Some More recent tests.

So, as per usual, i have tragically failed to keep blogging regularly. here are some of my more recent Stoneware tests - using a mixture of glazes and slip with my underglaze pencil...

And here are some of my Almington Test bowls - fired to stoneware with clear glaze. They did have a thin ozide wash in the scratches but it was too thin and the high temperature burt it off. I do liek these lots but the colour is too solid - for this project i want softer, more subtle surfaces.

i have also written my Extended Essay in the last couple of weeks - another reason why i have been to busy to do this blog. i reached over my target of 5000 words but im not confident the content is good enough... i feel i havent gone into enough depth in some areas- and possibly babbled on too much in others. I handed it in as a draft so will get feedback after Christmas - hopefully there will be some decent parts to build upon in the couple of weeks of january before the final deadline. Another thing, the first phase of the Firing Up project has sadly come to an end. the next phase is in the new year when the atrtists - and us student helpers - get to go into the schools to teach the kids. I'm really excited about this as i love working with "young adults" (seeing as they are secondary school kids - same age as my little sister and brother) and it will be excelent practice for in the future when im running my own workshops.