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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Signs of Spring....

Well, maybe not technically but arent "new" sheep a sign of warmer weather to come?

I like making these banks. I throw the body as a closed form (they are slowly getting lighter, though closing the buggers is still hit and miss...) and then add the rest. I usually make them from my buff clay and make their legs and faces black. Give the whole thing a coat of clear glaze. This time, since I have been experimenting with slip, I've used a brown clay with the white slip and will leave their faces and legs au natural.


I always have to make at least one cow! (This one is as of yet unfinished....my husband interrupted me with a text message that he was on an early train home from work, so I dropped the tools, covered the cow and we ended up at a local bar for a quick St Patty's day Guinness with fish and chips....) Cows always are more work since I cant seem to complete one without an udder....that will come later of felted wool....stay tuned!


3 comments:

Elizabeth said...

Rollicking lambs are definately a sure sign of warmer weather!! Love your banks- theya re a lot of work!!! Can't wait to see the finished product!!

Gary's third pottery blog said...

OH So PERFECT and wonderful!

Linda G said...

Cute banks! I love the cow and the sponge - leave him brown clay and he'll be a jersey or a guerney - I can't remember which is plain brown.