Off the Porch and Growling

Let me start off by saying, I had a very bad day trimming today - basically everything I threw this last weekend I basically destroyed - uh huh ... it was that kinda day and yet it was a great day from several aspects.

I threw three french butter keepers, a planter and another pitcher (it's become a moral imperative) and most importantly the Pig Pot arrived safe and sound from the Kiln, it also pours fairly well. A bit wide of course and it does dribble but what the hell its functional after all.

As you can see from the head on view, the copper carbonate gave a nice greenish tinge, awesome to behold when it works right. I used red iron oxide and soda ash as always although this time I put the red-iron oxide on heavy, let it dry and then wiped off to create the hi - lo areas. I also used Ellen's Blue as a liner. I think in this particular instance it gave a very nice depth to the nostrils.

I like how the eyes turned out, I didn't wash them out like I did the rest of the pot, I added a couple of coats of copper carbonate to add more depth, and also added a little too the bottom lip. Made sure there was very little red iron oxide on the tusks.


The three views here, head on, left side, right side show how everything kinda just came together. The texture for hair was added using a thickened slip and a stiff bristled brush to add the lines. It may not be hair but ot provides a nice illusion of it.

Very Cool.