Fresh from the kiln!

Love my new leaf plates and how the brown and blue really works well together creating a cool green where they overlap.  Some lanterns and bird feeders too!

If It Ain't Broke.....

Well I gave it a try and it is clear now that I chose the wrong clay.  I love the feel of porcelain and know it will probably be lovely on the wheel but right now 100% of what I do is hand-building  because that is what I love to do.  The porcelain totally sticks in the slab roller, stretched right out of the extruder and fell on the floor and doesn't like to be manipulated like hand-built pieces sooooooooo I am going back to a clay that I know works for everything I do.  Why fight it?  Back to Seattle Sex Mix 5.  Which also means another 3 hour round trip to Langley, BC but I am supposed to be enjoying myself in the studio right?

Below is a photo of two porcelain-like clays that I was testing Plainsman M350 (brown) and M370 (white).  Not only did they crack, they blew apart! I managed to figure out what I did wrong but once I realized I can't even use these clays in the slab roller or extruder it was time to make a decision.  I tried working with these clays for two months but now I am going back to a true, trusted and true clay.  I am keeping the Plainsman M370 for when I do plan on messing around on the wheel but I will be picking up a car load of Seattle Sea Mix 5 this week as a birthday present to myself!