New Wooden Owls
Here are my latest hand carved wooden owls. I made them from reclaimed wood using various carving tools and painted them with acrylics. They are finished in a thin coat of wood wax (not shown) Tomorrow I will take these up to Edison, WA. This owl had a sideways view This is the largest of the bunch. This one has eyes like a barn owl. The design of the owl is inspired by European, Northwest Native American, and Oaxaca design motifs. These wooden owls look afraid of the sand
Owlware
In addition to making sculptures I enjoy making pots on a wheel. Lately I have made a series of cups, bowls, and vases with owls depicted on them in underglaze. The pots are made from clay bodies that fire at cone 6 and cone 10. At Alki Beach where I teach classes, we use clay and glazes that fire at cone 6, because we only have an electric kiln. I make pots from a porcelain body called ckk6, another yellow stoneware called Vashon White, a Vashon Brown, and a Kalama Red. So
