Mountains and water

 

I'm working on some custom 'Places' tiles. My first commission from the San Juan Islands, Lopez Island.

 

Mt. Ranier, in the Cascades, Washington state

I love doing mountains.

 

Crater Lake, also in the Cascade Range, but in Oregon

I have to fix that little smudge on the 't'. I hate it when that happens. The slip is sprayed on the green tile and consequently has a rather delicate surface. Brushing it on would make a tougher surface, but it would create too much textural activity, competing with the carved images.

I'm supposed to wear a mask when I carve these (manganese is toxic to breathe). Shhh...

terracotta woman