The firing schedule is really busy at the moment in the studio due to my ceramic classes and also my own art work …. so I am firing the kiln today, mostly with student works, plus a few of my own artworks.
But my attention today has been in the kitchen – it is that time of year again!
An abundance of produce has meant preserving – so today’s efforts involved squash relish and fermented cucumbers.
We enjoyed a sample of the relish on tonight’s dinner – zucchini (from the garden) and corn patties accompanied by said relish! It was so good…
I wont be able to sample the cucumbers for a week as they need to ferment – but i’m sure they will be yummo!
The other cool thing about having a vegetable garden are the pumpkin and zucchini leaves which leave a great impression on clay. These plates have a pumpkin leaf impressed into the surface which has been highlighted with black copper oxide and finished with a clear glaze. I am pretty happy with them, even though one cracked! I will be making more, and will have to do so in the next month before the plants die off as Winter approaches.
So until next week – have fun! But hopefully I post before then!
Love the leaf printing firings Dawn
Posted by Chas Spain | March 13, 2017, 8:22 pmthanks Chas 🙂
Posted by Dawn Whitehand | March 13, 2017, 10:40 pmI love the idea of relish and I love the plate with the cut!
Posted by Claudia | March 14, 2017, 1:07 pmthanks Claudia – the plate with the crack is actually going into the mosaic pile!! lol
Posted by Dawn Whitehand | March 14, 2017, 3:00 pmHa! I think you should sell it as an art piece! I was going to ask if it was for sale!
Posted by Claudia | March 14, 2017, 9:12 pmOr I could repair it with the ancient Japanese art of Kintugi!!
Here’s a link – might be interesting for your Sunday evening gallery:
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi6w8_OgdbSAhUDbrwKHa-3CFUQFggbMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FKintsugi&usg=AFQjCNHLrtpD0wpLfuJvV5prX96qfyRJSQ&sig2=1kOb6rNqoOtye21F7aMBeA
Posted by Dawn Whitehand | March 14, 2017, 10:39 pm