As a teacher I have the good fortune of enjoying a summer break. This is a great opportunity to focus on the pottery. But the first challenge is getting my workspace organized. On the first day of summer, my neice Kathy and friend Scott came over to give my garage a make over! After a couple of hours of sweat we moved tools to a new storage shed, put a ton of unneeded stuff on the curb and rearanged the workspace.
The new space has provided more shelf space and a better work environment. I am really enjoying it! Thanks Kathy and Scott!
My Boxes
My display is made up of the same boxes I transport my work in. I made these boxes out of old fence wood. I get excited when I find a neighbor replacing their fence! I gather some pieces, cut them to size and carefully assemble them into these boxes.
Once a box is finished, I use a stencil cut out of a file folder to spray the logo onto the box.
One more thing I have been working on is a glaze that gives me some movement. So here it is on a stein.
The glaze on top gave me some good drips but the color isn’t that interesting. I will try some oxides on top and see what that does in my next firing.
