Wildlife pottery and more Bakers

We had a little bit of everything come out of the kiln yesterday Some large bakers ,more wildlife pottery and some leaves.
Thanks for stopping by,
Caroline

Pottery Fish for the Hatchery

It was a pleasure to work with this group of polite students



Two wonderful teachers

This spring I was asked by Karen to help with a project making pottery fish with a grade 4/5 class. 

They would then have a field trip out to the hatchery where their artwork would be displayed in one of the gardens. What a fun project and the students should be very proud of their work.Many thanks to my husband Larry for putting the fish on the metal rods and bringing Karen and I all the rocks and driftwood to create our stream bed. If you are in the area please stop out at the hatchery and check out these children's amazing artwork!!

This is what Karen wrote about the project.

 

 

Grade 4 and 5 French Immersion students from Ecole T.M Roberts proudly displayed 

their work at the Kootenay Fish Hatchery. The project was funded through an ArtStarts grant, which afforded the students the luxury to work with a local artist, Caroline Kelly. As well, through a special Learning Through the Arts initiative the students planned and created their fish at Parkland Middle School.Classroom teacher, Janet Bishop, was astounded by the quality of the students’projects. She also mentioned her students were excited and honored to share their work with countless other school aged children who regularly tour the fish hatchery.

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Caroline

Large Bakers and more Wildlife Pottery

This glaze load seemed to be all about browns,grays and black. We have been trying out some new glaze combinations and I think we got some pretty cool results. Ev has been busy working on some large bakers and they turned out really nice. Of course we always need a birdhouse in each load.
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Caroline

More Wildlife Pottery

We have been busy at the studio making some more hummingbird plates and bowls for the Bull River Guest Ranch. We also have been working on some large serving bowls and platters. Of course we are always trying out new glaze combinations.
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Caroline

Nature Inspired Pottery

A Large serving tray,bowl and spoonrest. We all really like the glaze on the tray,it is a new one that we tryed called birch.

More hummingbirds

Large divided serving tray

A new glaze that Karen made up mixed with white.

More hummers for the Guest ranch

Thanks to Lorraine for sending us a photo of her Mom's spoonrest that inspired the little owls.

This glaze load came out yesterday, it is always exciting to see how the new glazes turned out.
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Caroline

Wildlife Pottery and New Glazes

Everyone is back to work in the studio and it is so interesting to open the kiln and see the different styles of each person's work. Ev has been working on some big wildlife pieces and they turned out really beautiful. Karen has really started to enjoy the glazing process and has done some lovely sushi sets. Ev and I have been working on some hummingbird designs for the Bull River Guest Ranch.

I enjoy seeing what our new glazes do on different clay bodies and how the glazes interact with each other.

Thanks for stopping by

Caroline