tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56706720338812030132024-02-19T13:36:12.770-08:00Nils Louso much clay—so little time...nilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-48988246358103509402013-01-14T08:38:00.001-08:002013-01-14T08:41:51.828-08:00standup throwing with side mounted control. note lever attached to standard foot control. I added a spring so it functions like a car accelerator.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />nilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-41287693133429609322013-01-11T09:20:00.000-08:002013-01-14T18:18:34.115-08:00Naked Ladies/Naked Potsnilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-29021059444393282202013-01-11T09:17:00.000-08:002013-01-14T18:13:43.605-08:00"Cup Cakes"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are two new paintings for upcoming show at ARTelements Gallery in Newberg, Oregon.<br />
Opens February 21, closes March 16nilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-21050603269923431512012-01-01T15:18:00.000-08:002012-01-01T15:29:29.940-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNTOAENeVL0hVSNfSyYHmwxpu6S3gG-OEXU0Zy0kiPKSlEPwVGx8ugCku4JxYvqeMsMb483vBcyDE55-yMqXrTTGJCYVh7C0SeNVu7wEJ9iIRAlN_9V7xEg2Ms9oc62s8tANTSE0XmWc/s1600/2+t+pots.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNTOAENeVL0hVSNfSyYHmwxpu6S3gG-OEXU0Zy0kiPKSlEPwVGx8ugCku4JxYvqeMsMb483vBcyDE55-yMqXrTTGJCYVh7C0SeNVu7wEJ9iIRAlN_9V7xEg2Ms9oc62s8tANTSE0XmWc/s320/2+t+pots.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692807132850010034" border="0" /></a>"Anomalies" is an exhibition of pots and paintings. It will be on view at the Linfield Art Gallery from Jan 3 to Jan 27, 2012<br /><br />The pots have anomalous creatures created with gestural emphasis to accentuate their presence. The pots and paintings express my attempt to explore the nature of play in making things authentically and creatively.nilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-31189005938085354602012-01-01T15:15:00.000-08:002012-01-01T15:18:10.061-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VRnQXmafej6AY2XyBFyKic7mvuYXrlKIxDffH3eBx-Io1P38OKItMW0fHMCPdazeXcwkKzD7tXDLQJKS2nTXbIrda_DYajCN9hxzE-_QMNodKBUziwHvr2FDFc5PUxV88iWLEkER1pw/s1600/black+tpot2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VRnQXmafej6AY2XyBFyKic7mvuYXrlKIxDffH3eBx-Io1P38OKItMW0fHMCPdazeXcwkKzD7tXDLQJKS2nTXbIrda_DYajCN9hxzE-_QMNodKBUziwHvr2FDFc5PUxV88iWLEkER1pw/s320/black+tpot2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692806534531714610" border="0" /></a>Black Tea Pot<br />(with lizard)nilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-38065808318681476222012-01-01T15:11:00.000-08:002012-01-01T15:15:23.098-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqgvrTz2s6aHjDWrttkqBbrF96zXEw5yFFZlH9FvFUxkk77iRmefZuRAYkd-LR8UHRz-OWiXJhhk3jScfYloqh0xYL4aJBS71bDRXtChmFS16zKJdgOEe-SmpfrLRZRiKzhcj1MpXes8/s1600/dragon+tpot.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqgvrTz2s6aHjDWrttkqBbrF96zXEw5yFFZlH9FvFUxkk77iRmefZuRAYkd-LR8UHRz-OWiXJhhk3jScfYloqh0xYL4aJBS71bDRXtChmFS16zKJdgOEe-SmpfrLRZRiKzhcj1MpXes8/s320/dragon+tpot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692805539007349586" border="0" /></a>nilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-36934567311195645042012-01-01T15:04:00.000-08:002012-01-01T15:11:35.837-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSktWoZnw_NkdPmvjB7FRYUydfeDU7Amu6CTlLjd2Tgnjx4DoOJLAM6Qus5OdP1auEzBIkFnUxkSAkNs5S2btzcyBqPO03xap355OZhwWiKWqHqv5dzmGAVNKwHtpo7IznYZbcu1uZoDg/s1600/bones.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSktWoZnw_NkdPmvjB7FRYUydfeDU7Amu6CTlLjd2Tgnjx4DoOJLAM6Qus5OdP1auEzBIkFnUxkSAkNs5S2btzcyBqPO03xap355OZhwWiKWqHqv5dzmGAVNKwHtpo7IznYZbcu1uZoDg/s320/bones.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692803514137309666" border="0" /></a>Bones of Clay<br /><br />With clay slip and acrylic medium I established the background by pouring and manipulating the grid-like background.<br />I intended to introduce color, but was compelled to simply lay the figure out in charcoal with a simple drawing.nilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-26596364713321890422012-01-01T14:51:00.000-08:002012-01-01T15:04:10.163-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Vc3vC_ky1iqYOzkUk6OZrvyeFyDW2mdDmwfnBthzqjXhFdggU83wBWvPXXqbjDiGWlrGwV___Nm6knldumgHE_uT3mZD8Tia_odPcMyhnip_8tH9Ymf4EkV3kaO7Q5ua1UhkymlVqcA/s1600/dream+dance.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Vc3vC_ky1iqYOzkUk6OZrvyeFyDW2mdDmwfnBthzqjXhFdggU83wBWvPXXqbjDiGWlrGwV___Nm6knldumgHE_uT3mZD8Tia_odPcMyhnip_8tH9Ymf4EkV3kaO7Q5ua1UhkymlVqcA/s320/dream+dance.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692800174686691362" border="0" /></a>Dream Dancing<br /><br />This is larger, 60" x 60".<br /> As I gazed on what had so far done nothing to suggest a figure, I decided to make a random mark with charcoal. More marks, some erasing, paint and wiping...<br /><br />I played with the lines, changing everything until the figure came gradually out of the chaos.nilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-78089255632400856822012-01-01T14:46:00.000-08:002012-01-01T14:51:10.631-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZfaQrnT2Suva_-s2cNb5O9hbz5Uyhr5WT5VPwjyjfo48Atly0HDiMVQMR2i_t0psJW1EQ-SNhVEJWpfK1wvcXAwKuPU_TfJqXRBMbxBJMEMgly9j-NNRsHcG0hCU7DlKY_3N6G7x-6Y/s1600/purple.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZfaQrnT2Suva_-s2cNb5O9hbz5Uyhr5WT5VPwjyjfo48Atly0HDiMVQMR2i_t0psJW1EQ-SNhVEJWpfK1wvcXAwKuPU_TfJqXRBMbxBJMEMgly9j-NNRsHcG0hCU7DlKY_3N6G7x-6Y/s320/purple.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692798993056070722" border="0" /></a>In lazy Pause, Idles Her Thoughtsnilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-25327527923502546822012-01-01T14:43:00.000-08:002012-01-01T14:46:26.727-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV33cr10Rm-y7SQSLIPpQgGGKfTZL6qITtnQORW8s8GP5ewjhMe72CkDOy0oHvX6UQQ37H1sQ3d04t-pM19KEPCcwdIcRjaW175WS50bF5wZPVJOCZAcF8SORZmxtL8Wc1_GEy3eMbX_w/s1600/goldfish.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV33cr10Rm-y7SQSLIPpQgGGKfTZL6qITtnQORW8s8GP5ewjhMe72CkDOy0oHvX6UQQ37H1sQ3d04t-pM19KEPCcwdIcRjaW175WS50bF5wZPVJOCZAcF8SORZmxtL8Wc1_GEy3eMbX_w/s320/goldfish.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692798491852126066" border="0" /></a><br />Girl with Goldfishnilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-29876225534419161672012-01-01T14:41:00.000-08:002012-01-01T14:43:20.434-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXbqNeaF50iemZDIadI9cCoZ28C51rGQlwxD8qZj8_6RYRzERFnpm4ZfPudzsL_sNvGzCkjvFzLtRoh6MA99Z05aB_uc3sBSFkBLbTAmVoPK3t4njPAJWIei4ltIJXX2KFit4eGpggW8/s1600/m+and+m.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXbqNeaF50iemZDIadI9cCoZ28C51rGQlwxD8qZj8_6RYRzERFnpm4ZfPudzsL_sNvGzCkjvFzLtRoh6MA99Z05aB_uc3sBSFkBLbTAmVoPK3t4njPAJWIei4ltIJXX2KFit4eGpggW8/s320/m+and+m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692797725443756674" border="0" /></a><br />Mohammed and Marilynnilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-32989986703494829122012-01-01T14:38:00.000-08:002012-01-01T14:41:35.964-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-Eomox-0PkyAcHg5ijTODx4qgr3XKYXBfzO3tG5QkZb6xq49oYrnMkSsIvRXx3jLeYFiQfQ7AzPFBJm2cj0nbi6P4_ej4YyPl8F-Rz6pHdbzjLwN_xOJa-r4gWTAUN5nNC9czrWlgJw/s1600/lemon.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-Eomox-0PkyAcHg5ijTODx4qgr3XKYXBfzO3tG5QkZb6xq49oYrnMkSsIvRXx3jLeYFiQfQ7AzPFBJm2cj0nbi6P4_ej4YyPl8F-Rz6pHdbzjLwN_xOJa-r4gWTAUN5nNC9czrWlgJw/s320/lemon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692796851198126082" border="0" /></a>Young Girl with Lemon<br /><br />This one is a teaser as the title suggests a female figure in the composition somewhere...nilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-47832914187655698192012-01-01T14:28:00.000-08:002012-01-01T14:37:54.527-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsA7iVRK_PXs9VSFu9wwi3uqXLuvbyxVXGMI6gUh6XVovG5mzAUtjXDUqUtQ2q7GFeM-NDF-yb736ykzlbNyVlOYlk5M3acccLbTjcnrGA73F0In2eeZGxa5ATMyW1OHnnGd77pK7PfHc/s1600/new+american.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsA7iVRK_PXs9VSFu9wwi3uqXLuvbyxVXGMI6gUh6XVovG5mzAUtjXDUqUtQ2q7GFeM-NDF-yb736ykzlbNyVlOYlk5M3acccLbTjcnrGA73F0In2eeZGxa5ATMyW1OHnnGd77pK7PfHc/s320/new+american.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692794268531618050" border="0" /></a>New American Girl<br /><br />One of the first in this series of "Anomalies",<br />it is acrylic on canvas and began as the background<br />was developed. Gradually, a figure began to emerge<br />and the composition suggested a fairly realistic<br />figure in an anomalous background. This was my thought process as paintings suggested themselves. The first marks were usually random color until an idea formed. A few strokes of charcoal, and the figure emerged. Always in a surprising fashion.nilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-71689148677071787642012-01-01T14:23:00.000-08:002012-01-01T14:27:32.053-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7xi5tlQ_d1CnMBc-b_z4Ay_JIl3TWNsC_IaJQnzdIky9Bq_VcekhBwHsZXiGRyfAq2cRmReKWnXU3R5Yb6fIwIFixydwMczdcvf9tTHVdoWXs7_ZGbHfrm2Tsipjk7r3k6xPea9VOjk/s1600/red+door.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7xi5tlQ_d1CnMBc-b_z4Ay_JIl3TWNsC_IaJQnzdIky9Bq_VcekhBwHsZXiGRyfAq2cRmReKWnXU3R5Yb6fIwIFixydwMczdcvf9tTHVdoWXs7_ZGbHfrm2Tsipjk7r3k6xPea9VOjk/s320/red+door.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692793122412028818" border="0" /></a><br />"Woman and the Red Door"<br /><br />(the frame is from a Catholic Church in<br />Anchorage, Alaska, circa 1870)nilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-46192678781814140662012-01-01T14:20:00.000-08:002012-01-01T14:23:00.293-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDy9nA_aMNUWIf3Oe8OhZ_g_RKLL5-HGWlcvVQKyVSsv_TvvxDc6tjFNWyr6q5kPK128zAjrPDoAn00wJLUfJalp9QxGE3TL8rhUdrlDNM6Dftqfuj9VFa41SIJLOxKXp0GA0M6wgfhU/s1600/install+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDy9nA_aMNUWIf3Oe8OhZ_g_RKLL5-HGWlcvVQKyVSsv_TvvxDc6tjFNWyr6q5kPK128zAjrPDoAn00wJLUfJalp9QxGE3TL8rhUdrlDNM6Dftqfuj9VFa41SIJLOxKXp0GA0M6wgfhU/s320/install+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692792422788153122" border="0" /></a><br />South east cornernilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-35326866507490737142012-01-01T14:16:00.000-08:002012-01-01T14:19:36.313-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9DHLpUyMah4sIbRDzYuXLsE8WoEe__lOyfZavrT-QInb_9fVn37sFG0aMDAy8s9NLSPXmxDavjn-un_pqNCBHkmcTod7qDUQmTKKNZd0_xx9T4XqBLVcGai86OlTHu2QQ0Thx5KTTuI/s1600/nw+corner.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9DHLpUyMah4sIbRDzYuXLsE8WoEe__lOyfZavrT-QInb_9fVn37sFG0aMDAy8s9NLSPXmxDavjn-un_pqNCBHkmcTod7qDUQmTKKNZd0_xx9T4XqBLVcGai86OlTHu2QQ0Thx5KTTuI/s320/nw+corner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692791328709459090" border="0" /></a><br />Northwest cornernilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-55972757392430270512012-01-01T14:04:00.000-08:002012-01-01T14:11:08.002-08:00"Anomalies"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJl_Beel0nfmIdsBAAnJBxandGQcL57pAilpD7iMUHVuQqN-kwFlfakJsoPZ5p9Sy4twrAZz2_8Cc6Nb4B3Em_MyBcWXBCt6DlEg6nPu2DHuMsCSjcDslOFjHdH0EnUnoAfkHgLY0UcBQ/s1600/south+side.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJl_Beel0nfmIdsBAAnJBxandGQcL57pAilpD7iMUHVuQqN-kwFlfakJsoPZ5p9Sy4twrAZz2_8Cc6Nb4B3Em_MyBcWXBCt6DlEg6nPu2DHuMsCSjcDslOFjHdH0EnUnoAfkHgLY0UcBQ/s320/south+side.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692788383926001074" border="0" /></a><br />These are acrylic on canvas featuring figures in anomalous settings. Sixteen paintings from 2011.<br />(mostly summer and fall)nilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-30483437144747363922012-01-01T13:59:00.001-08:002012-01-01T14:03:36.316-08:00"Anomalies", new show in January<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwyrSuce2A5tLJDgXdZHsFeXHnFP-nR0jhAuMir9w007_uTNA3ZRlyRSUiX2t8rXUex5wKA5gmkz03mv-BBKapqBOs9Dp4ocHVlBfxItjFpyJyFcTciDm3BBX1h8cDgt5lu-mP004lCw/s1600/north+install.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwyrSuce2A5tLJDgXdZHsFeXHnFP-nR0jhAuMir9w007_uTNA3ZRlyRSUiX2t8rXUex5wKA5gmkz03mv-BBKapqBOs9Dp4ocHVlBfxItjFpyJyFcTciDm3BBX1h8cDgt5lu-mP004lCw/s400/north+install.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692787360348255186" border="0" /></a>nilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-66499120806338096572011-11-29T11:31:00.000-08:002011-11-29T11:39:48.663-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVDx3se-hqfNpY5xc4bbl1B8I3IKqwNFwG3Bz4pJf8SipCGENqhOzi6FC3j38dM_wYasQYJ0E99W1oiRjjxDEGPBreMoYi1lrNKYz3viL_7dCVqbcTfJFABhjo-ZA9Nynr1UqbUhfQiE/s1600/anagama.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVDx3se-hqfNpY5xc4bbl1B8I3IKqwNFwG3Bz4pJf8SipCGENqhOzi6FC3j38dM_wYasQYJ0E99W1oiRjjxDEGPBreMoYi1lrNKYz3viL_7dCVqbcTfJFABhjo-ZA9Nynr1UqbUhfQiE/s320/anagama.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680504584553940402" border="0" /></a>nilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-19857664311256047012011-10-24T18:41:00.000-07:002011-10-24T18:49:32.942-07:00Firing #105, first look<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHd3LBs8CeZbkzYOaRppqHRtZqDFBb6DVg6Ek81tn6yawjH8FafP0BEQX2mrEMfySm1uMomAFMTW8UZD4HImFL37t-T9SyQ5me_mis5XqULs4ZALRHhH_ceaimNPOYUKDy3P1mrJNhyphenhyphenw/s1600/first-look.gif"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 341px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHd3LBs8CeZbkzYOaRppqHRtZqDFBb6DVg6Ek81tn6yawjH8FafP0BEQX2mrEMfySm1uMomAFMTW8UZD4HImFL37t-T9SyQ5me_mis5XqULs4ZALRHhH_ceaimNPOYUKDy3P1mrJNhyphenhyphenw/s400/first-look.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667239500060510770" border="0" /></a><br />100 hours of firing we un-bricked the door and began unloading. This shot is the third stacking and you can see Alice's tea pot on the top shelf (left).<br /><br />There were pots from three colleges and two high schools as well as the professional contingent regulars.<br /><br />This was one of our best firings—even all the way from fron to back with Cone 12 flat!nilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-36373161372033907232011-10-24T18:27:00.001-07:002011-10-24T18:34:33.901-07:00Alice's Tea Pot from Wonderland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSEmD3a5MKTZA8VbrHyYaOrRraBckO2mbA0j9dbNZ39gmzGMijzUJW4EczIaMXIpKGCF6BMOv1QUFlcYW_nbzc0pieWNS8VL4sMJp6ul3Usn7wiMT95kVFiWb6xPsEorE269rOJoHcfg/s1600/alice%2527s-t-pot-copy.gif"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSEmD3a5MKTZA8VbrHyYaOrRraBckO2mbA0j9dbNZ39gmzGMijzUJW4EczIaMXIpKGCF6BMOv1QUFlcYW_nbzc0pieWNS8VL4sMJp6ul3Usn7wiMT95kVFiWb6xPsEorE269rOJoHcfg/s320/alice%2527s-t-pot-copy.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667235791382368354" border="0" /></a>This latest tea pot from East Creek Anagama firing # 105. It is about 14" high and features slithering things one can only imagine.<br /><br />In the shot taken inside the kiln you can see it in the upper left corner.nilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-29753258998732969912011-07-11T14:18:00.000-07:002011-07-11T14:22:17.943-07:00Girl with Red Hair and Blue Shoes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGrfZTJgsG0EWhXM_h9HGx8AvH_qcuY5lFlInMkdEosf0yOFZRsenGRHEaY6gEvV5bIVJDG-Kn2wnqJll8FJeUOGaDPvzSBEwd80JHA0L4zGEb-sMRztHs4sxfloLs_fmt8NRQqXN7ng/s1600/Girl+with+Red+Hair+and+Blue+Shoes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGrfZTJgsG0EWhXM_h9HGx8AvH_qcuY5lFlInMkdEosf0yOFZRsenGRHEaY6gEvV5bIVJDG-Kn2wnqJll8FJeUOGaDPvzSBEwd80JHA0L4zGEb-sMRztHs4sxfloLs_fmt8NRQqXN7ng/s320/Girl+with+Red+Hair+and+Blue+Shoes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628207667385488642" border="0" /></a>nilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-27977762262047187542011-05-14T08:38:00.000-07:002011-05-14T08:41:28.576-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPmYPh0kyIISrdN-rkDxn6YJ5v-Lib2jJjtTYRMMvXf3p4QewuB1u3dYk6BwErei5eM9Woliq_xdtVteCLgKPgtyrhcYLgqUXJwVriSFWA8pQoC2Il2BUATYCEKv3GBC0a2uh4tTZoUE/s1600/photo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPmYPh0kyIISrdN-rkDxn6YJ5v-Lib2jJjtTYRMMvXf3p4QewuB1u3dYk6BwErei5eM9Woliq_xdtVteCLgKPgtyrhcYLgqUXJwVriSFWA8pQoC2Il2BUATYCEKv3GBC0a2uh4tTZoUE/s320/photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606597158766030690" border="0" /></a>nilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-32025057836022450672011-05-11T08:42:00.000-07:002011-05-11T08:44:52.235-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVOZBzLMbfNZ6MLYxyhx_BHIlSbWC9w2uoqaG_l1myXs3dKGzR6jD-pgPococF7_x6j43ihaSJrmkMkhhT9RJ_KsIF10CAcmDoYi4S2Ykg4DohZ7exJPCATWrrHTr1nVBKB9iUO0Mz7Y/s1600/girl+on+rail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVOZBzLMbfNZ6MLYxyhx_BHIlSbWC9w2uoqaG_l1myXs3dKGzR6jD-pgPococF7_x6j43ihaSJrmkMkhhT9RJ_KsIF10CAcmDoYi4S2Ykg4DohZ7exJPCATWrrHTr1nVBKB9iUO0Mz7Y/s320/girl+on+rail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605484792751445746" border="0" /></a>nilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670672033881203013.post-56193363376467054042011-05-11T08:40:00.000-07:002011-05-11T08:42:20.802-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_gO9e-gBbYYm4ry_owOe_xmWsuGubaicuzjjevDG5Q2wRBEr-vovEP6ETYoV4S1FeMS7lbz4XNF95caH9WzuQcExpv1OpHBcSPdbbip1zyqeLmtewvAZSTo-vCLqwWnEWOf9XfjUStE/s1600/american+girl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_gO9e-gBbYYm4ry_owOe_xmWsuGubaicuzjjevDG5Q2wRBEr-vovEP6ETYoV4S1FeMS7lbz4XNF95caH9WzuQcExpv1OpHBcSPdbbip1zyqeLmtewvAZSTo-vCLqwWnEWOf9XfjUStE/s320/american+girl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605484189182043842" border="0" /></a>nilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412662268315432504noreply@blogger.com0