I started the past week thinking I would finish up some bisque fired bowls I had stored in the basement. I didn’t think this was something that would end up taking me back to the project. As I brushed the […]
This Hunter and Dog was made by a Russian Private Factory between 1840 and 1865. A similarly modelled figure of a piper made by the Kornilov Factory can be seen in the Batenin Kornilov book. This one could be Kornilov, […]
I kept working until the last minute before the show opened. While the pieces were largely done by last week’s post, there were still many tasks that had to be taken care of before they could be shown. Final clean […]
The forms all stood up well in the firing this time around. The cookies did their job. The technical problems of the first copies were solved. Sure, there are aspects I will want to do differently next time. That’s the […]
These Rustic Wanderers were made by a Russian Private factory in the early 19th century. The larger has an incised ‘II’ underneath. The smaller has an incised mark that was used by the Gardner Factory between 1800 and 1850. The […]
As ironic as it might seem for someone who writes so much, one of my greatest foibles is that I don’t write dates down. They are always in my head and quite often wrong. Here I am again with just […]
This Young Aristocrat with Dog was made by the Gardner Porcelain Factory in the first quarter of the nineteenth century. It has the incised G of the period as well as some enamelled letter/numbers underneath. The pose has great tension. […]
I just returned to work in the last few days. Seem to have shifted to ‘Summer Hours’. Have to stay focussed though for my September show at the Edge. Going to work out the issues with the furry sculptures. Starting […]
If I am interpreting the mark correctly, these two “Women of the World” were made by the Gardner factory of Moscow between 1780 and 1800. I found the taller woman first. She has an incised name underneath that stumped me […]
I finished the last piece for the show just a couple hours before set up on Wednesday. Thursday I cleaned up the studio during the day and attended the opening that evening. Friday I decided to take a weekend break […]