Decals

Some of my home-made decals where I have been trying to avoid solvents and the traditional Cover-coat. The Roof of Heaven transparency I used to make a silkscreen.

This work from the Kerrie Lowe Show earlier this year was refired with the boron white glaze and added another dimension to the night scene from Newtown.

Update on works

Some are still firing in the kiln right now. I refired some of the works with decals on them, as I wasn't happy yet with how my home-made decals came out. I took it right back up to 1020 degrees and curiously enough the commercial open stock decal sank in nicely. (The lovely gold decals from J.T. McMaster Screenprinting burnt right out). I do love the boron breaking glaze over the terracotta, recipe from  an old Australian pottery book....

And this is the other side, with a laser toner decal (which I teach how to do in my workshops), which curiously enough, went a darker shade of sepia on the boron base glaze, compared with its usual lighter-brown  hue on clear glazes. (My PhD uni books in background that I've been busy on lately.)

The image is from an 1888 wood engraving published in a French book by Camille Flammarion titled the 'Roof of Heaven'. 

A work in progress...

Worked on creating a square vase form from Blackwattle's terracotta paper clay today. Still trying out the stamps and level of impression/detail possible with paper clay. Brushed some white slip over it. I put my ribs out playing soccer on Sunday and can't sit down at the wheel and throw the forms I wanted to! So decided to handbuild the form instead.

Some new works - trying out some of the stamps I've been collecting, various glazes and decal techniques.....

The Art of Seeing Exhibition

Some recent works on show at the Kerrie Lowe Gallery, Newtown, Sydney. Part of the Heads On Photography festival. The title of the show was The Art of Seeing. Photography of my platters by Greg Piper.