These two fish were built during a Saturday session at the studio using a speckled brown clay body.  I gave these two fishies to a fellow potter to go with her tropical themed home.  She chose to utilize high-fire glazes, and the colors came out beautifully!  I have some demand to make a few more of these, but I'll have to wait for another Saturday session, they are very time-consuming!

This Rowboat Alley Platter was envisioned from a magazine photo. It measures 15 inches in diameter and 2 inches in height. Slab built from a speckled brown clay body, the slab is slumped over a glass platter that I utilize to build all of my large platters. Once the platter was laid out, I started building each rowboat and attached them separately, then embellished the rim with rope and buoys, one Maine lobster buoy, and one Florida lobster buoy. The platter was glazed all over with an Ashville Eve high fire glaze that was applied with a large thirsty brush. Afterward, I scrubbed the glaze off the rowboats and ropes, and re-glazed them with a Waterfall Brown high fire glaze to give a nice contrast to the piece.

This centerpiece was originally designed as a wedding gift for a friend, but I liked it so much, I decided to build another. The piece measures 19 inches long by 8 inches wide, by 3-1/2 inches in height. A slump mold was utilized to form the vessel. First I rolled a good-sized slab of speckled brown clay which was laid inside the mold. Then I added the decorative shells and attached them with clay slip. I generously brushed on a mint mist high-fire glaze, and then used a smaller brush to apply a pearl high fire glaze on each of the shells. This project did not end in perfection, as the bottom inside of the centerpiece has a crack, but luckily does not penetrate to the outside of the piece and should not effect its functionality.

This large Kissing Angelfishes bowl is 13 inches in diameter and 3-1/4 inch in height. Slab built with the Phoenix clay body, and glazed with the mint mist high fire glaze. In addition, the angelfishes received a coating of blue rutile high fire glaze.

This shell motif plate is 9 inches in diameter and 1 inch in height. Slab built with a speckled brown clay body, and glazed with mint mist high fire glaze. A touch of pearl glaze was used on the shells.

This medium sized bowl has shell impressions along the outside rim and measures 7 inches in diameter and 2-3/4 inches tall. Speckled brown clay body using blue rutile glaze in the shell impressions, then dipped in a mint mist glaze. High fire.

This is a dainty little shell bowl, measuring only 3-3/4 inches in diameter, 1 inch in height. Using a mix of speckled brown and Phoenix for the clay body this dainty little bowl was glazed with mint mist, a high fire glaze.

This was the third attempt to complete this Key West Lighthouse platter. It was slab built with a speckled brown clay body. I used the mint mist glaze, than scrubbed off the glaze on the raised areas of the platter allowing the clay body to show through. I am just relieved that I don't have to build this a fourth time! Third time's a charm!

Trophy plates with a waterfall brown glaze

54 Pounds of fish, this one really won a trophy, and big bucks!

This Rope Impressionist Vase measures 8-1/2 inches in height and the opening measures 5 inches by 3-1/4 inches. Hand built from speckled brown clay body slab. A rope was then used to make impressions all around and up and down the vase. I used Waterfall Brown high fire glaze, which separates into different colors within the indentations. I love this glaze!  

This is a continuation of a theme of platters and bowls with a rustic rope trim and a netting imprint. I used a speckled brown clay body and a Waterfall Brown high fire glaze that was applied with a large brush.