rainbow glaze

I took these photos week ago and this post has been sitting here as a draft since! This is my first run of multicoloured bowls - rainbow colours make me happy.

The red still isn't perfect but it's still rather good. Maybe a thinner application might improve the coverage.

Unfortunately any drips of clear glaze over the top go milky...

The orange is still beautiful and glorious!

The green seems a little unstable with uneven colour coverage, but I do love the colour.

Also it does this:

I don't know what that is - must ask questions around the Potters' Association.

progress

It feels like an age since I painted feathers! The 'tall' vases seem to be progressing nicely...

The Studio is developing too - more inspiration pinned on the walls and a new set of shelves to keep me tidy!

(have I mentioned how downright giddily excited I am about my new studio?!?!)

Thursday = Mud Colony! Thanks Adriana!

The Studio

I have some wonderful people in my life. One wonderful person in particular has agreed to allow me to use a storage space over a warehouse in Mermaid Beach as my very own studio.

(please excuse the messy photos, I'm still settling in!)

[dodgy panoramic shot, but you get the idea!]

I'm excited for the new challenges; mostly becoming more disciplined!

brooch

Fellow clay geek Adriana Christianson has donated a lovely bowl to the Gold Coast Potters Association Empty Bowls 2012 Silent Auction - when she mailed the piece to Queensland, she snuck in a tiny hand painted brooch for me! I nearby provide evidence that I LOVE it and wore it to work today.

[gasp! it's me!]

It reminds me of a Turkish Nazar.

miro feathers.

Last week I posted these photos on Facebook and I am blown away with the positive response. I'm not sure if it's the designs themselves, or the jump into a new style that has caught everyone's attention. Either way, it got me thinking and I returned to some sketchbook work that I started before Christmas - pulling apart the colour sections in my feather designs and simplifying them.

[miro feathers?]

I think I like them...do you?

Thursday = Mud Colony!

travel treasures: allysha hurd

Possibly my favourite place on Granville Island, Vancouver: The Gallery of BC Ceramics. I brought this little gem home with me, a rich red stoneware teabowl with a slightly macabre bird design by Allysha Hurd.

hola!

I nearby invite you to a Spanish fiesta of art, sangria, flamenco music and pretty dresses! The Art of Spain group show opens at 19 KAREN on Saturday 9 June, 6 - 8pm and I would LOVE you to come celebrate with me! 

It's my very first official group show and I'm rather excited! You can see a preview of the artworks right here.