Monday, January 26, 2009

ridgelines 2.09

Black earth wet from evening rain
amber trailed by gum branch shadows as wild ochre slip crosses the raw clay.
The canvas no longer blank
for colours from the kitchen garden.


On my throwing bench tapas plates for a local restaurant wait to be dried off and packed. Fired in the electric kiln this work was quite a departure for me from the work in the wood kiln - however the connections remain with the wild ochre slip from Bruny Island giving vital warmth. I love the terracotta serving dishes of Spain and Portugal and the terre vernisse of France - these plates hopefully have some of that warmth and vitality.