The Black Hole glaze looked strange and unfamiliar when I opened the kiln door. It was overwhelming to see all the vases packed so closely together. A cacophony for the eyes instead of the ears. I began to appreciate the […]
This bust depicts Tsar Alexander I of Russia. It was made by one of the Staffordshire potteries in the nineteenth century. You might wonder why busts of a Russian Tsar would have been made in Staffordshire. I wondered that myself […]
While this session lasted only a few minutes, it is the most time in our twelve years together that Tito has ever granted me when pointing a camera in her direction. Over the years I was lucky to get one […]
This week, I used half of the small bisque vases I had on hand to do some glaze explorations. The only difference between each pair shown is the top coat of glaze. The furry vases have a white top coat […]
While this quirky porcelain figure group is unsigned, it is unmistakably the product of the Delmas Factory like those posted on February 23 of this year. As you might recall, Delmas was an obscure Russian Private Factory of the mid […]
This “Woman with Child” is the last of the covered inkwells being added to the Sipiagin or Russian Private Factory Group. It shares the enamel numbering system, colour palette, glaze and body characteristics with most other members of the group […]
I was looking forward to having some finished work. It turned out I needed to learn a valuable lesson in press moulding first. Pinholes began to develop in the glaze even as I brushed the first coat. I tried to […]
It was a week of waiting for the cups and bowls to dry, cleaning greenware and a little glazing. Managed to get all the new pieces in the bisque by Sunday. It all comes out this morning. I glazed the […]