Happy New Year

Tomorrow we will be celebrating the Jewish new year. It has been a year of hard work and progress, of new lessons and new friends. May you all have a good and sweet year, a year filled with joy and fulfilment.

Plate of Glazes

Here is a colection of glazes I use. from left to right:
top row: yellow salt, yellow seto, white shino
middle row: ash , Tom's temmoku, Malcom's shino
bottem row: mamo, ash, Harris blue

Hands At Work

Some pictures my friend Orly took.

Window Display At 'Cadim' Gallery

'Cadim' gallery in the center of Jerusalem is a cooperative of 15 local potters. every month we rotate our place of display so that every one gets a fair exposure. This month is my turn displaying my pots in the window. Hope to have good sales - you are all invited.

Raku Firing

Yesterday on a very hot day, along with two friends - a raku firing. I managed to test only three out of the five glazes I planned. It was a really hot day and a day of much learning. I get reminded that every small detail is important - the height of the shelf in the kiln, the angle of the burner, the amount of oxygen coming in, and the importance of a full gas tank. It's a very intense and powerful experience. Yesterday evening I was sure that my appetite for raku was satisfied for many months, this morning I'm already planning the next firing...

Here are some results:

'gold raku' was the last batch to be fired and an interesting result.

'Dalya's raku' which was applied a bit too thick and did not reach the optimal temperature.

pink raku' that also did not reach the right temperature and did not fully open.

Raku Glazes

Pots glazed in five different Raku glazes - large crackles, small crackles, gold, pink and clear pink - waiting to be fired...

Assembling

Different parts - body, lid, spout, handles - thrown on the wheel, measured, joined together, trimmed and altered - are assembled to create a complete teapot.

Pitcher & Mugs

Ash glazed pitcher and mugs.

Bread & Butter

A set of 4 small saucers is my 'best seller' these days.

Hard Work

While working in the studio, I couldn't resist capturing our dog's (Bez'a) wise choice of passing the hot summer days.