I have been badgering my Mr Fixit for ages. I want to move the pugmill out from the wall a little, ( or rather I wanted Mr Fixit to), so that I can bend the clay side ways as it is extruded. At the moment I can only bend it one way - outwards. Despite being tight to the wall, I did manage this small ripple effect last week. It was enough to explain to Rodger WHY I was badgering him.
He kindly moved it to priority job and many nuts and bolts and angle iron fiddling later, I now have a pugmill set at a slight angle so that I am all set to do a wavy dish.
I have been making some long flat trays, they need to be weighted down as they dry to prevent warping. These are being biscuit fired tonight, so I hope they behave themselves.
I had a whole lot of half finished dishes and plates waiting to be decorated with slip. Here are a few of January's new designs. Whaups (or curlews), to add to the oystercatchers for those bird loving visitors.
Two purring pussies,
and a peeking peacock.
I very quickly can have too many colours of slip out at once. My decorating space becomes an unholy muddle pretty quickly if I'm not careful. When I no longer have a surface I have to stop, stretch and have a tidy up.
But she'll keep me right.
well that was well worth moving :))
ReplyDeleteLovely trays. Thanks for posting the shots of your studio, I love seeing what other potters spaces look like, even those the whole way across the pond!
ReplyDeleteChristine, you are something else!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing imagination.
I like the way the cat is keeping a paw over her tail just in case! What wonderful company to have while you work. That's my kind of Supervisor!
ReplyDeleteLove the cats on the dish and the Peeking Peacock.