Some thing fun for Friday.

Help I'm steppin' into the Twilight Zone
Place is a madhouse
Feels like being cloned
My becaons been moved
Under moon and star
Where am I to go Now that I've gone too far...

The secret project

This blog's craft related topics are sparse currently. I'm working on a secret sculpture project as a present (belated birthday) for Angel. I started it about 3 weeks ago, and I've been had to keep it and only work on it at the studio. Also, the number of bisqued and glazed pots has dropped due to the new session, so the studio manager skipped a firing cycle and my work sat on the shelf for an extra week.

Some rock favorites for small boys...

... who dance around crazy in their PJ's.

Think of me, when you suffer...

I'm a sap for these romantic vocals. I admit it.

If you have a deep sorrow
Think of me
If you want to cry
Think of me
You see that I worship
Your divine image
Your nubile lips
being so small
Taught me to sin.

Think about me
When you kiss
When you cry
Also, think about me
When you want to take away my life
I don’t want it, not at all
It serves to nothing, without you.

Think about me
When you kiss
When you cry
Also, think about me
When you want to take away my life
I don’t want it, not at all
It serves to nothing, without you.

Placebo.

I have two questions; A) Why do they make this? B) Why did we buy this?

I'm feeling like a second pot today, so it makes sense for an "Afternoon Blend".

Another mask free'd from the kiln...

This was the second mask I made from paper clay, this one was 15% paper before bisque firing. The final thickness of this stoneware mask (about 7" high x 4" wide) after firing is a mere 1/8", and it weighs only 6 ounces(175g). After the first bisque firing I decided to cover it with a thin layer of light blue porcelain slip, and then bisque fire it again. The lips are a lavender engove, eyebrows are delphinium stain, cheek designs are done with Rietz Blue/Green, and the chin dot was a glob of Pete's Red. I then covered it with a clear glaze.





The photo is a bit deceptive in showing more of the under body, and I'm not sure why. When I look at it, the light blue under the clear seems to lift up off the clay body like a translucent cloud. It looks more light blue, and less of the buff seems to show up to the naked eye.