Monday, March 21, 2011

Second Firing





Detail of Bowl


"If at first you dont succeed try try again!"
That is my motto as of now. After the first firing got back in to the book and tried to learn more and figure out where I had gone wrong. Was it the glazes? or was it the firing? guess it was a combination of both. My experience lies in firing a wood kiln and I know that the fire works the same no matter the fuel but for some reason the fact that a gas kiln is different seems to have been stuck in my head and I dont seem to able to look beyond. Like I mentioned in my earlier post with each firing I do hope to get wiser.

Bisque pieces getting ready for next firing.



Results form second firing!!

Trinkets




Kerala mural inspiration bowl

Yes there is much attempt at trying to replicate the Kerals murals in ceramics. I do hope to succeed! More of the trials coming up.





Detail of a tile

Tiles galore!


Some more Murals
Lotus pond and Bamboo


Etched leaves


Leaf mosaic

Yes I am pleased but not jumping with joy. With hope that it will get better with time.




6 comments:

Sarang Sista said...

Cool! I like the murals a lot. Seems like you are really getting into the groove. Go ahead and fire away. I am sure you will produce some great art.

AjAy said...
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AjAy said...

Great work Sushma!! Really nice.. :)

Sushma Anand said...

thanks guys!! motivated :)

lakshmi.p.k. said...

hi sushma,
can u make murals in mosaic of terracotta alone?

poornima vijayan said...

hi sushma,

came across your blog while searching for pottery studios in cochin. do you conduct workshops in cochin coz i would love to attend.