First up is the American Thanksgiving Turkey.
This is the most ambitious clay piece I've ever made, it took quite awhile to do and I'm surprised it didn't crack! Like all my functional pieces it is cone 6 stoneware and foodsafe - though I wouldn't chance putting this particular piece in a dishwasher or microwave.
The back comes off such that it can be used as two serving vessels and/or maybe a good hiding place for something precious:
Here is its backside:
Next up some Whaleware - completely inspired by Lunenburg and Jenny's shop. Four new mugs:
A bowl with 2 relief carved humpack whales and two peace signs, really happy with how this turned out:
And a sperm whale plate that is wired to hang on the wall when not in use.
Here's a big moose bowl:
And a few figurines. First a seagull and two walruses:
Next is a shepherd dog:
A sheep for the dog to herd:
And a skulk of foxes scheming to heist the sheep from the shepherd dog:
A Polar bear, who could probably eat all the other figurines, and a baby bear:
I also dropped off a few other figurines that were at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia shop, which is temporarily shut while Pavia opens a new cafe (yum!) where the shop was, and the shop moves across the hall.
Hunting season buddies: a buffalo, bighorn sheep and white tailed deer stag
Earthenware birds! A puffin, kingfisher and mallard
And a few more figurines, 2 sheep a bear and a squirrel.
Along with these pieces I dropped off 33 new ornaments from this latest firing. Out of respect and gratitude for all veterans I'll wait until later to post ornament pics - Jenny Jib honours Remembrance Day and doesn't start decorating for the holidays until later in the month.
