More owls and vertigo

I'm jumping on the owl-loving bandwagon!  I'm even making felt ones.  Was thinking of giving them away for Christmas ornaments, but that just be too rambunctious this year. 

One of these was shipped to Seattle for a friend's husband!

First piece spray glazed during spray glaze workshop.

Side 1

Side 2

First piece with Tom Coleman porcelain, second spray glazed piece.

Third spray glazed piece.

4th spray glazed piece

More Vertigo

Side 1

Side 2

Side 1

Side 2

Other pottery pieces from this spring

It's been a busy spring/early summer and I finally got a chance to catch up on this blog.  Think I carved stamps to make the cars, trains and planes this winter.  My husband drew the plane for me to trace. 

Vertigo side 1

Vertigo side 2

Totem Exchange

 I had the pleasure of participating in a totem exchange with 8 other wonderful clay artists!  It entailed making 9 pieces of art with 1/2-inch holes on the top and bottom in order to thread onto a piece of re-bar.  Some of us threw our pieces on the wheel, while others hand-built them.  Sign-up ended March 1st, and we had until the end of May to finish them.  It was a fun and freeing project for me because it didn't matter if they looked the same at all!  Then we had a party in June and exchanged them.  What a great excuse for a party!

Jan's owls--She came up with the project!

Bisque-fired totems by Gina

Bisque-fired turtles

Jill's turtles still in the kiln!

Kiln opening is like Christmas Day, you never know if you're going to get a potholder or a new car!

My vertigo pieces

Brenda's totems

In their intended location!

The artists minus Barb in order
!

Cars and faces

How to make a stopperless shaker

I'm going to quickly post this before I get distracted again and never post this.