clay: functional food art (waffle and berries tic-tac-toe)

Clay Body: Laguna's Bmix 10 (Smooth)

Underglazes/Glaze: Amaco Yellow; Western Pumpkin; Amaco Red + Coyote Blush; Leslie Marine Blue + Leslie Deep Purple; Satin Clear

Method/Firing: Hand build/slab/Cone 5-6

I consider this pot functional as it is not just for looking, but also a game for preschoolers.

I haven't been cooking much and am trying to eat breakfast in addition to lunch.

Less time cooking has meant more time for making. The tic-tac-toe game with waffle and berries was a lot of fun. And I was happy to dig into my box of neglected underglazes.

 

I thought I was not going to overglaze and fire this cone 10 clay in the gas kiln, but a too full kiln and a looming deadline made me resort to an electric kiln firing. And all the little playing pieces, because I decided to adhere a clear satin glaze, necessitated stilts. Luckily, I got to fussily place my tic-tac-toe bits onto stilts on a top kiln shelf.

The moment of truth....

 

At work the next day, I unloaded the electric kiln and you see my success at the top of this page though I had to use a Dremel tool to grind off sharp poking bits and touch up with acrylic paint. In the meantime, Zan unloaded the gas kiln. I made the plaster mold for this casserole dish, and she and a student burnished and added handles and used a combination of Cone 10 glazes of Coleman Red and Dark Blue. 

 

I fell in love with May's cups of Coleman porcelain with celadon glaze. And so summer, if I throw Cone 10 clay, pretty much by myself at the wheel, just practicing without observation even peripherally.