I’m often asked to do commemorative pieces to be given as gifts for retirements, birthdays, weddings, etc. The piece I’m showing here was for someone whose career lasted over 30 years and she was involved in many of the projects that have shaped the way our downtown looks today.
First we started with a list of the projects…
…I took reference photos…
…I built this pot using slabs of clay…
…bisque fired it to 1950 degrees…
…did rough sketches of the places that were to be included on the pot…
…figured out how they could work together on the piece…
…sketched them on the pot – btw the pencil lines burn out in the kiln…
…using underglazes painted the image then outlined the image with black line…
…covered the entire pot with a clear glaze…
…fired it again, this time to 1911 degrees…
…and it’s done!
A one of a kind, special gift.
If you have an idea for a special gift for someone let me know! In my next post I’ll show some other pieces I’ve done for people that aren’t quite so elaborate!
Gorgeous pot, Jan!
Jan, you are amazing, so much talent!