TODAY'S FEATURED POST
Sculptural Cold Finishes: Jacked Rabbit
Cold finishes are any surface treatment on ceramic sculptures that are not traditionally fired in a kiln. Glazes, underglazes and stains are all kiln-fired approaches that are classically used to finish ceramic pieces. We generally don’t use glazes as they tend to obscure sculpted details making them look like they’ve been dipped in cream. They can also be unpredictable. Despite extensive testing, the various factors that occur within a firing environment can cause disasters. One…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Fischer Paints: Breathing in the Stardust
January 14, 2025 - Ahhh Ziggy... You know of all of Bowie's personas, he is perhaps the most iconic. The music, the hair, the outfits, that lightning bolt. Heh, my father saw this piece in process. Dad is 80 years old and I don't think I've ever heard the man mention Bowie, or Ziggy, or hum one of the tunes the Spiders from Mars created. But when he saw this he said... "David." He didn't say "David?" But "David." with a period. I took that as a thumbs up. Though truth be told, I was chasing more of an essence than a likeness. (We took some liberties with that hair!) Once upon a time I was writing a book called "Being Bowie" about a kid in junior high who took inspiration from Bowie. In the story the kid had…
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