Blood sweat and tears

I'm running wide open cranking out pottery as fast as I can go. I've had 2 injuries, yesterday I sliced my thumb pretty badly and today a puncture. The rotten thing is I'm primarily right handed (can write and draw with both hands) typing with bandages isn't fun. Because I'm somewhat mentally unstable these days I took a picture LOL

new puncture, also notice the other bandage.

I had quality girl time today! I was able to spend a few hours with Shelly. She didn't cooperate with pictures though, she's difficult sometimes, but I love her.

Her: "oh please, no" Me: "Oh please yes" I got my way. Kinda. (she may kill me if she see's this).

 I actually worked too, I swear. Aside from helping my son write a speech for his English class, I fired my kiln, glazed a gazillion mugs and more ornaments.

 
It's 10:30pm and I'm almost done for the night, just a few things to do then bed time. This time of year it's like rinse and repeat, because I'm pretty much doing the same thing everyday, glaze, fire, list, glaze, fire, ship, well something like that.

Angels

I glazed my angels today each one is was made from a slab of clay and I cut each one out with one of my pottery knives from a template. After being fired once in a bisque firing, I hand painted each one. The underglaze at this point is chalky and dull, after being fired the colors will be more vibrant and dark.

I'll clear glaze them tonight so they will have a glossy finish after being fired.

I added a little loop in the top for easy hanging. This high temperature wire was fired into the piece.

I hope to have these listed in my Etsy shop by Tuesday.

unglazed and confused

Here's a sample of what I'm working on now.

Where to begin...

ornaments

tart warmers

sponge holders

bowls

A vase, wheel thrown and altered.

Ooh la la

Oh boy, it's been a busy day today. While I'm working in my studio I was invaded by Mike and our son Michael. They are installing a new heating and cooling system and of course, the duct work runs through the basement aka my girl cave / studio. So I bailed out and made Ramen noodles and danced with my cat. All of our pets have danced with me on my dance floor (anywhere there is a floor) multiple times, animal abuse? Nah... they love it as much as i do. 
Ooh I did eat my noodles out of one of the bowls I made a few years ago, this was one of my first stoneware bowls.

I glazed the inside, the handle and the hearts the same color, black.

Now on with the dancing, Spookers was begging me for attention so I grabbed up on him and we danced around the kitchen and sang Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance". That song has played twice on the radio in my studio today and now it's stuck in my head, gaga ooh la la.

he's like, what the hell? lol!

I can't help myself, I love her. 

je veux ton amour et je veux ton revenge

je veux ton amour

 I don't want to be friends.

One of my favorites and a custom piece

I found an artist on Etsy earlier this year who's work I absolutely adore, her shop is called the dreamy giraffe. I purchased a print from her several months ago. I love the innocent big eyed sweetness of this so I had to have it for my bedroom (which matches her hair color, pale yellow).

A few months ago while remodeling the bathroom I thought of her and wondered how I could work her art into what I was doing. I of course used some of my pottery, my blue bird cups, and a blue bird light switch cover I made along with some iron work pieces I purchased from an artist at the Chattanooga market.

toilet paper holder from the market, wish i knew the artists name.

 

my blue bird cups

My silly cat Spookers, I thought it would be cute to have him included (his ears are always like that, he's a Scottish fold and bobtail mix)

 I contacted KJ and presented her these pictures and told her what I had in my head, basically I wanted a bathroom painting that was fun, cute and whimsical. A blonde with green eyes in a bathtub and I wanted it to tie everything I was using in that room together. She nailed it. I had this done as a 12x16.

Check her shop out, she's super nice and fabulous to work with.

Mmm Toasty

Q: What did the Pink Panther say when he stepped on the
          ant?
A:  Dead-ant dead-ant dead-ant dead-ant ...........

Ok yeah I know that was cheesy but it's all I had. We got 4 inches of rain in a matter of 12 hours and the fire ants were flooded out of their home next to my driveway and hurled into a wet soggy pile in the driveway. So I gave them some of their own medicine.

Total torch wielding badass

 Also I wanted to share this mug, not the one above ^ but the one below.

 This is before I attached the handle. I used a wood grain stamp for the texture, stamped the name and used a stamp that I made for the screws. This was my test run, I stained the applique too dark, I put about 3 coats of stain on it and should have really done 1. Actually I should have done a test on a test tile but I didn't, why?  because I'm impatient.

 

Chicken?

I added a pouring spout to this chicken baker. The center is for you to sit your chicken on. Add your spices or liquid to the inside cylinder to enhance the bird while it's cooking.