Here are 3 pairs of tumblers, for wine or whatever, from the glaze firing I did  September 2nd.

This is made from a pressmold; it's about 9" in diameter. It's a buff-firing clay, with several glazes poured thickly in the outer part. I let the first layer dry and crack, then add more. ...never know just how the blend will turn out.

Here is another batch of oyster shells for barbecuing oysters. I wedge extra grog and some kyanite into the clay, and so far they seem to withstand the stress of the heat-according to my friends who actually use them.

This style of pots is not really what I'm thrilled to make, but every so often I do it anyway-can't say why. My favorite part on these is the effect of the high iron slip under the creme glaze. 

...and here is a tureen, 10" high. The flowers are thrown and I used white slip on the buff clay..

This is a 10 inch bowl. Same buff clay.

Here are the pots from my recent stoneware glaze firing, except for one which has to be re-fired. The pierced bowl is 12 inches in diameter at it's widest point.

This is a 13" platter, and Yes, it's that blurry- maybe someone will like the soft effect.

Just a little vase, or a 2-handled cup...

...a 10 and 1/2" pie plate shape

The pitcher is just over 8 inches high.

The bottles have Death Valley clay slip under the glaze.

I mixed a new batch of yellow glaze and it turned out fine. The blue is one of the brighter ones I have.

8" bowls, and deep enough for a big salad.

Same blue as the cup, but the fog had lifted, as you can tell by the lighter color of my background, so some of the intensity of the blue changed too.

Our show opened on June 10, in the Centano Gallery at the Lompoc Museum. It will be on display for 2 months.
Here are some pictures I took the day of the reception

L to R: works by Eric Morlan, Carol Moore, Peggy Kizziah

by Carol Moore, Ann Brink (my collage is interactive; several pieces can slide on steel rods

by Dee Frasher

by Ron Barrows

by Dee Frasher

Double walled vessel, and basket w/ copper tubing handle, by Ann Brink

by Eric Morlan

Top to Bottom: pieces by Noreen LaPointe, Ann Brink,  Ed Brooks

Mobile by Carol Moore

by Ed Brooks and vases by Noreen LaPointe

Stone carvings by Ken Jorgensen

by Dee Frasher

by Ann Brink

by Ann Brink

by Eric Morlan and Ken Jorgensen

by Noreen LaPointe

by Carol Moore

by Dee Frasher

by Dee Frasher

by Ed Brooks

by Carol Moore

Here are 3 views of an interactive collage I finished last week.  It is part of a show at the gallery downstairs at the Lompoc Museum. The show is the work of the Lompoc Sculptors Guild, and will continue for two months.

Anyway, the collage is 22" x32", and has two moveable pieces mounted on steel rods. I call it "There's Always More".

 I ended up making a copper handle for this basket, instead of the branch one, pictured earlier.

 Here is the final version of the bells, with mallets, on the stand I made.

This sculpture was made from one thrown disc, which was cut into rings, which were then carefully bent.  I made it quite a long time ago, but left the pieces separate.  I like to have them all on a table and set them all to rocking at once, if possible. Being of differing sizes, they were always stopping and had to be restarted- kind of fun!  But for a change, this spring I decided to fasten them together using fishing swivels secured by black coated wire. They can all be easily turned other directions, but I was interested to find out that when the piece is hanging where the wind moves it slightly, the natural position is perfectly lined up in the same direction.

May 14th 2012 glaze firing

Two bowls and a small plate. The large bowl and the plate have the same creme glaze on them, but the bowl is made of a buff clay. Quite a difference.  The spots are from added grains of volcanic material.

 I intended to put cup handles on all these, but changed my mind.  They are just 5" front to back and almost that tall.

 I took this picture before the handle is glued in. Now I'm thinking of making the handle of some copper tubing instead, not sure.

 A 13" bowl.

 A double walled carved and pierced vase, only about 9" in diameter. It was thrown upside down.

Here's something to show I don't post only the successful pots!  This is a wall sculpture about 13" in diameter that I accidentally broke while cleaning up the glaze: (see the cracked spots?) I made 2 clay shims and placed them so as to keep the section upright, and fired it anyway. It won't go into the upcoming show at the museum, but I'll hang it here to remind me to try again.

 These are for some friends' beach house- they will be mounted all in one row on a weathered driftwood plank they found. Perspective is off here because the 1145 is vertical and the rest horizontal in the picture.

 These 2 plates are for a friend who ordered them- she likes to do easy-bake dinners on them. I need to get some lessons on that.