May 26, 2014
Typically, I shoot photos of new work out of the kiln, and sometimes include shots of work yet to be glazed. These serve, primarily, as reference images for me down the line, but also give others an idea of what I'm working on. A wrinkled, bright blue flannel sheet is probably not the best background, but it's such a soft and washable surface to set work on in the studio. Here's what I shot today: Fluted bowls. How's that for color? Cheerful! Trays with texture...John's fish for sushi Leaf tray hand built using slab of porcelain Black,white, gray, with red accent on large, shallow bowl and matching small bowl Coasters, critters, and conifer Colander for the cooks -- sage and cadet blue The lace imprint on the coaster in the top, left corner is actually from the material used in my wedding veil -- nearly 50 years ago. You'll be seeing more of that in my work. Other coasters are fish, flower, and leaf imprints. ...