Wow! I am so thrilled ----- while others might not think they're so fantastic, I am proud because I started from such humble beginnings and I can finally see my growth.
I call this my door mat piece because I found it laying next to the road where Howard and I walk. Here it is after glazing:
You can't see it in the photo, but the colors bled(?) but in a good way and the center is a wonderful toasty color.
I threw all kinds of colors together for this piece, but I think they look good together....... small flaw: small drop of pink fell on the cinnamon color and I glazed over it, but it shows nonetheless......Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ..................always something!
This piece was a clear example of my inexperience: I put all these little circles on the clay with painter's tape and cheerfully glazed over all of them..........then I couldn't find them.......:)) I kept thinking I'd missed some........unfortunately, I was right.
This last piece is beautiful but the photo just doesn't do it justice..........however, after I got it home, I discovered it has a crack. I think the clay was just too thin up by the leaves.
Pottery can be frustrating at times, however, no frustration makes up for the exhilaration I feel when I have finished a piece and I'm happy with how it turned out. Creating something from a lump of clay with my own two hands and armed with nothing but my imagination and creativity is indescribable........... I know because I tried to come up with a word or words and there were none.
