Elf Opera Singer Sculpture

This past weekend, we unloaded the last Noborigama firing of the season.

My friend's sculpture came out and it came out pretty well.

 This side faced the flame and she got some lovely green ash in her ear.

And in her palm.

What makes me happy is that I now know how I want things placed in a kiln in order to get certain types of results.

She did lean a bit and attach herself to another pot. Fortunately, she detached easily. Her right arm has a few rough spots, but that's the "wall" side.

More Elf Sculpture photos

She's done and drying now. Can't see her ears as much, but I'm pretty happy with her. So busty!

Elf Sculpture

Ok, so here's the sculpture that took two tries to get the body right. I've added coils for her clothing. Last night, I worked on her head. She was just going to have hair, but I decided to make her an elf of some kind. Not sure about the arms or the other accessories yet. And, I'm pretty sure that she will not be ready for the next wood soda firing. Sigh... next time