Squinty Old Man and Dopey Kid

I made a couple of pieces that ended up looking like they were related...or even different versions of the same guy.  Process shots!

Dopey Kid:

Before first firing.

Glazed but not fired yet.

Finished!
9 x 5 x 3 inches

And the older version, Squinty Old Man:

Still wet clay.

Glazed but not fired.

Finished!
5 x 8 x 3 inches

Made of recycled cone 10 clay with oxides and a touch of glaze on the old man's eye.

They hang on the wall and hopefully will find a home soon, either through a gallery show or sale.

White Vase with Seam

Another cylinder vase with a decorated seam.  This was supposed to be a bluish celedon, but that just didn't happen.  It's a nice neutral, though.

hand-built cylinder from recycled cone 10 clay

Again, pretty messy in there.

A lot of the iron in the clay got pulled out by the white glaze upon firing.

There was a bit of wipe on/wipe off action before I painted the celedon on the
seam decoration...just that little bit of thinning of the glaze really changes the surface color.