Week 9

It is now week 9 of semster one, and our work-in-progress assessment is only a day away...im feeling a bit lackluster that after all this time ive only got the following to show for it all.


(the three on the left have been through their second firing, and are in their third, the knives on the right have only had their first firing, but are sanded and ready to go!)


Im usually the one with the freakishly huge amount of work made at this stage...but unfortunatley the combination of lots of reading and writing as well as hiccups with my work has hindered my making. I know that i dont always NEED a lot of pieces, i just like to have them, you know, just in case.

At least with a break of a few weeks untill the next official assessment is due, ill be able to find some more studio time and pump out some work :)

Well the 'holidays' are now over, and its time to get back to work.

I have four new moulds to test shortly - when they are dry enough, two more knives and two more forks (thanks mum!), and many of the other issues have been sorted out now which is good.



I've fired the few pieces i have remaining from the first lot of moulds, only one fork, one teaspoon, and several knives - so much to show for seven weeks of work :(, there were many breakages... This was their second firing, up to 1120 degrees (im doing seveal firings and sanding the pieces between firings - no glazing) and all went well. I supported the pieces with alumina just in case, although it was a must for the knife, as the blades slumped even at 900 degrees.

In the same firing i also had my new batch of earrings glazing away. They look pretty fab, but im in need of getting more posts for them...may think about decals :)