Big Spiky Pot Eyestalk

The Big Spiky Pot was originally going to have an eyestalk, but I thought it would make it too difficult to transport.  Here is the eyestalk removed from the pot.

This is how it would have looked on the Big Spiky Pot.

Chamsa 67

Chamsa 67 with fire elemental design.

Unfired Yak Face Pot

Finished Yak Face Pot

This is a tall, narrow coil pot with the features of the Star Wars character known as Yak Face or Saelt-Marae.

Spiky Pots in Ivyland

These are two of my spiky pots on the windowsill in Ivyland, PA.

Big Spiky Pot

This is a commissioned spiky pot, based on the Mother's Day Spiky Pot, but larger.












Source Object:

Chamsas 69 and 70

 Chamsa 69

Chamsa 70

Doll Face Atavism

I recycled spare doll face molds from the Baby Eater Pot in this way:

Raku Brains

Yesterday I went to a raku firing at the pottery studio.  I fired two clay brains.

This is the brain glowing eerily in the gas kiln:

 Brain with White Crackle glaze:

Brain with copper glaze:

The inside of this brain came out a different metallic color:

Shelf in July

These are the objects taking up space on my closet shelf at present:
 
The coil pot experimentation continues.

Someone bought the last of my cat columns.  I intended to make another one and came up with this thing instead.




































Brain Column, Eye Pot, Big Spiky Pot

Baby-Eater Pot

This is a mug-sized coil pot with wonderfully deformed baby-face molds in the mouth and around the outside. 

Aberrant Ceramics Show Sales

These are the objects that were sold at my show.

Scenes from the Aberrant Ceramics Show

Scenes from the Aberrant Ceramics show on 06/22/2012.

Unfired Spiky Pot

This is my new spiky pot which was commissioned at my show.

Chamsa 66

This is Chamsa 66, an extra large chamsa.  I considered giving it tentacles.  Perhaps next time.

Winged IG-88 Menorah

A few years I made a menorah with molds of IG-88 on the front.  IG-88 is the assassin droid from The Empire Strikes Back.  This menorah has only one image of IG-88, but it has wings.  The menorah itself is made from flat slabs of clay, so it's much lighter than my other menorahs.  There is also a very subtle pattern scratched in the clay on the front, but it didn't come out because the glaze is too thick.

I started another slab menorah with more elaborate butterfly wings.  The slabs were still a little moist while putting it together so it may not turn out as sturdy.

This is a spare winged IG-88 that got fired along with the chamsa scraps.

Spiral Menorah 3

This is my third spiral menorah.  The first one had a glaze anomaly and turned out very poorly when I attempted the reglaze it.  The second one fell and broke before I had the chance to bisque fire it.  This one is my first regulation menorah, with all of the candle holders except the one for the shamas at the same height.