Lots of Green

In this firing I had lots of pieces with green celadon glaze. These pieces are much prettier in person. My photo color is off and I can't figure out how to fix it. The green's are brighter and richer than the photos. This first one is a Queen Anne's Lace oblong bowl.

This is a round Queen Anne's Lace bowl. I am still surprised when I open the kiln at how much pieces shrink in the firings.

Here's a small Queen Anne's Lace platter. I need to make more of these Queen Anne's Lace pieces, hope there is still some blooming. I guess I could grow some carrots just for their flowers.

Here's a Queen Anne's Lace serving tray. You just may be able to see in the middle of each of the long sides the remnants of a handle which fell off when I was glazing. It made it through the bisque but I guess it wasn't attached very well. I sanded the attachment points and fired it anyway. For this tray and the platter above I rubbed RIO on the leaves. For the other's I didn't use RIO. Not sure which I like better.

Here's another leaf bowl with different leaves. You'll notice a slight difference in the color of the green's. I've used two different celadon glazes. One's a more blue green and the other a more Spring green.

One of my leaf dishes. I fired lots of them this time. A few with glaze tests. Got to go back over my notes to see which is which.

 Here are four green leaf dishes.

Here are the experimental tiles. I'll work on my lettering and I also plan to leave a bit more open space with more defined leaf impressions on the tile. Stay tuned for more from this firing coming up soon. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.

Caramelized Plantains

We usually don't have dessert, but every once in a while I have a craving for something sweet.  The produce market had one yellow plantain so I got it last time I was there. I think the yellowish ones are sweeter than the green ones.

I sauteed the plantain in a little butter when it was brown on one side I turned it over and sprinkled it with some brown sugar and waited for the sugar to caramelize. I served it for dessert with a slice of manchego cheese. The plantain was really sweet and more than satisfied my sweet tooth.

Meanwhile it was 39 F last night and I got out the electric blanket. Yesterday I made a green stained strip stacked pot this time blending green, chartreuse, and blue stains. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.