This past year ushered in a rather exciting -- and deeply satisfying on several fronts -- series of guinomi, or sippers. The making involves throwing off the hump which is a good skill to develop if you're keen to produce a series of cups or bowls in a decent length of time without the endless faffing about knocking up individual balls of clay usually quite small for guinomi. Take time to set up 12# - 15# of clay on your wheel, slap center roughly to a cone shape -- and use no water at this point. Then address the top of the cone in usual manner coning and compressing and forming your shape. A shippiki is essential to have nearby. Good all in one tool. Easily made. Check it out online. Apart from the forming and decorating of these guinomi which provide me endless opportunities, they are small and easily shipped. Lucky enough to get a pair accepted into Strictly Functional Annual juried by Matt Long this year. It's always pleasant to get a nod from a potter one respects. Additionally, as a knock on from this show, I've just received an invitation to participate in another show in Pennsylvania next month. And guinomi, chawan and small format paintings have been at Karla Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park on Camano Island, WA. So pleased to be taken on by Karla. Incredible venue.
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| Guinomi with Dragonflies, 2"h multiple firing^6 |
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| Various guinomi 1.75"h to 2.5"h multiple firings^6 |
Now onto the other studio with a few images of work painted in 2015.
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| Habaneros, 12"x12", oil on birch panel |
I'm so fortunate to have the wherewithal to paint and pot. The work and ideas are always running through my head.
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| Radishes, 12"x12", oil on birch panel |
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| Jalapenos in Glass Bowl, 12"x 12", oil on birch panel |
