Thank you to everyone who donated to the Mashiko Relief Funds. We visited this spring and saw how much your donations help!
Saturday, September 17, 2005
Making henko, using a woodblock from a print of Hamada's kiln, to make an impression for contrasting inlay. One is light clay with dark inlay and the other dark clay with white inlay. Want to post comments? Write me: Togeika@gmail.com
Closeup. Ocher inlay on Mashiko nami, light colored clay. Want to post comments? Write me: Togeika@gmail.com
Torch for scale. This is white inlay on iron clay (half mashiko nami, half mashiko red. Want to post comments? Write me: Togeika@gmail.com
The new clay doesn't like handbuilding much, especially the nami (light colored.) May have to add something to it. We will see if either of these survive. If they crack, then we get to use them. Want to post comments? Write me: Togeika@gmail.com