Volcanoes By Emogayu

Not only those who knows how to make ceramic pieces, but we all appreciated these delicate and intricate design, each pieces were handcrafted by Japanese artist Emogayu.

Not just a gift

CONVERSATION VASE II / Sculptor: Marco Antonio Noguerón

THE LOVE EXPLOSION / Sculptor: Raul Rubio

Known around the world for its exquisite porcelain figurines, Lladró applies these same sculptural techniques to its four fragrance diffusers. Their attention to details makes every single pieces is special. 
Surely these gift are not "just a gift".

Tree House, Part 3

Tree House, Part 3, originally uploaded by ega-ega.

I mixed leftovers Coleman clay with Mason Stain color for the leaves. Since this is my first time using green Mason color, I really should've make a test pieces for the color, both oxidation and reduction. 

I'm so curious too see what the color will look like. 

In the beginning, I rolled the clay and shaped like a leaf then attached it one by one. 

Til I realized I finished only 1 branch in 3 hours. While the other branches were starting to drying out. Oh no....

Then I combined leaves all together then I attached them all together. Much faster when I did it this way. 

Since I can only comes once a week, I wrapped tree with damp cloth and cover it with plastic. 

I can't wait to see...

Tree House, Part 2

Tree House, Part 2, originally uploaded by ega-ega.

One month later, the tree start growing.
I gave more clay support to the inner main tube, extra long beach clay to support the main branches. Click on the link to see what clay I'm actually using.

I start liking it...

Tree House, part 1

Tree House, part 1, originally uploaded by ega-ega.

Start building tree house mid June, 2010. The main tree split half as it was hollow and the clay was too wet (was previously used for throwing) to support the whole branches, too heavy.

Then I decided to wrap with cloth to support....

Rambutan

rambutan, originally uploaded by ega-ega.

Porcelain Sculpture.
Wheel thrown and hand build the "hair" individually.
Hand painted with underglazed red for the mushroom.
And glazed with low fire transparent and aqua mist

Designing ceramic with shellac

Now designing pattern on your ceramic pieces can't be more easier than this. 

Simple 10 steps, even 5 years old can do this:
1. For start, use bone dry, trimmed (bowl).
2. Start decorating with shellac, just imagine that the shellac will "protect" your design. 
3. Best to let it dry for 24 hours. 
4. Once dry, use damp sponge start wiping down the un-shellac area until the surface of the shellac area "lift of". Do it gently.
5. You can put another second design with shellac or..
6. Start with finishing touch using black Slip or underglaze color.
7. Wipe off the excess slip/ underglaze.
8. Bisque. 
9. Brush before glazing to remove some residue from shellac. 
10. Glaze. 


piece a cake! (until the glaze ruining everything..hahaha)

ceramic sculpture

wonder if this one going to make it....

Keep my finger cross... this one going to be firing soon! After months and months of procrastinating, which I tend to do so. Afraid to move the next step. Then I found some of the branches are wobbly, not sure going to make it. But I can't wait to see the result!

Oh ya, Thank you, Chi, for taking this awesome pic!

Cinderella

cinderella-4, originally uploaded by cisley.

Disney should start to make their lead character like this
I can even fell in love with her. I really can.

I already did actually.
Isn't she looks like Michelle Williams?

Designed by Marina Bychkova

Kate MacDowell

WOW!! Unbelievable! Speechless... That's how i felt right now after saw her piece from the magazine. I wonder how long it takes her to finish her stuff... and plus how many times she breaks her pieces...


Seriously... how she did them so clean? I didn't even see any slip mark or anything... 
I'm jealous and yet overjoyed.

buddies

buddies, originally uploaded by ega-ega.

I think giraffe is one of the amazing looking animal out there. I wonder what it feels like to be super tall and skinny like that... They should be able to wrap their feet onto trees, in case big wind coming..

I want one.

 

Shelf

Shelf, originally uploaded by ega-ega.

No more room.. some thing got to go...
And they must be from IKEA. Sorry boy.. but you are the first one to go.

pretty bowl

pretty bowl, originally uploaded by ega-ega.

This actually the first one i've made, but the last to finished. Since I can't made decision on how I should glaze.

I LOVE IT!
I left the ornaments unglazed, i love the result.. like positive and negative. Polished and rough, ying and yang, man and woman, day and night...ok I should stop. 

But then, it got me thinking... am I that boring though?

It just plain white! 

(but still my heart is singing everytime I look into this bowl)

Could this be love?

ugly bowl

uglybowl, originally uploaded by ega-ega.

I don't like this bowl. Period.
Let's make it extreme. I HATE THIS BOWL! hahaha...

Took me so long to made this piece from detailing, underglazing, glazing, another low fire and even gold luster. So total of 4 firing.. and turned out like this...MEH! MEH! MEH!

BUT...
It turns out that somebody bought this piece the first day we had sale!! AMAZING!! I guess "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" is true!!

Sorry bowl... you're not so ugly after all. (from his side of view)
You deserved a nice family... kiss.

wedding gift

wedding gift, originally uploaded by ega-ega.

I should start to get my act together...
I haven't been taking pictures for too long here.

Btw, I love how this turned out.
The copper red turn out AWESOMEEE!! Love it!
Took me 3 hours just to glazed this jar.

I hope both of you are happy with the gift.
And in case you are not, or not happy with the marriage (not that i'm wishing for it) but I'll be happy to adopt back. Please?

Orange de sanpo

Orange de sanpo
Too many cuteness and drooling moment reading this blog.
Sometimes i just can't help smiling in my corner here.. love it!

Those dogs definitely know how to pose! Especially Tacco!
She knows how to melt your heart.

Oh those eyes.... how can you resist?

wedding gift

wedding gift , originally uploaded by ega-ega.

Dear my blog,
yeah... it's December, finally raining here in LA, and I just loved it every minute of it. I've been out all day playing in the rain, so now I'm at home felt like updating my blog which apparently happened not more than 5 times in a year... :D I'm sorry blog... i've been abandoned you.

But not to worry I still making ceramics whatever I can.. and getting more and more in love with it. (which probably why I've been neglecting you)

Some people said I should be serious about my ceramics, show them to some gallery, or selling them online or selling them on our studio.
Oh... I don't know really, felt like I just found my get away, without actually going away.

But perhaps one day, I will.

Beate Kuhn - ceramic

"Beate Kuhn abandon utilitarian work in favor of purely artistic work" (taken from ceramic today)
Just pure awesomeness... :D

Photographer: Ulrich Philippi

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Staring at the sun

Smiley Sun, originally uploaded by ega-ega.

to the ones staring at the sun...
afraid of what you'll find if you took a look inside
not just deaf and dumb... staring at the sun
I'm not the only one who'd rather go blind

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