Last year, I took a picture of a piece I was really excited about, a piece I was trying a new technique with that seemed to be going perfectly. So, in my excitement, I posted a picture of the work in progress.
The curves and the lines in the piece were so beautiful to me that I just couldn't wait until it was finished to show it off. Hmm. It now holds acorns because the bottom seam came apart in the final firing and it will not hold liquid. From that day forward, I decided that it was bad luck to post work before it went through the final firing. Today, I hope to prove to myself that such superstitious thinking is absurd!
I've been working on what I call candle lanterns. Two are finished and ready for the Old 280 Boogie, but I was hoping the three I threw earlier in the week would be finished in time--they won't. But, I'm having so much fun making them, and there is now this blog to fill, that I'm breaking with that old superstition and posting a photo of the two I carved last night after work.
It's officially spring in Opelika, Ala., which means the dogwood, azaleas, tulips, and daffodils are in full bloom. I had sketched some designs in my little brown book and, while at the studio, I set to work carving one of the lanterns with dogwoods. As I ran out of time before work, I brought the untouched pieces home to carve in the evening. The left piece has a ring of dogwood leaves, and the piece on the right has tulip forms. Today there is much to do as well, but isn't that always the case. Glazing is a priority if I'm to have anything to add to my crate for the Boogie, but there's more carving and trimming to do as well. I love it!
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