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Realization

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Long overdue but what a trip it's been. Alien II   The studio moved to new digs designed for ceramics- quite a job in itself- unfortunately one of our electric kilns didn't do so well and is due to get replaced soon.  And then there was the new equipment to install.  Not to terribly difficult although the large gas reduction kiln (bought as a unit) was about at our limits to handle.  Then there were theSpotlight kilns Spotlightwe built, each a different design- wood anigama, soda downdraft and experimental/ small load updraft.  Building kilns is a challenging learning experience- block and brick laying not being skills I had.w00t! 

Then comes learning how to use all this stuff- wood produces different results from soda from reduction from raku and they all work different- computer controlled electric is easy - program and walk away.  Not so the others- wood is the most effort being a group affair.

New kilns means new clays, new glazes, new techniques- the learning goes on!Mwahahahahahahaha! 

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Anticipation

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anticipation ... our school is getting a new ceramics studio:w00t:- with expanded capabilities!  :onfire: Oh Joy! :D  Like gas fired kilns mmmm...  ability to do higher temperature and reduction firings, also hoping for wood, raku, salt, saggar.... wow! new glazes & techniques... so much to learn, so much to experiment with!! :mwahaha:

But work has just started (renovations on existing structure) and we will not be able to move in till January, how much new equipment is in place and working remains to be seen... until then- oh boy oh boy! :excited:

OK, one more semester to go before we get there... back to work ;)

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I am honored...

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a DD for "ouroboros tea pot" Ouroboros tea pot by cl2007 :dance: ...

I won't be able to thank you all personally so I will give a big THANKS! here to everyone that has faved and commented... :wave:

a very cool way to close out the year  :nod: :boogie:

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DD's at dA
pegasus by cl2007 school's in session by cl2007 Dragon Isle by cl2007 curly tea pot by cl2007

and other awards
Environment 2010 by cl2007 minimalist tea pot by cl2007

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Gosh, just noticed it's been forever since I updated this space.  Hitting 25,000 views on this page just seems like a good time to change it :lol:

Staying very busy with ceramics, especially now that I am assisting at school- loading and unloading kilns, pugging clay and assorted misc. jobs :lol:

Making some stuff for gift shops, some made for benefit charities (Empty Bowls Project... help fill the local community food pantries)  And then a few being created just for pure art... or at least what goes for art in my head :D  And when I have time... throw in a new glaze to try (must remember to post more formulas).

Also doing some shows/exhibitions, demos, making a very occasional sale and even picking up an award this year (all locally so far... my instructor wants me to enter some larger exhibitions for tea pots... I'm waiting to make some really good tea pots- man, you should see what's out there! :lmao: )

So, you might ask... where are the pics of all this alleged work I'm doing?- ahhh... therein lies the tale- no good pictures have been taken, or rather those that were have been lost forever to wherever data bits go after being erased (school owned camera- was thought they had already been downloaded- they weren't :( )

So, I will be forced to post some not so good snapshots in the meantime (maybe to be replaced by better ones... but probably not :shrug: )

Thanks for looking!

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DD's at dA
pegasus by cl2007 school's in session by cl2007 Dragon Isle by cl2007 curly tea pot by cl2007

and other awards
Environment 2010 by cl2007 minimalist tea pot by cl2007

ArtisanCraft stamp by ArtisanCraft Artisan Crafts on dAmn. by I-magine Save the Trees by OlegVRK :thumb205987196: environment stamp by environment Digital-Artisans Stamp by Digital-Artisans H.A.N.D stamp + info by Synfull dA Hippies Club Stamp by hippies Artisan by yotaka
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contest winners

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Dinosaur Contest WINNERS!!!


ArtisanCraft had a contest and here are the winning entries:

a big :clap: for the Runners Up:

If there were dinosaurs today by prismtwine Earth Day Rexy by Saint-Angel Dinosaur Puppet by Anesthetic-X Raptor Inside by MissDwidwi

and Second Place goes to DoodleDuo :clap::clap:

Mommy, Can I Keep Him, Please? by DoodleDuo

and :spotlight-left:First Place:spotlight-right: is awarded to SayonaraRolling :clap: :clap::clap:

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check out the journal at ArtisanCraft here---> artisancraft.deviantart.com/bl…

Congrats to everyone that participated!!!

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The woodwork is called intarsia.... a 14th century Italian technique (and possibly tracing back to Tarsis in ancient Anatolia [Turkey]) that I picked up from a magazine article. (no, I'm not that old :p) It's cut out like a puzzle, shaped and then glued down.

check out my friends FrogPond, tarsici and pjayevans7 for some more great examples of this art/craft.

and there are a few other samples scattered about in the wood gallery

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