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St. George Arts Festival

2012-04-04T20:26:03Z

So, I've been so busy I haven't made any mention yet that I applied (and was subsequently accepted) to the St. George Arts Festival that is happening this Friday and Saturday. I figured I'd planned everything and started work back in January just in case I got in and would have plenty of time to get it all done. I'm planning on heading out the door tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. and I'm not ready yet. I don't suppose there is ever enough time when getting ready for an event like this as I've heard many stories about kilns being unloaded into boxes and heading out hot. There have been a slew of hangups on this attempt also. My camera gave up the ghost as I was trying to get the last picture together to submit for my application. My final picture of my booth had to be shot with my cell phone, but evidently it wasn't too bad. Although, without a camera I don't have any pictures of the new work. None of the firings went off as expected, but as I'm finding out, with crystals that is to be expected.

In any case I have a lot of new work, some of it very different from what I've been producing and I'm excited and very nervous about my first Art Festival. My booth is B-17, if you are in the St. George area this weekend come and check it out.

Clay Arts Utah Holiday Sale

2011-11-25T04:08:01Z

I'll be participating in the CAU holiday sale this year again. Come by and take a look, there's always a lot of great work there.

Gold Crystal Bottle

2011-05-26T03:33:36Z

9" gold bottle fired for 3 hours in the upper range of the crystal growth temperatures.

Large Taupe Vase

2011-05-26T03:24:37Z

10" taupe vase fired for 3 hours in the upper range of the crystal growth temperatures.

Large Blue/Black Vase

2011-01-18T04:41:00Z

13" black vase fired for 5 hours in the upper range of the crystal growth temperatures. This glaze is so shiny it's a real headache to try to shoot in any condition without a lot of reflections. It's almost enough to make me go back to raku.

Turquoise Vase

2011-01-18T04:38:55Z

12" turquoise vase fired for 5 hours in the upper range of the crystal growth temperatures.

Stony Vase

2011-01-18T04:36:13Z

12" vase fired with a copper glaze and then post-fire reduced to 1400 degrees for 10 minutes. This was one of the few from the first test reduction done last year that worked out ok, but sat in a corner forgotten until now.

Small Pink Bottle

2011-01-18T04:32:30Z

Small (6") bottle with gold crystals on a pink background fired for 5 hours in the upper range of the crystal growth temperatures.

Red Slipped Bottle

2011-01-18T04:28:31Z

7" bottle painted with an encapsulated red mason stain slip while green, then glazed with our base crystal glaze with no colorants fired for 5 hours in the upper range of the crystal growth temperatures..

New Blue Glaze

2011-01-18T03:49:25Z

8" Cobalt blue vase with a new adjustment to the base glaze fired for 5 hours in the upper range of the crystal growth temperatures.

Reduction Post-Firing

2010-11-26T10:02:37Z

It's been a busy fall and we haven't fired yet, but we are getting a firing together for next week. The only new work done has been a trial post firing reduction done to try to get some different colors on a firing we did last spring that didn't work out too well. I thought this piece worked out kind of nice, but it's subtle. It's a 9" tall green glazed vase that got a post firing reduction in a gas kiln to 1400 degrees for 10 minutes. This vase is going to the silent auction at the Clay Arts Utah Holiday Sale that is just opening now.

Gallery Stroll Opening for CAU

2010-07-10T20:31:58Z

We just entered three pieces in the "Setting the Scene" show at Patrick Moore Gallery that will open this Friday, August 7th from 6:00 to 9:00.

The three entries were the Turquoise Vase, the Large Blue Vase and the Dark Blue Crystal Vase.

We're planning on attending the opening and hope to see you there.

Turquoise Vase

2010-06-17T17:23:35Z

12" turquoise crystal vase fired at 5 hours in the upper limit of the crystal growing temperature.

Blue and Green Plate

2010-06-17T17:22:53Z

11" crystal plate fired with a combination of the blue and green crystal glazes over the base white glaze and soaked at the middle of the crystal growing soak range for 4 hours.

Green Crystal Vase

2010-06-17T17:22:05Z

9" crystal vase glazed with the base white crystal glaze over-sprayed with a green crystal glaze and soaked at the middle of the crystal growing soak range for 4 hours.