I have been playing around a bit with coiling, and have a few plans for a larger project. I made a small maquette of something I would like to try, this really helped me see any weaknesses in the design, and to picture it as a 3 dimensional object.
So, starting on the big piece! I ended up coiling this in a slightly different way than I had first intended, so the whole thing is still hollow but the underside is open – I think this will work out better for firing and durability.
I made quite a few glaze recipes up to test, sadly none of them were fired before school had to close, so they are waiting till we are allowed back. The cobra is also waiting to be bisqued, I was going to bring it home to underglaze but as its quite large I didn’t want to risk damaging it by carting it around.
Another little piece I made for fun (also coiled). This frog is hollow all the way through, so there is a little plate you place an incense cone on, then place the frog over the top. If it works the smoke will come out its nose and mouth – a little bit twee but I really wanted to test the idea of including smoke in a piece, and by using incense it becomes a usable object rather than just a sculpture.
Devon Smith Ceramics 