Some fun summer photo's

I have started playing around with twitter and the site twitpic to quickly post random snapshots of my life. http://twitpic.com/photos/curiousceramics Feel free to drop by and check them out. Leave comments if you would like. I'm always interested in hearing what people think about my photographs. It is a hobby I have enjoyed for a few years now.

On the Wall

I'm excited about the show tonight at the Whipper Snapper Gallery. http://www.whippersnapper.ca/site/index.php I have a maiolica bowl on display. Well over the last few days I have been sorting through the work I made this year. It can be surprising to look at what was made and accumulated over the past 3 years. The next few weeks will be spent sorting my work and getting ready to sell it. I have decided to hang a few pieces around my apartment. Here is a shot of a few of them together.

Is this how it ends?

I spent a day and evening in the studio Thursday afternoon to Friday morning painting work for my what was supposed to be my last maiolica firing at Sheridan. But later in the day when I came back after sleeping I found a small bowl that I overlooked and didn't finish painting. I plan to finish painting it and firing later today. Friday was the last day of classes and I have to move and decide what to do next. Monday afternoon I have an interview at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto for one of the residency positions in the ceramics studio. And I'm hoping the work I made this week will be good enough to bring to my interview. Today I have to prepare work for a Soda kiln and photograph some work to include in my slide presentation for the interview.

I have included some wood fired tea caddy's being used a s bud vases. I often grab wild flowers and place them in small pieces to change the scenery of my work space. 

 

This was my studio space this year at school and this photo shows the aftermath of my marathon painting session. I will miss this space and the classmates I worked with this year.

5 days until…

I can hardly wait to get into the photo studio to shoot my work from the wood kiln. Wood firings are hard work but are worth it. There is always something exciting that happens during the process. The work for the Tea ceremony has been an inspiration for me when considering making work for wood kilns. I am currently making work last minute for a wood firing on Tuesday. Hopefully the rush will allow me to focus on intuition and produce work that looks fresh and immediate.

Unloading the Wood Kiln

Here is a quick video of Kass and Jenny unbricking the Wood kiln.
More pics and video to follow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtIvC-ThT38

I have included a post by my instructor Tony Clennell about the firing.
http://smokieclennell.blogspot.com/2010/02/tired-bones.html

Image update

Here are some of the pieces from my last kiln firing.

The first set is on the way!

So I have started on my bowls for the empty bowls fundraiser at the Gardiner museum. I am considering glazing them with maiolica and leaving areas open for terra sig. I am not sure it can take the thermal shock yet. I am centering the bowl on the wheel in preparation for trimming.