Steve's new work

 A few surprises from Steve:

The Willow on the left is Cherie's.

Cutting away and indentations

An Early Spring Inspirational Walk

Steve & I abandoned our studio this morning and took a walk in the woods.  It rained over an inch the day before yesterday and the wildflowers are coming up all over.

one inch of rain in the mountains means a lot!

Trout lily

Dutchman's Breeches

Wake Robin Trillium

Back to Back Firings

We are working on our wholesale orders right now. Here's a look at the two firings we've completed.



 

Packing the first orders.

Second Firing came out today.

some glaze tests there on the back shelf

Next, more packing....

Small Florals

 I've had a request for a small Trillium. I'll do two to get one.

Leaves first

Then flowers

Dark or white flowers?

Prairie Results

Here are the results of the last kiln including some the Prairie pieces shown in the last post here.

The first look inside

The complete picture

Prairie

Way back when, Steve attended a workshop at the Kohler factories in Sheboygan, WI. The Kohler family has supported the Arts in major ways. One way is their beautiful gallery, the John Michael Kohler Arts Center and another is their commitment to providing an interactive exchange of ideas and techniques between the factory workers and artists, The Clay from Molds Workshops. Studying under the example and direction of Richard Notkin and Jack Earl, Steve gained the technical ability to make his own plaster molds and nurtured his creative ability to use a mass production technique as a means rather than an end.
Our web page Showroom in the 'Prairie' style shows the results. Here's how:

Assembling the handles

Almost done...

Did you say that casting cuts down the work time?