Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
Sculpey would cost a mint... I can just imagine it though
2025 North American Bonsai Pottery Competition
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rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Funny. There have been a few exhibitions of picture frames at National galleries over the years. Frames on pic like Michaelangelo’s Salvatore Mundi add millions to the price tag.
Frames in Focus: Sansovino Frames | Past exhibitions | National Gallery, London
Often overlooked and seldom the focus of an exhibition, it is frames not paintings that take centre stage in this exploration of one of the most inventive and exuberant types of picture frame.
BrightsideB
Omono
I sadly couldn’t enter because of a move at the wrong time. It was so stressful and took much longer than I expected. But today I was finally able to start my kiln up! As well as fire the pot I was going to enter 
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
When I lived in Chicago years ago, I owned a Nanday conure named Saki...I sadly couldn’t enter because of a move at the wrong time. It was so stressful and took much longer than I expected. But today I was finally able to start my kiln up! As well as fire the pot I was going to enter
BrightsideB
Omono
That’s cool! Strong parrot name!!! lol
michaelj
Chumono
I sadly couldn’t enter because of a move at the wrong time. It was so stressful and took much longer than I expected. But today I was finally able to start my kiln up! As well as fire the pot I was going to enter
I couldn't enter either. The form I was working on had all sorts of problems and I only got one done before the deadline to submit, and the glazing turned out pretty mid, so I didn't insult them by asking them to judge it. Since then, I've gotten the form down pat, and now I have half a dozen waiting to be bisqued. By the end of the month, I hope to have 2 or 3 that I'm happy with.
lieuz
Chumono
I'm entering a collection of kintsugi pots for their special exhibit. Won't be part of the competition.
BrightsideB
Omono
Sorry to hear. Makes sense, was it the application that was off or a glaze you were unsure about the outcome of?
michaelj
Chumono
Both, really. It's a combination of several glazes and an oxide wash. Three glazes go into little nooks and crannies, a runny white with with a lot of flux goes on at the rim, and the other two make up the bulk of the blue and brown color base colors of the pot. When it comes together, it's a very interesting aesthetic that might have fit the "cosmic" alt theme very nicely. Unfortunately, about a quarter of the time, it just doesn't work for random reasons. This time, in particular, it was on this new form and I wasn't sure how it all might break, and I ended up having to learn some stuff from the first attempt. I also noticed an issue with the feet that will be easy to correct. I didn't hate it, but I didn't like it enough to sell it, much less open it up to judging.
