Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Working on It

 Working on better lighting for photos.

 I've redone these too many times. I am enamored with the beach stones drilled and strung.

 Time to set these pots aside and think about the story they need to tell.

Thanks for reading and for all your comments.

10 comments:

  1. You have a great eye for clay, wood, stone combinations. My favorite is the top one!
    How do you drill your stones?

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    1. Hi Suzi, thanks, that is the last one I did, I guess I was finally letting myself go. Ha. I didn't drill these but purchased them and now I wished I had saved all the stones I gathered on the west coast, but I suspect if I find any this winter I will drill them with a diamond bit and if the bit gets too warm I will let it cool off and also put a bit of water on the spot to keep the stone cool as well, I think the way to do it will be to start out small and then use a larger and larger bit. If I drill any I will let you know. I do have a reamer that enlarges holes, It's kind of like a file with a graduated size.

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  2. I love the beach stones, too.

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    1. Hi Joanne, thanks, if only I was on the west coast there are so many places I've been with the smooth stones. I need to get to the beach real soon.

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  3. Looking good. And beach (or river) stones are always beautiful.

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  4. Hi Sue, thanks, there is a beach north of San Francisco that has all black beach pebbles, oh to have a few of those.

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  5. I agree that the stones in combination with the driftwood and ceramic bring it all together nicely! I even like the twine!

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  6. Hi Rian, thanks, I am planning on redoing most of them as they are still not quite what I want, I have redone them countless times, practice makes perfect.

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  7. I love this idea. I think the driftwood on these "top"ones is too thick for the pot.. your previous ones had a more graceful open shape; the balance of pot, wood and stones might be better id driftwood was thinner, stones were larger. Love what you are creating!!!!

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  8. Hi Joan, thanks, I appreciate your critique. I plan on making the sides slightly taller so there is more open space between the pot and the driftwood on the next group. I also plan on redoing the beads on these as I am really not completely satisfied with any except the top one. Larger stones is something I had not thought of. I have some stones in my gravel paths I plan on trying to drill this coming week, we shall see, they are larger.

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