Nov 5th, sunset, St. just.

Boscean 0ctober 2011

Ever growing

shedding skin

keeping pure the life within.

August firings

I dream of black light

Black bottle, Josean dynasty, 15th century Korea.

Time eternal

A vision of forever

In which I do reside

A million years is nothing

I am in the now-moment mind.

Living craft begins...........

Boys are back in town, Michel Francois, Russell Gibbs and Jacob Bodilly are living craft.

drawing

The Cornish potter

Self portrait drawing

Self portrait 'tired'

My friend Adam

Quick self portrait

Escaping torment

winter haul

This week I have rested after firing two kilns at Michel Francois pottery. We fired a Tenmoku kiln on friday and then a big kiln on saturday. The results were happy and lifts the weight of all the hard work of january and february. I filled the big kiln with domestic ware, teaware and sakeware plus a few bottle vases and porcelain pieces which I do not usually make.

There were a few test glazes this time including one made purely from Granite and woodash. I also tested ten materials I have collected from cliffs and rivers over the past couple of months with interesting results. I am happy to have new teaware.

I thank Michel for supporting me and letting me use his recipes, workshop and kilns, for the food and friendship. I also thank rob for his insight into glazes and materials testing.