NEW FIRING...

Just a small one with more beads coming this weekend.  I gotten so far behind between Bill's Woodfire Workshop and then my son Ben and his wife renewed their vows last Saturday.  My sister and neice were here for the event.  We had a blast!! 

My beads, however, dwindled in my shop...which is a good thing, but a stressful thing at the same time. 

These newest pendants will be listed in my shop today and tomorrow, hopefully......if all goes as planned and I can sqeeze some glazing in between. 

Some Blues...

Some Reds...

Some Teals....(I see turquoise ;o)

Some Greens...

I've got some wonderful people to blog about, but, that too, has fallen by the wayside....Hopefully, I will find some "me" time this weekend :O)

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL...

The pictures, that is...

Just a quick little post to "show off" my new focal beads.  When I first made a small batch of these a few weeks ago, I wasn't sure what was going to happen.  I was a bit concerned that they would all come out looking like a bull's eye since that is what the unfired glaze what reminding me of.  Much to my surprise, they came out looking pretty cool.

As you can see, I didn't end up with target practice. 
Gotta love that HEAT!

After forming these beads from mid-fire (cone 6) porcelain, I carved out some clay from the center.  I left the walls thick for durability, but wanted to lessen the weight a little.

And then there was turquoise...

Many people call this blue color teal, I call it turquoise.  That's what it reminds me of.  I used 2 different glazes to achieve more of a "stone" like effect on this particular glaze.

And some other color combos....

Finally...my little wheels got to a spinnin' and I wonder what would happen with these glazes combos on a flat surface....Sand Art!

I think I'll be making a few more of these :O)