Hi everyone! I’m so glad to be writing, as it’s been a very exciting week. Firstly, I got some pieces out of the glaze kiln that I’m delighted with! Secondly, I’ve been busy glazing in the studio and am super excited to show you what pieces I have going in the next glaze kiln. And lastly, I have some cool updates about the watercolor piece I was working on in my last post!
First, I want to give you some updates on the watercolor piece, which I’ve since titled “The Beachcomber’s Blues.” I’m happy to say that I not only finished it, but it’s now on display in the 10 Years of Excellence Art Show for our very own Where Creativity Works Blog! You can see it in person in the Kresge Gallery until January 14th! Check out the fantastic work of my fellow bloggers and faculty, too! I’m so proud of myself for sticking with this painting and trusting myself to finish it without any mishaps. I’m definitely out of commission for hyperrealism for a short bit, but I want to do something like this again. I loved this process so much, even when it felt overwhelming, it was beyond worth it.
Next, I want to show you some of the pieces that came out of the glaze kiln today, because as I’m writing this, they came out today! I mostly used the glaze that I made last semester for my pieces because I knew I’d like the result, but I also experimented a bit, so I’ll show you a few of my favorites as well. I don’t have great pictures just yet, but I will eventually!
First, I want to show you a few of the results from my glaze, which I’m thrilled with. I used various combinations and techniques to apply glaze for these, so it’s so cool to see them all next to each other. The two pieces on the left are tea bowls, and I love how their forms turned out. I also love the finger marks I left on the middle piece because they add a really personal touch.
Next, I have another piece featuring what seems to be a signature of mine: sand dollars! I’ve been trying to incorporate the realism I loved in my watercolor paintings into my ceramics, so this was one of those experiments. I love how the design turned out, so I think I’ll try it out again on a couple of my other pots.
This next piece was one that I did not expect to love so dearly. Something about the spacing of the lines and how they almost bleed together, but don’t, is just stunning. There is also a little bit of white space where the underglaze crawled, but I find it almost endearing that it’s the only place on the cup where it happens, and that I wouldn’t be able to recreate it if I tried.
Finally, this wabi-sabi-inspired pot was shockingly one of my favorite reveals of the entire kiln unloading. This pot is unlike anything I’ve made before, and it came from a pot that I messed up while throwing on the wheel, and then decided to keep messing up. There is so much to see with this pot, but I can’t capture it in one picture. I’m really looking forward to trying more wabi-sabi-inspired pots, since this one is beautiful.
This kiln unloading was so special. I’m so happy with the results, and I can’t wait to try and recreate some of my favorite designs!
Now, I’m so excited to show these pots to you all because they are like my prized possessions. Ever since I threw them, I’ve been almost emotional about them. If you can’t tell from the picture, these pots are about three inches tall. I glazed them, and now they’re like my children. I don’t have a better picture of them, but wow, if they turn out horrible in the kiln, I will be absolutely crushed. I left one of them plain with only my teal glaze, so at least one will be okay! The other four are up to the kiln gods, and I will do anything to appease them.
Needless to say, it has been an amazing and productive couple of weeks! I’m so excited about my new pots! If you want to see better pictures and videos of them, I’ll have them up on my Instagram as soon as possible! You can follow me @jennaking05_art. I post a lot of process photos on there if you’re interested!
Also, again, please visit the Where Creativity Works Art Show, there is so much outstanding work on display! Thank you all for reading, I can’t wait for what’s to come in he studio in the next few weeks! Stay tuned! Have a great couple of weeks, everyone 🙂
– Jenna
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