Herb labels

I have been making heaps of herb signs.

I hope they are going to be popular Christmas presents

I have noticed that all those that have been on really hot days

are flushed with my sweat.

Can you see the orange blush on the worm heads?

I wonder if this colour will burn out in the next firing?

We have had some very hot days already 

and Summer is still a few weeks away.

We will be right with the air conditioner now installed in the studio

It dries out any clay that is left unwrapped though

I will have to be careful of that.

I have also been working on set of beakers.

Hot or cold cups

no handles

I think the Japanese were wise to ignore the handle concept

Saves a lot of time, less can go wrong

and the cups are stackable, space saving crockery.

I have often struggled to get handles attached before the pot is too dry.

With the studio in the back yard I now have no excuse however

I am enjoying the simple shape. 

Note the middle blue cup

I must have forgotten to stir the glaze with this one,

it's not very blue

I must have dipped the blue first then the satin white.

There is a lovely feathery lilac where they meet.

I must try a tester where I am going for mostly lilac, 

 I am not sure that is a good food colour though?

Then there is the debate about blue and green together.

I like this one, shame about the flat spot 

where I accidentally pushed the wet pot against something.

Oops

I have two more sets in the kiln at the moment.

I have tried a few different combinations and will post some pictures

when they come out of the kiln early next week.