The blobfish and nudibrach-esque pieces have been glazed at last! For my final two pieces, I created one last piece and adopted another from the "unwanted"' section of the kiln room. I'm calling this piece "Stonetongue'', after its grey tongue. This was my first time using Frit glass, and I love how it coats part of the inside of the creature's mouth. I imagine it pretends to be a cave, lures people in with the emerald-like coating in its mouth, and eats them before they realize it's too late. This was heavily inspired by adult collector toys, with bold designs and bright colors.
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These two pieces are unfinished, as the one on the left was accidentally low-fired and the one on the right hasn't even been bisque-fired. The orange piece took inspiration from sea slugs (or nudibranchs) and caterpillars, while the piece on the right was based on both early reptiles and the (in)famous blobfish. Shown below are images of the inspirations. Nudibranch Caterpillar (Note the barbs on its back) An early reptile The Blobfish, in all its (lack of) beauty
Several posts ago, I showed a WIP of a piece that resembled coral. I only have one photo of its glazed state, but this should give you an idea of its color scheme. (This is a back view.)
I love how vivid and rich the blue glaze on this piece turned out, but because of its uneven tentacle sizes, I dislike how the overall piece ended up. This is a remake of the piece above, though it was more of an experiment with underglaze. However, the colors are duller and it's missing a tentacle (it broke off when I was sanding it in its bone-dry state). This piece was inspired by the infamous Pacific Tree Octopus Hoax, and it will have an air plant placed in its mouth to resemble and extra set of tentacles. Personally, I think it turned out rather bland, but I am excited to see how it looks with the air plant.
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