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New Wall Pieces

8/25/2014

Now that I am back in the United States, I don't know if I will continue blogging, or what form it will take if I do. I want to thank everyone who has been reading this small blog, and for commenting so supportively. Here is a last post, of some wall pieces I made in while working at GBP. Be well.

Bay of Bengal, 2014, 6x10"

Moonlight I, 3x10"

Moonlight II, 3x10"

Moonlight III, 3x10"

Inside, 24"x24"x12"

Between, dimensions variable

above, Not The Same, dimensions variable

above, Nighttime I, dimensions variable

above, Nighttime II, dimensions variable

Pondy Life

8/22/2014

I am getting settled in at home again, but missing Pondicherry terribly. I wanted to share a few of my memories of...

---nighttime walks along the beach...

...brightly lit gold statues of important people I do not recognize...

...and the street cows of India, everywhere...

More Pots, Fresh Out of the Kiln

8/14/2014

As I begin my journey home, I am reflecting wistfully on more of the pieces I made at GBP. A few vases, bottles and jars.

This little bottle makes me wish I could just have one more firing, so that I could explore this form and glaze combination more.

Some drips.

Above and below, two sides of the same bottle.

And my homeward journey begins! America, I will be seeing you soon.

Some New Pots

8/9/2014

Fresh flowers are a big part of life here in South India. Whether carefully arranged as a daily offering, or adorning a woman's hair, they are a beautiful, daily reminder of our fleeting and precious existence. Being surrounded by all these flowers inspired me to make a few different vase forms to hold them.

Above, Vase, 10" all; below, a detail shot of the rim. I love the soft, undulating rim on this form, and I the way that the dark, hard exterior contrasts with the soft, light inside.

Another vase form.

Above, another vase form, also about 10" tall; below, a detail of the disruption on the surface. In this piece, it seems as though the light inside, unable to stay hidden, is slowly stretching out through the dark outside.

A smaller version, a bud vase, around 5" tall

Just a few bottles

Above and below, two more favorites: small, carved vases. I was thrilled when both of these came out of the kiln. They glow like small, muted jewels, small enough to hold in one hand.