Birdland

Knowing the tight deadline I'm on and knowing how much effort and mental capacity it takes, I willed myself into bird territory last night and tried some new stuff, including clouds! I'm glad I did. Let me know what you think. Suggestions are most welcome!

i had the thought that I should show the birds in their most
enviable state: flight. I sketched these out with wax

beginning of a pattern including pencil "map"

and first couple of elements

the other elements of the overall pattern

Here are some things I jotted down last night in no particular order of importance,

• it's hard to judge the pots at this stage, better just to forge ahead without too much thinking.
• see the mark before it is painted
• I'm just getting warmed up
• often the marks are a lot like the pots. repetition brings [can't read my scribbles] out the best marks when an unselfconscious place is arrived at [?]
• some marks are real duds!

More later, I hope. I have to mix my alkakline ash glaze and some RJB today, so that it will be ready for Friday's dipathon.

Thanks for coming along for the ride!