I am not a cavewoman, but I try

[morgaina]

I have served as officer for several organizations over the past years. Why do I never volunteer for treasurer/exchequer? I thought I had over 30 mugs with cave images on them and there were 8. The rest of the kiln was full so they weren't spirited away by the studio centaurs, it was my math.


About 5" tall

Same mug as the first, just another side.


The cup above is with underglaze rather than on maiolica. The good thing about underglaze is that there is a greater range of temperature available. With the maiolica recipe I use, it is cone 6 or nothing.




I love the curve of so many of the horses' bellies.


Thinking of adding gray stain to the maiolica base to get it more "cavey" as another experiment

Comments

[slysidonia.livejournal.com]

Very nice work, as usual!

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I still have a lot to learn, but I am enjoying my attempts.

[freewaydiva.livejournal.com]

Holy crap, Morgaina! Those are GORGEOUS!

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

Thanks Honey

[skaldic.livejournal.com]

those are incredible. And I loved the link to the Lascaux virtual tour. (thanks for that)

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I have been loving the websites and thinking how lucky we are if we can't visit to be able to see such good replicas of the paintings on line. When I was studying art history (back when there was less of it ;-) ) Some of the things I love so much were given just a couple of minutes of the professor's time. At the time I wondered why they even included cave art or Medieval illumination? Merely 3" Black and white photos in a book.

[katanubis.livejournal.com]

So pretty. You certainly do nice work!

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :-)

[hroar.livejournal.com]

Absolutely wonderful! I love your work!
I wants one of these!!
Interrestingly, i also thought of Steely Dans "Caves of Alta Mira"..
Studio centaurs? ???
Is it catching? 8-)

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much Hroar, I would dearly love to do a trade sometime.

[hroar.livejournal.com]

Coolness! I woudl like that too!
I want to surround myself wiht pottery in styles I DONT do... Revel in what I liek of other peoples work.

BTW..

[hroar.livejournal.com]

Wht are Studio Centaurs? 8-)

Re: BTW..

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

A quote I posted a couple of years ago from Homer cursing a potter by wishing Centaurs to trample his studio among other things.

Re: BTW..

[hroar.livejournal.com]

Oh my! I thought maybe it was something you dreamed up.
Coolness!

[ornerie.livejournal.com]

ponies!!!!
I love that each cave has its own artistic style...the ones we saw in southern france were very different from these, for exmaple.

cool stuff :)
http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/france/index.php

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

OOuu another web site, thank you.
I admit I think of you whenever I do pony artwork.

[ornerie.livejournal.com]

and I think of you whenever I pick up a pretty mug/cup that fits my hand just so :)

horses are a cool motif....there's a visceral response in you (well, me ;)), plus they MOVE. their whole bodies it seems are crafted in such a way that they evoke movement in so many cool ways even when they're represented in a static way :)

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

Nice observation, and the cave painters seemed to understand this.

[dame-eleanor.livejournal.com]

I love them!! You have absolutely captured the spirit and style of the cave drawings! The 5" tall mug is my fave!! Damn...your work is amazing.

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

Eleanor you are always so kind. I like the 5" tall mug too.

[dame-eleanor.livejournal.com]

No sweetie...I just tell the truth. *hugs*

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

Kind in the sense that you wouldn't have to say anything. But you do :-)

[tsuruko-sensei.livejournal.com]

Beautimus!!! I would love to have some of these (or similar) for equestrian prizes and thank-yous.

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

We can work that out :-)
Are you going to May Crown?

[ya-inga.livejournal.com]

WILD APPLAUSE! You rock SOLID honey!

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

Aww thanks :-)
I'm so delighted that you like them!