The Verdant Vase

A few months back, I did a workshop

on hand building vases in ceramic clay.

The pinchstrip technique

used for this one was one of my

demonstration pots which finally got glazed.

Clay Standard 153,
Ceramic Shop Wintergreen inside and top outer band 

with stripes of Ron Roy Floating Teal, Ron Roy Floating teal 

on balance of vase, lifted off before glazing with 

Van Gilders Oribe, fired cone 6 electric.

Three Little Fishies Neck Wear

"Down in the meadow in a little bitty pool
Lived three little fishies and a mamma fishy, too 
Swim said the mamma fishy, Swim if you can..."

Three little carved horn fishies arrived

a few weeks back in a box from my friend

Emily Cohen from Florida...

Since I am not a Pisces but have plenty of

"Piscean" friends, I figured I would 

use them someday.  That day came sooner

than planned when I came across

the stoneware yoke I had made

ions ago... they called to each other!

Then there were the hand cut glass discs 

from Emily which arrived this week.

I had no choice but to make them all

into a necklace tonight...

My 2016 Birthday Necklace

Over the years I have collected many components, 

always promising myself I would make something using them.

With the arrival of my latest CatfishStu goodie, 

I finally broke down 

and made myself a Birthday necklace for this year.