Town's New Barber Shop

Yeah, I know...sweet

Lidded Vessel ~ Angel

The angel on top of this piece is on her knees, head bowed, hands cupped together...holding a prayer that was just offered up...
They do hear us, you know??
(I was considering glazing this in a matte white, but perhaps I will just clear glaze it and let clay and the line and flow of this one speak for itself)

Lidded Vessel

This lidded vessel was inspired by my horse lady friend. Made from Terra-Cotta clay, it's still in the drying stage and will be bisque fired in the next load. It can be used for decoration or the lid can be removed and the vessel used as a vase.
The glaze will change the look of this completely. I'll post a pic after it's glazed.

In The Works

Here are a few pots that have been bisque-fired, glazed around the top with Copper Adventurene. I have a 3rd one, waiting to come out of the kiln. These will be Pit-fired in a barrel full of leaves and sawdust. I will post pictures of the finished pieces as soon as they are done. It's been a long process for 3 pots that are only 6" tall. But of all the pieces I've done lately, these are my favorite so far.

Meet Gil

White-Earthen Ware Piece

Here is another finished piece. It's white-earth clay painted with funstrokes then clear glazed. I put up a side view and one so you can see the top. I think it's pretty sweet. It was fun to make and not planned. They just sort of happen. It's more fun that way.
Notice the lovely ping-pong table background.

Wheel-Thrown Vase

And here is a vase already finished. I threw it on the pottery wheel and then hand built the handle, leaves and grapes. Sweet

Terra-Cotta Bowl

Here is my terra-cotta bowl all finished. It was shown a few posts ago, but now it is all glazed and finished. So far I think it's one of my nicer pieces.

Pumpkin Patch

Fall

My favorite time of year

Lidded Vessel

After trimming all the pots I made today, out of nowhere came this beautiful lidded vessel. She must be celebrating the "Spirit of Life"
She's dancing right on top of that pot!!
Art...it is my life

Namaste

Terra-Cotta Bowl

Here is my lovely Terra-Cotta Bowl I am in the process of glazing. I have painted it with Fun-strokes, next comes the clear glaze, then i will fire it in the kiln for a 2nd time and make it all shiny and food safe. I will post another picture after it's fired.

Fresh Pots

There is nothing more beautiful than fresh pots off the wheel. How I wish I could capture the fresh look of clay once they are fired.
The most fascinating thing about pottery, is no 2 pieces are alike, ever. Next time you pick up a hand thrown piece, take your hand and feel the throwing lines. They are from the hands of the potter. We put a part of us, a spirit of creativity and a breath of life into each piece. I will take pics and post before and after.
Art?...It IS Life

Freshly Thrown Pots

Pots straight off the wheel, waiting to be trimmed

Mother, I miss you

Buddy Brown

My teeny tiny baby boy

Buddy Brown

Buddy with his favorite baby

Truman Lake

This was taken while driving past Truman Lake. Not a bad photo considering we were flying down the road.

Tree Of Life

Lord's Prayer

The Lord's Prayer

I found this tucked away on a hillside in West Virginia. It stands about 8 feet tall.

Land Of The Free

Cemetery ~ Oh Beautiful Death

My Beautiful Lantana

Unity Village

This is one of the most peaceful places I have found in a very long time. It's a place to come and drink in the beauty, there is a certain spiritual presence here. I love to go, "sit and just be" who I am, in that moment.
I always walk away feeling, "that all is well with my soul"

Unity Village

Unity Village Rose Garden

Unity Village Rose Garden

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art ~ Shuttecocks

"Beauty is that which attracts your soul, and that which loves to give and not to receive. When you meet Beauty, you feel that the hands deep within your inner self are stretched forth to bring her into the domain of your heart. It is the magnificence combined of sorrow and joy; it is the Unseen which you see, and the Vague which you understand, and the Mute which you hear - it is the Holy of Holies that begins in yourself and ends vastly beyond your earthly imagination."
(K. Gibran)

Buddy Brown

Buddy Brown