Two of the completed sculptures from the sawdust and pit firing: much pain later!! Very happy with the colour results and the assemblage of the pieces, though difficult with an injured finger, has turned out really well :-)) All the work is now complete for the exhibition (pics to come), including painted plinths! First thing in the morning delivery to Gallery on Sturt , then off to the doctors to assess the stitched up finger.
I love it< interesting composition.
Posted by Saida Fagala | November 7, 2011, 10:04 pmThanks Saida… am glad you like my works :-))
Posted by Dawn Whitehand | November 7, 2011, 11:49 pmReally beautifull Dawn! This is a garanteed succes for your exhibition! It’s too far for me to travel “down under”…if closer I would certainly be there! Myriam
Posted by myriam thas | November 8, 2011, 1:03 amthanks Miriam… send the positive energy will be great… :-))
Posted by Dawn Whitehand | November 8, 2011, 1:22 amVery nice Dawn. I do love the colors you got from the firing.
Posted by Sylvia Coppola | November 8, 2011, 11:24 pmhey Sylvia… thanks for the kind words, glad you like my works… i was also very happy with these results 🙂
Posted by Dawn Whitehand | November 9, 2011, 12:08 amSurface has a waxy appearance, sort of fleshy that is supported well by the color giving depth to or even below the surface, a translucency that is very engaging. The support rod tends to provide an opaque standard for comparison. Nice! I’d love to see more.
Posted by jim wallace | November 9, 2011, 3:45 amThanks Jim… lovely words!!
Posted by Dawn Whitehand | November 9, 2011, 3:00 pmbeautiful indeed what the fire did and i expect it is each time a surprise how it turnes out in details.
Posted by Frans Commelin | November 9, 2011, 4:07 amThanks Fran, yes it is different each time I do a pit firing, there are lots of variants involved.:-)
Posted by Dawn Whitehand | November 9, 2011, 3:02 pmLovely; reminds me of a jade ring, Chinese, possibly Chou dynasty, dia 4.5 inches, as appears in an old book published 1927…
Posted by Celia Wilson | November 9, 2011, 12:25 pmWow, thanks Celia… I do actually the surface you mean… i’ll have to ‘google’ it 🙂
Posted by Dawn Whitehand | November 9, 2011, 3:03 pmLove it! You have inspired me. How long did your firing last?
Posted by Louise van Niekerk | February 20, 2012, 12:12 amHi Louise, glad to be of inspiration!! The firing itself takes a few hours, then is covered up & takes about 18-24 hours to cool.
Posted by Dawn Whitehand | February 20, 2012, 7:38 am