Exciting serendipity

I really likes how the glaze turned out on the interior of this pot. It looks like a heart. I think what happened is that the bottle's directions recommended either cone 06 or 07 and I went with 07, unfortunately that lead to crawling and pooling and to most of the glaze turning out black, except where it pooled. Fortunately, that looks really pretty, so what the heck!

It looks like a heart radiating fire. Sort of reminds me of the "Sacred Heart" icon, or maybe like the House of Blues logo. Think I'll keep it. Sometimes NOT knowing what you're doing leads to neat stuff.

ceramic cartoon bulldog, 4-2005
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finished and glazed ceramic face, 4-2005
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figure, ceramic 4-2005
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figure, ceramic 4-2005
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"A man finds room in the few square inches of the face for the traits of all his ancestors; for the expression of all his history, and his wants."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Soup bowl. Ceramics with manganese dioxide glaze. March 2005
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Here's a little girl in a big chair.
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Peace- Philippains 4:7
It dawned on me that I haven't posted any ceramic works here yet. This is a life sized hand offering blessing. Not the best glaze, though.
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