My big bowl!

I made a big bowl, a really big one and I did it myself, Kathy (my wonderful teacher) did not help me`this time. Is not a super big bowl is a regular 8 inches, but for me is huge because 5 inches was my limit and even though 3 inches is not a big deal it makes me so happy.  

I did some sgraffito over brown underglaze and since apparently my style is more Kawaii than I thought , I will keep doing my "Inca Summer" design, as my queridisimo boyfriend name this particular design.

Playing with the slip trailing tool

A month or so ago, I bought a slip trail tool at a Highwater Clays Store in St. Petersburg, FL. I have seen many really interesting designs made with that tool and though why not try it myself, since I like decorating pots and I am not afraid of complicated designs.

So yesterday and today I have been practicing with this little tool, is not so hard to manipulate once you have the slip in the right consistency, that is the hard part. Too thick and is really hard to squeeze the plastic container and to watery, and the design will run away.

I have not master it yer, but I will keep trying, possibilities seem to be endless. Here are my two attempts. Hope they will make it to the studio tomorrow.

http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=4625244428077594559

 

Red clay and white slip!

Finally I have some time to post some photos. Here is the final product.

Just two bowls, I took photos in different angles so you can see all the design. :)

Sgraffito & Slip. Experiment # 2

Experiment with red clay and slip. The pot is still on greenware, can't wait to see how it will look after being fired.

Sgraffito & Slip. Experiment #1

Experimenting with red clay and slip...

Sgraffito in Blue

Years ago, I took drawing animation workshop. It was divided in two parts, classical animation with color pencils on paper and the second one with acrylics on cellulose acetate. At the end of the workshop we had 2 short animated films of... 3 minutes (If i remember correctly). But where are those tapes now??? Somewhere in Lima I hope, maybe one day I will see them on youtube!

Anyway, I was remembering those days and the friends of that time and I ended up drawing birds flying. I was in charge of the birds, in one of those short films, one bird in particular, and I think is time for him to be on the spotlight again.

This is the first attempt to recreate his adventures, more will come soon.

Just Blue

Here is the blue version of one of my Tocapu plates.

Blue & White Tocapu Plates. Part 2

Design #2

Blue & White Tocapu Plate. Part 1

I was thinking of doing a set of 6 plates but I ended up with 4. Each plate is different, but keeping the Tocapu theme. I also made one in blue, maybe I should do more of that design in different colors.

Green and purple "Tocapu" coasters

Here they are, the final product.

It's "Tocapu" time!

It's time to work again and cut some glass. I had cut some green and purple squares, and the plan is to do coasters. Once again I am using the Inca's tocapus as an inspiration for my designs. I think I should start working on series or collections, but I get distracted so easily and fast that I can never accomplish that. Maybe that should be the 2012 resolution. Concentrate and Focus!

These will be a set of 6 coasters anew I am playing again with 2 colors and 3 designs.

Great Smoky Mountains

Estoy desde hace un par de dias las Smoky Mountains en Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Ayer empezo el frio, hoy subimos a Elkmont con 39 F . Es un camino bonito, a lo largo del rio. Lo que nos animo a seguir caminando fue el encontramos ositos. No salimos del carro, porque por mas que se vean tan lindos, son salvajes, y me da miedo que me coma o me de un garrotaso. Ademas, era la mama y sus oseznos y no vaya a creer que soy un peligro para su crias asi que no mas desde el carro.

 

Mas  informacion sobre Elkmont y las Somky Mountains aqui: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elkmont,_Tennessee

Saving the Greenware

I got two pieces from my teacher, she again asked me if I wanted to do something with them otherwise she will discard and I don't like that,  I will save anything (almost anything I must admit). Although I should also say, that some pieces don't deserve to be saved, I must learn to let them go....but not these couple.  So I did something with them. I did a sgraffito design with one of them, a bird, bring me back memories of the old good days in Lima, when I was studying drawing animation. I think one of my characters from the short film animation will show up again very soon :)  I wonder if Edith or Maria Angelica will remember it...

With the second vase I wanted to try a design with slip and carving. I didn't have the official potter tool, the slip trail applicator, so I used a piping bag instead. It doesn't work quite exactly as I planned, or maybe the vase was a bit to dry or maybe I just need more practice or maybe the slip had not the right consistency.... many maybes, I will keep trying.