Wednesday, February 02, 2011

baby steps


Thanks for the comments and encouragement! I'm enjoying dipping my toe into the studio these days even if only for little bits of time. The videos help me over the hump of returning to the studio and facing the "what do I do now" questions! Yesterday I talked Kenny into giving me an old belt of his that is nicely woven, making great impressions in the clay--as demonstrated by Sandi on her DVD. I used it to make a band to go around the rim of a box I'm making.
The box (for my recipes) will be a bit of a sampler. Each side is impressed with a different texture design. Have not yet decided if I will paint with colored slips before I bisque it. Or I may just cover with a colored glaze (^04) to see the reaction to the texture.

We are not experiencing the snow and wet freezing conditions that so much of the country is suffering right now but it IS cold here. The low last night was 18 degrees and the high today was in the low 20s--that is COLD for us! It is expected to stay like that for the next 3 or 4 days--we may even get a bit of snow tonight. Significant for me because when I went out to the studio today--after keeping heaters running over night--it was too cold to stay out there. Stimulated by Judy's most recent posts, I brought in my watercolors and rice paper and spent a while practicing my brush work. I am too tight, really want to have those graceful, loose strokes that I so admire--but not there yet.

3 comments:

Tracey Broome said...

Hmmm.... I like the idea of a recipe box, I could sure use one, might have to add that to my list of things to do
(where to find the time!) We had some warm air blow through today for a couple of hours and then the cold came back, I am SO over this weather! Lucky it missed you, it was looking like a crazy storm last I heard.

Barbara Rogers said...

I hope you're doing well. I checked your blog and was disapointed not to see how you are progressing. Come back!
Barb

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