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Banjo picker dish
One of three dishes in a stack in our fall wood firing at Nodding Trillium Pottery. I show this weekend and our band plays Saturday afternoon.
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Comment by Rick Alexander on September 27, 2016 at 12:57pm
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Cool Dave!
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Comment by Maddog on September 27, 2016 at 12:50pm
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Handsome feller on there! Beautiful work Dave!
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Comment by Dave Lynas on September 23, 2016 at 11:32am
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I did get younger. The kiln did it. Thanks guys. I did it by painting layers of glaze to build the form and color. I painted lines in blue red and black under glazes. The background is raw clay and natural ash glaze formed by the fly ash in the kiln.
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Comment by Jim Morris on September 23, 2016 at 6:32am
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Nicely done! Good likeness.
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Comment by Jim_N on September 23, 2016 at 4:07am
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Excellent work. Wax (crayon?) resist, perhaps?
-Jim (Not a potter, obviously)
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Comment by Uncle John on September 23, 2016 at 2:54am
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Agree with Pick. Who is that young dude?
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Comment by the anonymous pick on September 23, 2016 at 2:12am
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very nice!
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