The Many Faces of ALFREDO

ALFREDO is a whimsical lidded Creature container...

He looks as good from each side as he does from the back or front,

The back of him is doing a happy dance while holding his head

in place with a rubber band; you know how easy it is

to loose your head while dancing...

The other side shows him between the happy dance 

and the blood shot eyes of the morning after...

He needs his rubber band in place the next day to keep his head

from exploding from too much partying...

ALFREDO was created to enter in the January 2018

Creature Feature Exhibition

happening at

The Community Arts Center, Wallingford, PA.

Finished Frustum Cups

A few of the frustum based cups I built in my search to find the best template are glazed and ready to take to my gallery...

This one is glazed with Mayco Green Tea in and out 

and accented with Mayco Black Designer Liner leaves which really

works well against the scroddled clay coloring.

This cup was glazed with Laguna WC 100 Celadon Froth

and accented with Spectrum 1183 Textured Dark Cloud on the

inside and handle before firing to cone 5/6.

Playful Catchall Trays

 Not content to just use a simple glaze when I make a tray,

I have resorted to using lots of different things

to create an interesting finish...

For instance, I'll sometimes use more than one clay body

or actually smear one clay body on the other like I did above

to create the sensation of clouds.

Then there's the back of the tray; isn't it fun to turn one over

and find a surprise like these infinities bordering the edge?

This smaller tray is made from clay which had been printed

with an underglaze decal, but only on part of it.

The hand drawn leaves and dots were used to form a connection

between the two patterns...

And the reverse side of this 3" x 4" tray 

also has the surprize border of hand drawn leaves.

One of my favorite trays decorated totally with Designer Liners and

underglazes both front and back before being clear glazed.

A 4" x 4" ScrapBach tray with squares of a contrast clay body
and Designer Liner accents both front and back...