March 28, 2017
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Looking at a New Addition to the Shelf
So a few weeks ago I mentioned that Sparky knocked some of my orbs off the shelf and bounced them down the stairs. That resulted in a mess and the loss of some of my art. I was a little sad but I've taken the opportunity to have a redo. Some of the pieces did not look exactly the way I'd have preferred. I have made the second version and hopefully improved on the final result. The first one is Pontospheara japonica. I made this one a long time ago and the glaze was meh. Since it couldn't be salvaged I did it again...
This is the one that bit the dust. The glaze is pretty bland and it was too thick and obscured the details.
I used a thin coat of Phil's Celadon with the background being a contaminated batch of Royal Blue glaze. I had hoped that the background color would be a more vibrant blue. Still it is a vast improvement over the previous effort.
Comments (5)
It's a great redo, Val. You really are an accomplished artist!
Thanks! I think I like this one better than the original.
@murisopsis: I like the new one better -- the earlier one looks more like the work of a beginner ~ ~ ~
Looks pretty still. I think I like the new one better too.
I still have a couple more to redo to replace the ones Sparky broke. I think I'm improving a little bit - or at least getting better with choosing glazes that look better in the end!