Friday, July 28, 2017

first day back in studio



Organizing celadon fired at Santa Fe Clay studio.  Humid conditions fogged the lens cover. The lighty gray were supposed to be blue but the studio manager is still learning the kilns.



I glazed the buffalo print mugs with the wrong glaze, but realized my mistake in time to save them for the next firing.




Tiles from the workshop after their glaze firing.  Also bisque firing for mugs thrown on sunday in santa fe studio and transported to tulsa as leather hard ware.



Visual sketching of dinner ware.  Saw some nice serving ware on the tables at Joseph's in the Railyard District.  Part of the experience.  How else to explain $16 bowl of chili verde.

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Santa fe time

You can go to the Okeefe museum in santa fe.  you can go to ghost ranch.  You can stop at Bode's Store in Abiquiu.  But you can't see O'keefe's house at ghost ranch.  The museum owns it and does stuff with it.  Its just not on the tour.  I chose the Box Canyon trail and fried my oysters off!



Go up past the hogans and across the meadow (I think that historically it received irrigation for crops) and past the fence.



Afternoon clouds gather. No rain falls.




quick sketch of depot at railyard, santa fe

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

buffalo mugs won't you come out tonight

transfer prints on ceramic. my new skill
The Shalene Valenzuela workshop at santa fe clay has come and gone.  I learned some new things, though I was challenged with altitude sickness. I'm still trying to stay hydrated five days after the workshop ended.


4 Inch tile


Requiem to santa fe.  Too little air, too much sun, holding back the ants (a losing proposition) and a social slap down by the princess, her monkey and governing phlebotomist.  hint: see my nose pressed against the glass.