Another Pozible Update. Titled, “THERE IS NO PLAN B”

Well, there is a plan B really.

BUT what sort of a dramatic title would that be?

Plan B mostly consists  of begging, moaning, wailing and excessive use of hyperbole.

I published an update on my Pozible page a few days ago but because I do not have access to the back end of the pozible page, I can not see the traffic stats or whether the emails are opened or not SO LET THE ANXIETY TRIPLE.

These three photos show ALL of your pozible rewards packed nicely in the kiln in their raw clay state.

I fired the kiln to bisque (1020) and the work is sitting inside the kiln waiting for me to unpack it and begin the next stage of making, the decorating and glazing.

If I set a cracking pace, I can have the work all fired and done, ready to be posted off on Monday (the day before I fly out to Kalgoorlie)

But I honestly can’t see it happening because I like to linger over the decoration of the work and decorating the sclerophyll cups is especially nice as the micro landscapes in the cups send me off on arty daydreams. It is all a process, my dear internets, of decorate and daydream, fill my visual diary with cryptic notes and squiggles, rescue things from inquisitive puppies and all the while there is the work there inspiring me to make more work.

I will get the work fired this week, probably on the Monday before I go and so I shall post the work off to you in the last week of October.

This test piece came out of the last glaze firing. I was experimenting with combining underglazes with the iron wash I like to use on the work, I was thinking about Kalgoorlie as I was adding the colour and I am quietly pleased with the results. I also learned that the red underglaze I am currently using will develop a nice shine when it is applied thickly.

Notice the white spots?  As this piece is not glazed I used it to hold a couple of hundred skull beads in the firing and the spots are where some of the beads stuck to the bowl.

The skulls on the rim of the bowl deserve further investigation.

This week in between exhibition openings and the normal goings on of my household, I will glaze and decorate your rewards and I will post updates on my progress.

Last Thursday I posted the skull beads and the tea scoop/spoons off to you my lovely and generous supporters. I also delivered a workshop as a birthday party on the 13th of September, that was by all accounts the  BEST POZIBLE REWARD EVER (as voted by 8 year olds)

On Wednesday night the Tasmanian Ceramics Association annual exhibition opens at 7pm. You are all invited to attend the opening and it promises to be a fabulous show with a diverse selection of high quality ceramics.