more finished pots

new glaze, different results

This is the new glaze I made, I fired it 2 different ways getting very different results.


Below it is very buttery with a satin finish, and not at all translucent.

Here it is translucent, glossy with a slight green tinge. Very traditional looking.

I love them both, which one do you like best?......

look mum no more mouth bling!

My biggest baby got her braces off today, a shit load of money well spent. I think she used to look like a vampire. hence no before photos, her rule.

breakfast man!

Breakfast man comes to our house every morning, he's very creative, if a little wasteful!







This is my first commission. These are serving platters for someone who does production work for restaurants. He needed some for an order and didn't have time to make them himself, so asked me to throw some for him. He will fire and glaze them, I just had to throw them. Easy.

lovely new glaze

This is the glaze I made last week. I wanted a fully transparent glossy one, but I love this! Its mat and velvety to touch, just beautiful. It will soften my decoration, but I can live that. So am off to glaze a kiln load of work, every day my work is slowly getting better.

lovely sunday

After a Saturday night with seven teenagers (plus the 8 year old) sleeping over (smelly!), our reward was a Sunday afternoon - child free! Took this opportunity to go to an amazing exhibition - Ricky Swallow - The Bricoleur, at the Ian Potter Center, NVG. He's wooden sculptures are incredible, just beautiful. It's on till 28th of Feb 2010. http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/rickyswallow/





We also checked out the 2009 Clemenger Contemporary Art Award. My favourite work was also the winner by Ah Xian - Conrete Forest. There is so much to take in, I could have spent hours looking. That exhibition is on till the 7th of Feb 2010. http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/clemenger2009/

celebrate the importance of small things

more bowls

more!

more pots!

Couldnt fit all the images in one blog, anyone know how to?

new pots - first generation

finished at last, but good and bad. Glazing - needs work, forms - need work, decoration - needs life drawing classes!

love this balcony garden

day in the country

inner city life

stuff

I have an unexpected change of plans for today, am meant to be house cleaning, and am looking around for the first time in ages - am stunned by the fact I have manged to cover every surface with stuff!

This is my favourite piece of stuff, which sits atop of the fridge, it sums up so much to me about the state of domestic bliss, feminist ideas and me fast approaching 40.

finished

Finally two bowls finished and they are gone already! Hopefully more to come in the next few weeks.