Lime trumpet was not for sale. Mainly because it was the first time I made a glaze window. The window was succcessful thanks to a handy piece of fibre that the glaze melted to, given to me by Tania.
Dear diary, looking back ~ I'm not sure what I'm searching for in these pieces.
I remember making it and being excited for the possibility of having the trumpet frame a just-glaze painting.
The clay is a cross section of huge vase thrown and discarded by a friend , and when mixed with other discard it was an interesting composition with each little clay addition having character traits that demand different colours or effects. The cracks within the trumpet was one point I didn't want to get overlooked because I can't represent that depth in glaze but it is easy to cover and lose it.
But what is the total aim ?
A painting free of convention.
It isn't square, representative, abstract , paint, or untouchable.
I think that's what I'm doing...
But to be honest I just go. Not with plan , to protect against a contrived result, and not with commercial aim. I don't even think about what to do with it when it's finished: if it's bad it will be fixed or probably be thrown away, if it's great it will find a home somewhere.
But whatever, I just want to keep exploring ceramic effects
