Drying Nicely

So far these two tiles are drying without much warping and they seem to be shrinking consistently enough that they still fit together nicely.
I finished the next tile up yesterday but I didn't have a camera handy.  I'll post a picture of it soon...it will make it easier to figure out what you're looking at...I hope!

Next Tile Up

So.... this is the somewhat boring "next tile up". It's a bit hard to tell what parts are raised and what parts are carved...but, it's the trunk of the dancing tree and the torso and head of the larger Undine.
I redrew the rest of the tiles today and rolled out more slabs but, I have to put things on hold for a few days and go to work.  Hopefully, everything will be all moist and flat and happy in their plastic wraps and weights until Friday.... then, I'll carve the rest of the series.
I'm also thinking that I'll to do the same design.... only instead of carving clay away I'll add clay... really, this is all just another big experiment.
I have this picture in my head and now I'm deciding how best to make it out of clay and then raku fire it and have it not warp...or break....or be too many random colors.... and not too heavy to hang on a wall....  I truely love this!  

...and then I was thinking....
...this design would be really cool as a quilted wall hanging.

 Oh, the possibilities are endless!

Undines, Sylphs and Swirly Beings

This is the beginning tile in a 6 part series.  These are two Undines dancing in the water (the head and torso of the larger one will be on the next tile up).  If all goes well, there's a dancing tree, a swirly sylph and some firey sun goddesses.  The tiles are about 6" x 12" and, as is my way, I jumped in without really thinking the whole project out.  I've already redesigned several times and may end up having to scrap this tile and redo it with more waves..... so that it blends in better with the next tile...or not.

Caution Page

A drawing of my oldest granddaughter on the caution page...you would  have to meet her to fully enjoy why she holds such a place of honor!

Getting There!

OK...Now you can check out firebrushedstudio.com! I have a welcome page, and some icon boxes (thank you Billy and Lisa Davis for the photos!), and it's connected to my blog...ta da!  To fully appreciate this miracle, you must know that 4 years ago I didn't know how to text, couldn't add an attachment to an email, couldn't down (or up) load pictures...didn't know what a blog was...maybe there weren't any...I don't know.

Wicked Plum is my new best friend!

Wicked Plum

So.....I heard about this great web site building thingy called wicked plum...it's for artist and musicians...I now have a web page!.... firebrushedstudio.com..... Don't check it out yet because there's absolutely nothing on it.  I have great hopes for this...the women that run it are super nice and helpful...maybe by the end of the month I'll finally have a webpage!  I'm sure it would be much sooner if I weren't in the middle of moving (so not my favorite thing)...I have a good feeling about this move though...I'm moving to Clay Street!  How perfect is that?

Looking Good

This is a finished experiment that I rather like.  I wasn't sure how I was going to glaze her...I thought there would be too much black to see any of the detail.  Nope...she looks pretty good.

If I ever locate my camera again I'll take another picture of her that's not so blurry.  The coppery bits are roses and the box is not quite matt and not quite gloss...sort of oil slick looking...now, if only I could remember what glaze I used!