As I said in my previous post I have been working in my sketchbook for a week now and have some nice things going on. I am concentrating on straight lines and ways to break them with messy ones. I started with trees. Trees making patterns and trees with straight lines. Architectural details. Shadows. Different marks for branches. Collage for the shadows.

After the assessments we were given 2 choices: continue with first project but bring more depth to it or start fresh.... I decided that I need a break so new project it is! I knew it was a good decision as soon as I started my research :) My main sources this time are trees and architecture - or to be more specific the patterns they create. I have to write my own brief soon which is quite interesting- it means that it will be my first MY project :) I have already started working in sketchbook and I like it very much - it's good to have a break from all that technical problems I was facing last semester. Here are some photos that inspired me :) It all started some time ago. I find the shapes of trees very appealing. When I took this photo a year ago I knew that I will use it one day as a source. Looking at trees in cities can be interesting. I think this image is quite strong and it sums up my main area o...

Making glazes can be nerve-racking but sure it is worth doing. My test tiles army :)  

Here are some photos of my sketchbook pages :) I hope you will like them.

It was a long break since my last post. I have to admite that I didn't do as much work during that time as I would wish. Lack of kilns and Christmas brake were the reasons of the slowdown in my work. I have made sagars and fired few tests in them. This piece was inspired by the shape of sagars. I also mounted some my previous pieces on a board to get better idea how will they look on the wall.

It's almost Christmas time and I was given a chance to take part in Craft Fair organized on  Limerick's Milkmarket. It was an experience all right but I don't think I want to carry on with this type of sells...  I have sold just few stars and I am deeply disappointed. There were simply no people there, I don't know what was the reason... maybe it's because of the recession.... Well anyway here is the stuff I was trying to sell, hope you like it :