Tumblers

These tumblers were made to test out my new green glaze. One dip is very pale. Two dips is beautiful mossy green.

More mug shots

 These mugs have had an underglaze slip applied. I mixed course sand from our Chumporn beach into the colored engobe before bisque. The silica in the sand has melted. There Is not much texture but many colors

Ice bucket with tear drop.

Ok. It's a lot like another ice bucket I've made. But this one is in my own kiln with my own glaze.

 here is that tear drop.







 And look at the beautiful green glaze.

Mosquito coil burners

 a sand dollar and  brain coral inspired these very useful coil burners.
Inside is a serrated grid to rest the burning coil onto. You won't need to find those little annoying tin stands anymore.

Faceted grog jugs

Title: Grog Jugs

Jan 2014

Porcelain

each jug aprox 8-10cm at base x 12 - 15cm hight

 These little jugs were wheel thrown then trimmed on the wheel for a neat foot and finished with rough hand trimming. They are sturdy enough to not break when slammed down. The neck fits a cork easily.

This grog Jug is the tallest. The facets get highlighted the most as the glaze thins over the edges. 

This jug gets the best out of the clear, glossy glaze dribble down the side. All of the jugs get a highlight from the clear, glossy on the handle and inside the neck. This jug also appears green inside.

This last jug looks like gold specks appear through the glaze.

Irish Cream Whiskey bottles

Porcelain bottles of alcohol are always very popular. Last year (2013) I made three small bottles and filled them with home-made Irish Cream Whiskey. It has a shelf life of 2 months but it has never been a problem yet. And when there is no more alcohol left to drink you have a beautiful bottle/vase.
The colors in this glaze are really brought out well by the camera flash.

semi glazed bottle

title: Bottle me up, fence me in

porelain, clear glaze. cork stopper

25x10x15cm

For Christmas presents this year, I made some olive oil bottles that I topped up with olive oil infused with rosemary. Olive oil was originally stored in ceramic jugs because it keeps best when not exposed to light.

This bottle and two others were covered in slip then stamped with wire mesh. I left the outside mostly unglazed and used clear glaze to seal the inside. I wanted to exploit the raw texture of the slip and stamped wire and not confuse these beautiful feelings with colors. 

I should do more unglazed work. I like it. Pure shape.

sea glass window

title: Chumporn Bay
30 x 80cm
sea glass and silicone

I did this on the skylight above our kitchen door, on the beach cottage in Chumporn.

Sea glass candle sconces

 I love giving handmade gifts for Christmas.
I also love seaglass.
I made these pair. The brown sea glass sconce is kept on the beach where we gather the glass: The Plantation in Chumporn.
The green seaglass forms a turtle shape
each sconce is about 35cm tall and 30cm across the top.
I put sand in the bottom to help the candle stand up and clean easily.

This sconce is made of white seaglass with three brown sea turtles swimming around.

This was a gift for Santa Swap at Turtle Spit.

Needless to say it was fought over.

A Fish Called Panda

 Title: A Fish Called Panda
acrylic on canvas
60 x 80cm

AT The Black Pearl, our property in Phuket, Thailand, lives Panda: a gentle, loveable and very clumsy, accident prone dog. One day after a walk on the beach he snagged his foot in a fish hook.
This painting was done just after this accident. He has recovered from this and many other accidents. He is still the most gentle smooshy dog in the world.