I've had this ready to glaze for a couple of months and just couldn't decide how to do it knowing I wouldn't have a second chance. I ended up doing speedball black wiped back with Amaco Deep Sea watered down.


I love that I can even see his fur. Miss you Boris.

There's been a lot of chatter online about making lamps recently. The pattern for this came to me while I was working and I had to create a pattern out of paper. 

The big test will be to get it upright, here's hoping it survives. It needs to be a lot drier before I try. 

This is what it will look like when it's stood up.


Top View




Side View

I've been drawing this flower design for a week. It got into my head and ever doodle seems to end up being this. So I decided to try to carve it into clay. I'm pretty happy with the results. Now have to figure out how to glaze it. 

Also a few more gnomes.




I swear they do this on their own and I don't pose them.

I decided to make a pattern for a vase. It's a larger version of a pattern I've seen before.




Just a simple paper pattern to start with.




Made a vase with it. I added the embellishments because the seam just looked ugly.




Also made two wine goblets or large chalices.




Also made a few platters. Really happy with the feet on this one.

I might have a gnome problem. Here are 3 more. I can't seem to stop




Viking lady gnome




Mer-gnome




Leafy hat gnome

Spent the last week on Ocracoke Island. Very quiet this time of year, but we had great weather. Willow loved the beach and did great with the long car rides.


Made a sweater and two scarves. Gave Barbara the sweater




Also took some clay with me and made gnomes.




Ocracoke lighthouse




Sunrise beach puppies




Snoozing on the porch




What's in the hole?




Sunset




Ferry ride home