My best shot

For Mugshot Monday, the start of my last glazing cycle: four dozen coffee mugs for Great Harvest Bakery in Eugene. They're moving into a new location, just across the street. I'm excited to see my work in the new space.

Acro-batik

Our book arts group's Saturday workshop was on "paper batik." We began by making custom rubber stamps from peel-n-stick foam sheets, which we used to pattern brown kraft paper from recycled grocery bags. After stamping, we colored them with crayons, and applied a layer of bee's wax, then a thin wash of watercolor, gouache and gum arabic, which would bead up on the wax surface, giving a batik effect. A final layer of wax, after the paint dried, was buffed smooth and shiny.

Here are some of the results; three from me, two from Denise. I think I know what next year's Inktober sketchbook cover will look like--it's the purple one with the spirals and the kitties.

After the firing

Cheryl's Madonna has been fired, and I think she turned out lovely. I'll be taking her to choir practice tonight, see what Cheryl thinks.