We had a good long weekend at the cabin. The dogs had a lot of fun. We experimented more with letting Willow off the leash and she sort of listened most of the time. She's getting better though. River continued her journey as a water dog. She doesn't want to get wet initially, but once she's wet then it's game on and she'll just keep going in. Both dogs are totally warn out.
I will be at Carroll County Art in the Park this Saturday June 3 and the Belle Aire Market next Sunday June 11.
This pattern looks amazing, but is actually pretty simple once you get the hang of it. I got the stitch pattern from Crochet Kingdom.
For this shirt I used Dragonfly Fibers Sylph Worsted in Love in a Mist. Each skein is 200 yards and I used 2 skeins - one for the front and one for the back. I used a 4.5 mm hook.
I cast on 55 + 7 and worked it until the yarn ran out. I then sewed it together leaving 8 inches for the arms and about 9 for the neck.
Still can't get over how well this commission plate came out. I have been stressing about lemons and sunflowers for a few months, but it came out better than I could have hoped. Now the big thing will be shipping it to Arizona without it breaking!
I have a bunch of tests in here with the new Clayscapes glazes on a few different clay bodies. I made the decision to cut corners and not sieve. It wasn't a good decision, but it is what it is. It's hidden on the texture, but my ramen bowl is speckled in ways I did not plan. I'll need to go back and sieve them, but they are beautiful. They didn't quite come through on the Brown Bear. I think I might try another batch with 2 dips instead of one.
A good number of the crabs made it into this kiln and they look amazing as always.
This kiln finished right before I left for the workshop. How amazing is that platter! I'm really pleased with how it turned out after all the test pieces I did to get there.
This was my second time at Michael Harbridge's workshop and once again it was absolutely fantastic. Michael runs Learn Fired Arts and I have a lot of his products. This workshop is an opportunity to learn different ways to use them as well as get together with other like minded clay people. We did a ton of projects over 2.5 days and ate some amazing food all cooked by Michael's wife Jeannine.
This first project was on provided bisque and we added a gloss glaze before adding a raku glaze.
I absolutely love how it came out.
This pumpkin and witch hat will eventually come together into one piece.
This is my very first birdhouse. It was a little soft at the time so it's being held up so it wouldn't sag. It eventually firmed up and looks great.
How cute is this mushroom! I can't wait to make more and put them in my garden.
This year we also got to do some glass work. Here is the before of my bowl.
Here is the after - it almost looks like a butterfly. I wish I could say tat it was planned, but its just a happy accident. We also learned how to stamp the outside of the bowl with multiple colors using Colors for Earth. I will definitely be using more stamps in the future.
This the before of a glass test. We uses liquid glass and painted it on.
Michael added a piece of top glass and fired it. Now it's either a small coaster or a paperweight, but it is cool looking.
This dragonfly was also a piece of bisque that we used non-fired techniques on. Michael helped me with the eyes, but they weren't nearly as hard as I thought they'd be.
I love how shimmery it is in the sun.
This little piggy is a planter. The project was a turtle, but I made a pig. There were also sheep and a cat. I want to make a whole menagerie for my garden.
I am really hoping the pig tail survives the trip because it's so cute.
This last piece is one that Michael made. He made a bunch and raku fired them and then we played lets make a deal as we opened the can. I definitely got the best one!
I don't know where I got this yarn, but I had 2 skeins of it. It's Malabrigo 108 Chia that's a worsted weight yarn that has about 210 yards per skein.
The pattern is just half double crochet and then 2 chains back and forth until the yarn runs out. Nothing fancy in the stitches, but still looks really pretty.
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