Another smoke firing session in driving rain 
This time I used dry leaves, straw and wood shavings in my galvanized dust bins. 
These smoke fired Fat Birds are made with white molochite clay, the eyes and combs are glazed with red Botz brush-on, and their bodies are daubed with copper, manganese and iron oxides. 
This Fat Bird is made with red terracotta clay. Her eyes are glazed with red brush on glaze and her body daubed with manganese and copper oxide.
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Impressive and original artwork. I Love it.
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Hi, I like the moody quality you get on fat birds, torsos and bowls esp. The colours are muted and restrained, yet not muddy or dirty, but very pure. That is an achievement which I aspire to, having only got muddy, liverish colours when I am trying to get something pure…….and you sometimes use the simplest of materials (eg red terracotta clay daubed with manganese and copper oxide) …. ah well, back to the studio I go to try again…..
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