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Miniature Robin’s Nest in Clay
This is a free-from, hand-built stoneware piece I made in Linda Guiho’s pottery studio on January 30, 2018. The scene is a robin on the edge of her nest with one egg and a hatchling (not seen from this angle), … Continue reading
Dark Sky Lantern Part 2
The dark sky lantern’s main shade/structure has been completed A lid and base in the process of being built as separate pieces to go with it.
Dark Sky Lantern
Another project I’m working on for the summer show is a Dark Sky lantern. I started with a large slab rolled and formed into a cylinder about 6 inches in diameter and close to 12 inches high. Using Northern hemisphere … Continue reading
Beach ball and Japanese Fishing Float Salt & Pepper Set
The pottery class I’m in is putting on another show this July at the Black Spruce Gallery here in Timmins. The theme is “Summer”, and the objective is to make something that represents summer to us. We can play around … Continue reading
Miniature Maneki Nekos in Clay
The 3D Printer has been useful in creating a customised impression-maker. One of my projects made with the impression is being fired to bisque presently and I will write about it soon. The pottery wheel, on the other hand, is … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Fall, Maneki Neko, Miniatures, November, Pottery, Sculptures
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The Teapot Family on Display
The Maneki Neko family has been completed and is on display at the Black Spruce Gallery in downtown Timmins until the end of July.
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Tagged 2015, Black Spruce Gallery, Creamer, Exhibit, July, Maneki Neko, Pottery, Sugar Bowl, Teapot
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50 Shades of Earl Grey Teapot Show
If you are Timmins during the month of July, drop into the Black Spruce Gallery at 42 Pine Street South (formerly Joanne’s Art Centre) to visit the Maneki Neko family in person and see the many other wonderful teapots made … Continue reading
Maneki Konekos Are Almost Ready…
We had a Thursday evening class on July 02nd and this was a chance to finish up our projects for the summer, and an upcoming teapot show. The Maneki Koneko sugar bowl glazed successfully and is seen here with the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Creamer, July, Maneki Koneko, Pottery, Sugar Bowl, Summer
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Will This Work Or Fail Spectacularly?
For several months, I had been toying with the idea of trying melt some gold at the glazing stage of my pottery. I looked online to see if there were any artists that had experimented with gold flakes and glaze, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Experiment, Glazing, Gold Flakes, Pinchpot, Pottery
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Canada Pinch Pot Dome Tea Light Lamp Cover in Progress
At the start of this term in pottery class, I planned to make some pinch pot dome tea light lamps, one of which would have a Canada motif to it. I made the ball at the same time the Maneki … Continue reading
The Gaelic Nisei 