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.

Vanilla Slice festival

 The Farmers Market relocated to the 

Vanilla Slice festival in Merbein.

Shame it rained all day.

I was surprised at how many folk braved the wet weather. 

 Fiona's Garden made it into the Mildura Living magazine.

Very prestigious!

We picked and packed for a big day...but as

 any market stall holder knows,

it is hard to make any money in the rain, especially outdoors.

This event takes place just once per year

A lot of planning all foiled by the rain

Our plants didn't mind.

I made extra posies...but brought many home.

My worm herb signs have been popular lately

I do need to work out a better way to display them.

The biggest surprise for the day was our southern cousins

who are on holidays and just turned up at the market!

Good to see them, such a long way from home.