. It has the perfect damp sheen. I'm going to start building the base soon. I also finished up the hands and feet of the cupcake. I will post that image after they get glazed.<br />
On another note, I have begun work on a new figurative piece. Trying to sharpen up my sculpting skills haha. Made both hands and one foot. Im using bmix for its off white color, perfect for more of a skin-like tone. Im thinking I will build a wire armature body and sew an outfit for it. Similar to work I did ages ago in highschool. <br />
Here is the progress I made today. Sorry if images are the wrong direction. I will rotate them when I get to a computer.<br />
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Walrus Orgasms & New Figure Work

I got walrus out of the kiln. He still needs eyeballs and such but I love the rough texture and color of his skin that came about by sprayi...

The Visions: TXT MSG BU (Text Message Breakup)

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More from my proposal for the artist in residency program at Seto. This set is for I Can See the Future. Here his visions are of text messages haha. He sees an impending breakup, which brings him to tears and bring his vision in to the puddle of his golden tears.This set is on plates, and has a design that runs with the form. The tears run off the figure and collect along the floor of the plate. At first glance it appears like a simple design but I think mixing the cobalt and the cold luster designs will be tricky.

The Visions: TXT MSG BU (Text Message Breakup)

More from my proposal for the artist in residency program at Seto. This set is for I Can See the Future. Here his visions are of text mess...

Wood Fire Progress

The last few pots took a while to dry in the studio so I've just finished trimming, altering, and adding handles to a few of them... mig...

The Gift of Love (Creation of a Golden Heart) : Seto Proposal

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Here is more work towards the Seto Artist and Residence program. I am applying with two sets of work, the three figurative and then 3 sets of three decorative Seto-ware inspired tumblers. Here is the first of three sets, <i>The Gift of Love ( Creation of a Golden Heart)</i>, about the creation of one of the figures. The 2nd set i'm thinking will revolve around the<i> I See the Future</i> and his visions. I'll probably start those tonight and post those tomorrow.

The Gift of Love (Creation of a Golden Heart) : Seto Proposal

Here is more work towards the Seto Artist and Residence program. I am applying with two sets of work, the three figurative and then 3 sets...

I have a heart of Gold, Proposal Part 3

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This is the final of the 3 figurative proposals I have been working on. I have another 3 sets of illustrations for thrown work. I'll probably hit those up tomorrow. Beddies. Posting the work in progress helps show how much work really goes into applying for these residencies. Trying not to get my hopes up though, as everyone they have accepted has been over 40 in the last few years... and most have an MFA... I'm just going to turn my swag meter on high and submit anyway.

I have a heart of Gold, Proposal Part 3

This is the final of the 3 figurative proposals I have been working on. I have another 3 sets of illustrations for thrown work. I'll p...

I Can See the Future, 2nd Proposal

This is my second in the string of proposals I'll be submitting for the Seto Artist in Residency Program. This is Part of a series, al...

I've Got the Golden Touch: Seto Residency Application

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I'm putting together proposals and drawings for new work as part of my application for the Seto International Art Exchange - Artist in Residence Program. I looks like a great program and Seto, Japan, has over 1300 years of history making Ceramics. I'm really excited about the possibility of traveling abroad again, as it provides me with crucial inspiration for my work. Here is the first of my proposals for some of the work I want to make.  a description is typed onto the image.

I've Got the Golden Touch: Seto Residency Application

I'm putting together proposals and drawings for new work as part of my application for the Seto International Art Exchange - Artist in...

Trimming Time!

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Making progress trimming and altering some of the forms... I lost two of my babies to being a little forceful. It has been a while, I guess. I'm gonna spend another hour or so deciding which ones I want to decorate and how. Here's a better picture of what I've been working on. The hardest part is deciding which ones to pair together, other than the ones that blatantly should be (n_n). But, a lot of that will change post wood fire.

Trimming Time!

Making progress trimming and altering some of the forms... I lost two of my babies to being a little forceful. It has been a while, I gues...

Throwing Spree

I had a pretty good throwing spree today. I went to the studio to teach the childrens saturday class and decided to stay to throw a little. ...

Evoltution : thrown vessels

Threw some vessels yesterday, and made an evolution as they grow in scale, hopefully they survive, because I really enjoy them :)

Canopy Complete, New Tree Stalk, & Gifts

<div>So I've finished the canopy, it needs a few touchups here and there but otherwise its going very well.  I think im going to decorate it with some torn up pom poms and rhinestones. Super excited. I also threw the stalk/trunk of the next tree i'll be making. Its more losey-gosey than the others but im excited to see how that will play out.<br />
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dont worry bout the lopsided canopy, i havent attached it yet, just scopin looks out...<br />
I also took the forms I threw and did some drawings on them. Can't show any closeups just yet because I don't want to ruin the gift. Im anticipating they don't regularly check my blog, but if they do this isn't too much of a spoiler :)<br />
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Canopy Complete, New Tree Stalk, & Gifts

So I've finished the canopy, it needs a few touchups here and there but otherwise its going very well. I think im going to decorate it ...

Studio Madness

Today I not only managed to finish building the walrus but finished the base of the tree. I decorated the vessels I threw the other night wi...

The Start of Walrus, Tree continued.

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<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hOOklLEiWTsLDgC1xz_j1f5F3bSvqNl2TkqgaF9wivU0vmjPp59CWlvOHQUGPPxGM0zbLFHHEajgXaoCcdgZQJk34qQZRG3B5hKCLh6qLrhtkMUQPWVZM5sQ__Oluaf0dhXk1i-5gm8/s1600/2011-03-14_10-00-33_253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hOOklLEiWTsLDgC1xz_j1f5F3bSvqNl2TkqgaF9wivU0vmjPp59CWlvOHQUGPPxGM0zbLFHHEajgXaoCcdgZQJk34qQZRG3B5hKCLh6qLrhtkMUQPWVZM5sQ__Oluaf0dhXk1i-5gm8/s400/2011-03-14_10-00-33_253.jpg" width="222" /></a></div>So started building the walrus for the walrus orgasms piece, and finished the bottom half of the tree. Everything is turning out wonderfully. Everytime I look at the head from a distance I lust laugh because it already has the dumb smug expression the walrus has in the drawing haha. Having so much fun in the studio.<br />
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The Start of Walrus, Tree continued.

So started building the walrus for the walrus orgasms piece, and finished the bottom half of the tree. Everything is turning out wonderfull...

Trimming and Decorating

<div><p>Trimmed the vessels I made yesterday. Embeleshed them with a pencil and painted some decorative black marks. After they are bisqued im going to add another layer of underglaze before the final layer of glaze. Just playing around with some new forms :)</p>
<p>What I like a lot about these forms is that as I make marks on the outside with the pencil it creates a negative on the inside of it. Thanks Vicki for the tip. I had to make sure I threw especially thin for these. It made trimming difficult. Hence im now two short ahah.</p>
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Trimming and Decorating

Trimmed the vessels I made yesterday. Embeleshed them with a pencil and painted some decorative black marks. After they are bisqued im going...

Some Fun: Throwing Time

Today after work ii figured it would be a good idea to throw. I haven't been in the studio as much lately, since I've been working a...