Now Available at Jenny Jib, November 5th 2015

Here are pics of work from this latest firing that I dropped off at Jenny Jib in Lunenburg yesterday.

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.  

Now Available at Jenny Jib, August 21, 2015

Here are pics from my most recent firing, of work dropped off at Jenny Jib on Saturday August 15th.  I'm excited about the direction my firings are going, with a mix of big, medium and small pieces at a variety of price points.  Most of these photos can also be seen in this Facebook album.

Everything in this firing is cone 6 stoneware and foodsafe, technically they're microwave and dishwasher safe too but where the stuff is getting more sculptural, I'd recommend gentle handwashing.  And, of course, plates with picture wire attached shouldn't be microwaved!  

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There were 2 relief carved vases in this firing that turned out quite well. 

First, a vase with an owl and mouse on one side, rabbit on the other, and birch trees all around ($175).  
  

Detail of mouse, ground and fiddleheads, some of the colour effects were obtained by painting studio glazes over the underglazed areas.

Top of the vase, looking in

This is a small vase with a heron on one side, fox on the other and cattails all around ($125)

Whale Mugs!  There are 4, $50 each:

 

 

Next, the lobster butter dish: 

Next, large Flounder Platters.  These are both wired with picture hanging wire so can go from wall to table.  The blue/brown one is not available (due to a small crack) but I'll be making more!

The larger flounder platter worked out: $125

Lobster mugs! I made 2 of these, they were fun, featuring advanced comfort grip lobster handle technology.

The first has the Peggy's Cove lighthouse on it and a lobster handle, $75

Mug with lobster handle and relief carved Bluenose II - which is not actually available due to a small crack.

A Kraken Mug ($50):

 

Small figurines, these are at the $15 price point

Horse

Dog

Fox

Frog

Goat

Rat

Walrus - first ceramic walrus figurine I've made!  It's sold but I'll be making more!

Walrus side view

Here is a big rooster! He's 13" tall x 13" long.  And a bargain $175 only because one of his toes bust off during the making process, and again while I was glazing him, but I was able to repair it with glaze so it should be fine so long as he's handled with care.

I'm happy about the interaction of the commercial underglazes I use with the studio glazes I mix up in my shed.  This guy had all his details painted on for the bisque firing, and then was dunked in "Randy's Red Gold" for the glaze firing.   

  
Two small sheep bowls:

And I also dropped off a few pieces from a previous firing that I still had at home:

Mountain Goat Bowl ($85)

A large, stocky horse ($125)

 

Polar Bear Bowl ($65)

Larger Polar Bear Figurine ($50) 

 And two older small flounder plates, that can also hang on the wall.