Pottery, Photography, Design - Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz
I’m a sculptor!
Well, maybe not. But I learned a lot while working on a special project over the past month. In fact, this project seemed to be a master class in problem solving.
Zombie Run!
My task was to create two statues to use as trophies for the West Noble Zombie Run which took place on November 3rd. So I started by brainstorming some ideas and doing a few “clay sketches” to see what might work.
I’ve got some images of pots from my August glaze fire. Below are some of my favorites:
All wheel thrown stoneware with cone 6 glazes. Mostly Celadon Blue and Saturated Iron by Coyote. You can check my Facebook Page for a few more pots.
A few new additions to the clay studio:
The cheap $10 sprinkler that I probably got from Walmart finally broke. So, drawing some inspiration from my clay guild surface class, I decided to take it apart and see what kind of parts it was made of. From a texture perspective: goldmine!
sprinkler parts for clay texture
It took a little sawing to get into the gear box but it was worth it. I can’t wait to try some of these on some actual pots. I think some of the new glazes that I recently tested will look nice over some of these textures.
Also, a little bonus texture: I snagged a few of these baby rings. Thanks Quin!
baby chain texture
We’re going to have some fun now!
Okay, so I don’t really have a clay studio cam… yet. But Keith over at Mudstuffing Sketchbook has posted a really cool video from his studio. Maybe someday I’ll get into those moving pictures but for now I have the old fashioned still images.
Logo Mugs Drying
I think I have about enough mugs and other items to bisque fire in the next week. I had some orders for Little Charger mugs before Christmas Break so I’ve got those ready to go. I also had some requests for mugs with other logos. The stamps that I ordered came in at the end of last week so I’ve got a few more logo mugs drying. I was on top of things this time so no casualties yet and they are now almost completely dry.