 Clay Sculpture - based on a pose from a life drawing session. Drying, not yet fired. |  Clay Sculpture - another view |
So, after 2 years of "rehabbing" myself health-wise to almost "normal", I've gotten my hands back into clay: sculpting figures, and making platters and other misc. items. Started with clay donated by a neighbor more than a few years ago - reconditioned it (water in a bucket, mix by hand, dry it a bit on a plaster table, wedge the shit out of it...) And have been having fun. Yes, it is a LOT of work, but it definitely helps me physically & mentally.
The sculpture above is drying slowly, and will then be bisque fired, then glazed & fired again. The platters below are part of a process - roll the clay out, use my carved clay rollers (which I made years ago) to impress a design into the clay, shape, finish edges and bottoms, dry, bisque fire. I'm at a point where I've must applied an iron oxide wash to bring out/enhance the textured surfaces of the white clay. Next step is to glaze them. Early glaze testing (top photo) I like the green glaze, and the clear and a white and a gold, so I'll be playing with all of these. Tried to do these in sets of 6. Yes, I've been busy. Want to get these finished for our "3 of-a-Kind" exhibition in October.
The sculpture above is drying slowly, and will then be bisque fired, then glazed & fired again. The platters below are part of a process - roll the clay out, use my carved clay rollers (which I made years ago) to impress a design into the clay, shape, finish edges and bottoms, dry, bisque fire. I'm at a point where I've must applied an iron oxide wash to bring out/enhance the textured surfaces of the white clay. Next step is to glaze them. Early glaze testing (top photo) I like the green glaze, and the clear and a white and a gold, so I'll be playing with all of these. Tried to do these in sets of 6. Yes, I've been busy. Want to get these finished for our "3 of-a-Kind" exhibition in October.
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