I ran out of clay

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It seems my autumn blues are just getting worse.

I found more pictures that I took while we were in Florida this summer.

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17 / 10

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I know it’s only October but I’m already feeling the fall blues. (2011)

I took a picture of this gorgeous sunset in August. My family and I visited Florida on what was surprisingly the the first real vacation we’ve shared with just each other. Every evening we would walk down the beach to watch the sunset, and this is probably the most amazing sunset I’ve ever seen.

Personally, I love sunsets because of the deep reds. But I know there are a lot of people who prefer sunsets.

What do you think? Sunrises or Sunsets?

03 / 10

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Head (2009) (repost)

I’m reposting this piece because the first post only shows one angle and I can’t add another picture to the original post.

From the original post:

I made this in my junior year in high school. My ceramics teacher told me to make a coiled head, so this is what I came up with. Right now it sits in my kitchen wearing my graduation cap.

Medium- stoneware, medium fire glaze

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02 / 10

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Treecup (2008)

I made this slab cup almost 4 years ago as an intro student. It has bark texture all around the surface and the inside has glazed rings at the bottom.

21 / 09

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coffee-table-talk:

Magnificently Surreal Sand Sculptures

Like surgeons of the sand, artists gather from all over the world to compete in the annual World Championship of Sand Sculpting contest. Many of these artists have trained in other fields such as architecture, engineering and landscape design. A few are actually real-life surgeons.

In order to create such massive sand sculptures, the artists must be in excellent physical shape. Each must take on the back-breaking challenge of shoveling, packing and pounding tons of sand on a tight deadline. And the sand doesn’t come from the beach, it tends to fall apart more easily after being worn down by waves. Instead, the participants use special sand purchased with the event in mind.

Even though they are fierce competitors, “there’s real camaraderie between them,” said organizer Doc Reiss. “They’ll stop what they’re doing and help each other.”

Here are some of the most magnificently surreal sand sculptures from the latest contest, which took place last year in Federal Way, Washington.

Credit to: http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/magnificently-surreal-sand-sculptures

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14 / 09

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Mum’s Magnolias (2011)

I made this vase with a combination of techniques. The base is similar to my Triangular Twist but the spherical piece was coiled and then cut into slabs and attached again.

Medium: Stoneware; Medium fire glaze; Underglaze; acrylic paint

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08 / 09

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Thought of You- Ryan Woodward

This is beautiful.

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04 / 09

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Ewer (2011)

I made this in the spring. It was my first attempt at making a ewer. I coiled the body but the spout was slabbed and wrapped on a dowel. Originally it had a longer spout but it broke off when it was drying. Personally, I like the spout better now.

Medium: Stoneware; Medium fire glaze

25 / 08

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fwordsart:

Weightless, watercolor and gouache, 26x40

Completed. I was in tears the morning of First Friday because I thought I had ruined it, and aside from the painting I did of my grandmother, I’ve never cried over an art piece before. But it was a ‘happy accident’ of sorts and I like the way it turned out.

It’s not my favorite painting I’ve done, but I’m okay with it.

I liked the idea of weightlessness, how few things are that beautiful without great effort. We spend millions on fuel and energy to get an astronaut into space (which I’m for), and a hummingbird is constantly in motion to stay in flight, and I loved the idea of putting these images together.

12 / 08

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moonjunk:

Halima Cassell is a Bristish Asian ceramicist; her work is made predominantly by carving into semi-dried clay to create intricate 3D patterns; http://www.halimacassell.co.uk/

SHE IS AMAZING.

Images:

1. “Celestial Star”: http://www.ceramicstoday.com/potw/Halima_Cassell.htm

2. “Converse Petals”. Unglazed clay: http://www.cormanarts.com/ceramic/halima/5.shtml

3. Work in progress: http://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire/content/articles/2007/08/29/halima_cassell_feature.shtml

4. “Voluta”: http://blog.ksandw.org.uk/2010/06/ceramics-in-summer.html

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04 / 08

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