objet d'art d'jneale

[jneale]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/threetogether.jpg

[adyonka]

Those are neat-o, jneale!

[akip]

you're a potter, ya old curmudgeon?

[jneale]

you're a potter, ya old curmudgeon?
I'm trying to be - took a 15 yr break, been throwing since July

[akip]

I'm trying to be - took a 15 yr break, been throwing since July

i couldn't even get a freakin little hot plate to come out of the kiln in one piece.

very nice, jn.

[REMgirl]

Very cool, Jneale! I loved throwing pottery back in the day. Those are nice pieces. I love that metallic glaze...is it Black Metallic? ;)

Did you use your new digital camera to take the shot? Are you getting used to it?

[jneale]

Very cool, Jneale! I loved throwing pottery back in the day. Those are nice pieces. I love that metallic glaze...is it Black Metallic? ;)

Did you use your new digital camera to take the shot? Are you getting used to it?


Cam is growing on me - tomorrow I am spending outside with the dogs - that will be the test.

the one that I goofed & decided to just smoosh it - the glaze is pewter - looks back in the picture. The other two are a strange combination of a texturizer brushed on then dipped in a metallic-ish green glaze - what you can't see is there are striations of color - blue purple green - a friend thinks it looks like a peacock color. I hate green - but the texturizer makes it bearable. I love metallic glaze - but the kinda kiln that is used in the class limits the options.

[Sushi]

Those are gorgeous, Jneale. I had no idea you were such a talented potter. I never could master the wheel--things always fell or warped in some way. I think I just enjoyed the act of throwing the clay and watching it spin and molding it. It would start off beautifully, but as in many things in my life, however, I have no end game.

Nice work. Post more pics.

[akip]

personally, i like the squished one.

[indigobunting]

It would start off beautifully, but as in many things in my life, however, I have no end game.
ha ha ha ha

[DaHood]

personally, i like the squished one.
Me too. It's super cool.

[grayedMatter]

I'm trying to be - took a 15 yr break, been throwing since July
Very cool, Jneale! I loved throwing pottery back in the day.

"throwing" is that technical jargon?

cause the last time i "threw" someones pottery, I almost got arrested.

[jefrey]

I'm trying to be - took a 15 yr break, been throwing since July


The fact that you use that terms means you must be good. I like your pieces, are you going to sell them?
I know, have an auction and donate the money to you know who! I'd bid!

[jneale]

stuff I did before working with metallic

[IMG]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/caveside1.jpg

[REMgirl]

Mmmm, very cool. I like the "cave painting" type images you used. Are they embossed, or is that just how the glaze looks? I like the colors, too. That reddish color at the top is dramatic.

Nice work; show us some more? :)

[akip]

caribou? does jneale have eskimo aspirations?

only kidding. that's quite lovely. an animal theme, of course.

[jneale]

caribou? does jneale have eskimo aspirations?

only kidding. that's quite lovely. an animal theme, of course.

there is a naked pregnant woman on the other side...

[jneale]

Are they embossed

Nope - I drew the image (actually copied it out of a book of cave paintings to be honest) - then put something called wax resist on the drawing.

Dipped it in a white - then a brown - then the top in the red. The wax resist keeps the glaze from sticking to the clay.

The nickel in the white glaze burns the exposed clay - what you see as the image is a section with no glaze.

[jneale]

Kinda blurry but you can see her:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/caveside2.jpg

[akip]

there is a naked pregnant woman on the other side...

with a bunch of hunters killing all those nice animals. :)

[agate0ph0be]

Cam is growing on me - tomorrow I am spending outside with the dogs - that will be the test.

the one that I goofed & decided to just smoosh it - the glaze is pewter - looks back in the picture. The other two are a strange combination of a texturizer brushed on then dipped in a metallic-ish green glaze - what you can't see is there are striations of color - blue purple green - a friend thinks it looks like a peacock color. I hate green - but the texturizer makes it bearable. I love metallic glaze - but the kinda kiln that is used in the class limits the options.

i see the peacockness. i figured it was that peacock glaze my aunt used to use a lot. it's hawtT.

i like the one you smashed actually.

[jneale]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/d2464664.jpg[/IMG]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/2302408f.jpg

[jneale]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/3shinetogether.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/twomatt.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/singleshinealone.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/singleroundwithlip.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/singleround.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/singlematt.jpg

[REMgirl]

Awesome art pottery, Jneale! I love those textured glazes and your color combinations. They actually make a nice grouping together. Very cool! :)

[jneale]

Barrel Fire:

fired in a barrel surrounded by sawdust, straw, kindling, and other natural combustible materials using wood as the primary source of fuel. The kiln or pit is ignited and nature is allowed to imprint its want on the enclosed pottery. This technique produces exceptional patterns with an array of colors from soft grays to black, fawn to deep browns, along with flashes of burgundy, yellow or fiery orange.

Basically - I burned up a friend's brush pile - I had no idea what I was doing, used the wrong clay & wrong bisque - but I'm happy with what I got:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/BarrelFireSept2006.jpg

They should look better once I get a layer of wax on them.

[DaHood]

They should look better once I get a layer of wax on them.
Yet they're beautiful as they are.

[jneale]

Yet they're beautiful as they are.
thanks - but I think the wax will bring out the colors a bit more & give them a more finished look

[DaHood]

thanks - but I think the wax will bring out the colors a bit more & give them a more finished look
Hard for me to see on a computer screen exactly how they look but the raw appearance is appealing to me. Very earthy.

[jneale]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/FrontofLisaspot.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/backofLisasPot.jpg

[euro60]

very nice indeed... It's obvious you are "throwing" quite well still

[Sushi]

Those are truly beautiful. What's the character on the first one?

[jneale]

Those are truly beautiful. What's the character on the first one?
It is the front and back of the same pot.

It is the tattoo a friend of mine has on her lower back – signifying her midlife crisis. She sent me a sheet with it....but i can't find the sheet & I don’t recall what it means. I free handed it – so I’m a bit worried that now it says something like “you are a fat cow.”

[REMgirl]

Very nice piece, Jneale! I love pottery and I always appreciate the work, patience and talent involved when making it. I made some pieces when I was in college and again after I got married. It's fun and challenging.

I like the glazes you chose, too. Excellent! :D

[jneale]

Those are truly beautiful. What's the character on the first one?

Sabi

Sabi means things whose beauty stems from age. It refers to the patina of age, the concept that changes due to use may make an object more beautiful and valuable. This also incorporates an appreciation of the cycles of life and careful, artful mending of damage.

The original meaning of sabi suggest a scene that is old, quiet, and lonely, a circumstance reflected in the lifestyle of the wandering haiku poet who embraces the transience of life. Life is impermanent, imperfect, and incomplete. People and things die, get old, rust, fade, fall apart, break. This is their beauty and their sadness, part of the endless cycle of existence. The following haiku embodies Basho's - Japans most famous poet - sense of sabi:

The sick goose flies down
in the cold night, taking sleep
along the journey

[classicgrrl]

I feel the need for an art showing.

*snap*

We should have a Woxy Spring Art Showing!!!!!!!

how cool would that be?

[classicgrrl]

Barrel Fire:

fired in a barrel surrounded by sawdust, straw, kindling, and other natural combustible materials using wood as the primary source of fuel. The kiln or pit is ignited and nature is allowed to imprint its want on the enclosed pottery. This technique produces exceptional patterns with an array of colors from soft grays to black, fawn to deep browns, along with flashes of burgundy, yellow or fiery orange.

Basically - I burned up a friend's brush pile - I had no idea what I was doing, used the wrong clay & wrong bisque - but I'm happy with what I got:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/BarrelFireSept2006.jpg

They should look better once I get a layer of wax on them.

can I buy one?

[jneale]

can I buy one?
I'd give you one - but you'd just break it like the other.....

I gave them all away.....

[berzerker]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/FrontofLisaspot.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/backofLisasPot.jpg

Beautiful stuff... :)

[jneale]

I sent it to the friend & asked to have the oddest mix of flowers they had:


http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/Lisaspotwithflowers.jpg

I'm happy.

[kgray]

very cool....you could sell that for 29.99. :p

[DaHood]

That's way too cool. :cool:

[frenchstudent]

They're all gorgeous!
Is that raku in some of them? Is that what produces the rainbowish color and dark deep tones?
I like the green/blue on the best.... wow :D
You are very talented!

[jneale]

i have switched studios & have been throwing & not keeping anything....today I centered 10lbs & made the biggest thing i've every made

pictures forthcoming

[greengirl]

Your work is exquisite! I can't even fathom throwing 10 lbs. of clay! I could barely center 1 lb. when I tried pottery. That is amazing. Do post pics. I'd love to see what you did.

[Zane]

i have switched studios & have been throwing & not keeping anything....today I centered 10lbs & made the biggest thing i've every made

pictures forthcoming

good, i need another new one. :)

[jneale]

i haven't glazed anything @ the new studio....but, with help, i pieced together the giantest thing ever - its raku so there is still time for it to blow up in the fire

will have to take the camera with me tomorrow.....

[Zane]

good, i need another new one. :)

Quoted for ditto-ness. :) I'll need one for my new house that I should be closing on in the next 10 days!

[jneale]

Quoted for ditto-ness. :) I'll need one for my new house that I should be closing on in the next 10 days!

cool, this one you could pee in it is so big.....

[the_birds]

Those are truly beautiful. What's the character on the first one?

Its McCain/Palin in Mandarin.

or is it "Country First?"

I can never remember which is which...:D

Seriously though, those are nice vases.

[jneale]

Horse Hair Raku done with feathers:
(same pots different view)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/2008view1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/08view2.jpg

[jneale]

Raku

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/08rakuview2.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/08view1.jpg

[jneale]

haven't fired the big pot yet....

[REMgirl]

Bee-yoo-tee-ful! I really like that feather texture. And the colors on the not yet fired pot are awesome~will those change much after firing?

[miami2112]

awesome! very talented.

[jneale]

Bee-yoo-tee-ful! I really like that feather texture. And the colors on the not yet fired pot are awesome~will those change much after firing?

i was kinda not clear....i've been throwing big, but haven't fired one yet....the three in the pics have all been fired via raku

the feather ones - the white is the bare pot - the black feather comes from placing the feather against the pot while it is still uber hot 1000' - the feather burns & creates the design - i need to wax them to keep them sealed - the burns are in the clay - they won't fade, but they will get dirty & the wax just helps keep the bare clay from discoloring over time

the fat round pot is fired, those are the colors

[REMgirl]

They're great. I did some raku pottery back in my college days and loved it. The firing process is so much more a part of the finished piece than kiln firing is. But I was doing a few small, basic pieces. I never got to play with anything as cool as the feathers! Can you do leaves or other natural elements like that?

Keep posting. I enjoy seeing your work.:)

[jneale]

I never got to play with anything as cool as the feathers! Can you do leaves or other natural elements like that?

i don't know for sure, but i don't think so - it would burn too fast, it would leave a burn pattern - but i don't think you'd be able to see any imprint - just a blob of carbon

horse hair works because it is so thick - human/dog type hair doesn't work because it doesn't hold up, i doubt leaves would work....i bet jute or twine would work.....

i love raku, burning stuff is fun & no matter how hard ya try it never looks like I think it will....

[REMgirl]

That's part of the fun, not knowing exactly how a technique will work out.

When I'm dyeing wool, I get that same sense of "discovery" because there are a lot of factors that affect the results: water temperature, stirring or not stirring the wool when it's in the dye pot, how the dyes react with each other...it's fun stuff not knowing. ;)

[jneale]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/bigpot.jpg

i haven't glazed anything in ages....taking a new class - big pots...mine is the ulgy one on the right - 3 pots stuck together

the to the left is another student - you can see her in the back, tiny arms - 5 pots stacked together

[jneale]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/chipdips.jpg

i haven't made much; been taking classes & forcing myself to make different forms.....haven't saved much

i made chip & dips for staff for Christmas, most of them didn't survive the kiln; after the fact people told me most of them don't make it because it is all one piece & if it isn't 100% uniform they crack - out of 10 of them 4 cracked bad.

2 more to go & I'm done with the form....

[Sushi]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jneale/chipdips.jpg

i haven't made much; been taking classes & forcing myself to make different forms.....haven't saved much

i made chip & dips for staff for Christmas, most of them didn't survive the kiln; after the fact people told me most of them don't make it because it is all one piece & if it isn't 100% uniform they crack - out of 10 of them 4 cracked bad.

2 more to go & I'm done with the form....
Those are beautiful. Can you do them in two separate pieces and attach them later, or is that gauche? (How do you do an accent mark on the boards?)

[jneale]

Those are beautiful. Can you do them in two separate pieces and attach them later, or is that gauche? (How do you do an accent mark on the boards?)

yes, making them in two makes more sense but, ya've gotta measure - something i'm loath to do, measure the bottom of the bowl - trim the bowl, get them both to dry at the same time so they fit together, more work. While I'll admit to being lazy - I'm not at the studio often enough to keep tabs on the drying part, so all one piece works best for me.

There are tons of different ways to make them, this way is just the quickest & forces me to get better & pay attention to uniformity

i have no idea how i got the accent mark, maybe copy paste? magic?