Strawberry Platter

I'm not usually one for predetermined shapes or forms, but I got it into my head that I wanted some kind of strawberry serving platter when I saw a display of strawberry related stuff at a store earlier this summer. The idea inspired the following:

Here's another picture on a different background. I was really happy with how the colors turned out. I'm thinking about trying to make another one soon. It takes quite some time for the painting part, but in the end it might be worth it!

Desk Bowl #5

Here is another desk bowl. This one has a tan and blue combination that is pretty interesting:

Another view from the inside, and on a different background:

Flower Dish #3

Here is another fun flower dish with a summer flare. The green is a bit darker than it seems in the picture, but it's still fairly bright. I'd call it sort of a kelley green color:

And here is a view from the side so you can see the depth:

Desk Bowl #2

Here is another desk bowl - the shape on this one is a bit squarer than some of the others, but I think it turned out nicely. The bottom glaze is kind of a peach color with some yellow streaks, and then the top has a dark red/grey sort of thing going on:


The inside is what really sets this piece apart. I randomly put a few extra drops of glaze in there, which contributes to a fun bottom:

Partner's Favorite

I'm not entirely sure what to call this. It's an abstract form - and so far people have told me it looks like a flower, a sunrise, and fire. I kind of like the idea of fire, so someone come up with a catchy name and leave me a comment. Until I get a name, I'm calling this Partner's Favorite because of all the things I've brought home, it's the one piece he has really latched on to:

To give you another view from the top - you can see the colors are sort of a burnt tan, peach and white/cream. This piece was actually kind of an accident - I had a large piece of left over clay that I didn't want to waste, so I let it just be what it wanted to be...which is this:

Clover Trinket Dish #1

This is just a small little thing, but I really enjoy the deeper moves from blue to brown in this piece. The edge is even a bit on the black side, so if you stare at it long enough, you see a ton of colors:

Here is a view from the side to get another look at the runs. See the little white/tan pockets in there? Lots of fun.

Ying Yang Platter #6

Here is the latest from the Ying Yang series. I am REALLY pleased with this one. It's quite bright, but I love the ambiguity of the black runs:

A close up of the corner: