Post #664387 by TikiAno on Thu, Jan 17, 2013 2:58 PM

The "Narwhals of the (North) South Pacific" finally came out of the kiln. The interior came out exactly as I had hoped- hard to make it out from the photo, but I used a combination of glazes for a "breaching" look in the watery interior of the mug. There's a narwhal's horn coming up at you- don't worry, it won't poke you.

The light shino glaze didn't come out quite as mottled as I had hoped- I'm thinking about adding another coat of glaze (another color) and re-firing, especially w/ more time before the swap ends- would love any feedback for your opinion. The narwhals' bodies are a silver grey.

Slightly frustrated with the glaze, I pulled a MDM and started working on another piece that I had already sketched out. I hand rolled a slab, then used a tile cutter to cut out a small square...

Then hand built a small cylinder....

Then used slip to attach it to the tile, then rolled an even thinner slab to give the cylinder a "roof."

I then formed the requisite brow, half of a nose, and two half ears and attached it to the cylinder. Top view:

Here's a side (front?) view- can you see where I'm going with this one yet?

I then added a big ol' shark fin, using extra clay to hold it upright as it cures.

This will (potentially) be "Underwater Delight" for the Art Swap. I plan on using a similar glaze combination (from the interior of the Narwhal mug) to create the splashes of color for the Moai (sinking) and the shark (breaching). I'll add two separate indentations on the back for different hanging options. Would love any feedback... sorry for the longer than usual post....