Not your pro photos

 

 Alas (she said dramatically) the smart phone does it's own light settings, and this is the over exposed version of the vase above.  But it also shows the small bowl shape, with almost correct coloration!

Another ginger jar...turquoise and Celtic Cross stamped medalions.

Blue Ginger Jar

With several (I laugh here, more like a lot!) of disappointments after glaze firings in the last couple of weeks...this Ginger Jar is pleasing as punch for me.  I am actually proud of it 100%.

I can take credit for planning it to look like this.  I worked to make a well thrown and trimmed vessel in white cone 6 clay.  I can say that the glaze combination surpassed my expectations.  And I can be very appreciative that everything came together just right on this one.

Small green ginger jar

Green Ginger Jar, stoneware

The dark coloration on the edges of the stoneware is rare...perhaps the copper in the glaze interacted with the wax...very interesting.  I've seen other glazes have this reaction on bare clay (well, waxed clay) next to glazes.

Do you ever have that happen?

And on a personal note, I've been drinking decaf for a while.  But lately I just want to go back to sleep for a while in the morning.  Very weird, a 30 min. nap after breakfast.  But I wake up again refreshed just fine.

Canisters with ginger jar lids

Canisters that are at least 30 years old, and still going strong in my kitchen.  Fat one is coffee, and tall one is often whole wheat flour.

 

Of this set,only the canister is still intact.  Babysitter playing hide and seek with my 3 year old took care of the tea pot, which I repaired and kept for a while.  The plate has finally been cracked, though I only used it as a serving piece.  I  keep brown rice in this 30 year old canister.

I no longer have this raku "vase within vase."   I think I'll make another one, at least the idea is still pretty cool, and next time I will just fire it with regular glaze, rather than wait for a raku firing.