Autumn: The Old "Young Boar"

Young Boar: Navajo Wheel clay; brown glazing, layered.

A Little Mermaid Sighting . . .

A different sort of water-fox . . . . 

Mergatroyd, Mermaid: 
sculpture mix; denim glazing, layered; copper wire.

Jaunty Mom!

My mother, back in the late 1960's/early 1970's, in front of our family tent somewhere in Northern California.  I'm thinking, perhaps, Lake Siskiyou?

I think she looks rather jaunty in Dad's hat here.

A Flying Visit

Quick jaunt last night to the studio. Finding parking in Berkeley on a Friday evening was an ordeal; have to plan that part better next time. Studio almost empty though, so a good relaxed vibe there. Must go again at that time.

The reindeer was broken even before his first trip to the kiln; here, he's almost ready to go in again as a glaze test.

No horns, only one leg: I still think he's a jaunty flier. You know the reindeer song: On Dasher, on Dancer, on Comet, on--yes, this might be Cupid.

I had a difficult time trying to work out the best glazing for Puck here, and I settled for a fairly standard harlequin effect. Or so I think. You never quite know how the glaze will react in combination, or . . . unless you have more practice than I do.

Waves. I borrowed the design idea from an old Viking funeral stone. I still think it's lucky.