tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27745091920353922152024-03-13T04:07:59.511-07:00FIRESTORMThis cronicals the secret life of a 21st century Raku and hot glass artist. Pictures of the process and the finished product are on display as well as personal comentary reguarding the joy of melting things, getting burnt and looking for Raku.Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350264188878512667noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774509192035392215.post-57960064245595182952011-07-29T16:47:00.000-07:002011-07-29T16:47:28.673-07:0018 inch glass plate<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hNsfO8AAw6w/TjNByH2aYqI/AAAAAAAAADY/QjuLuTsNvmk/s1600/P3220025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="311" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hNsfO8AAw6w/TjNByH2aYqI/AAAAAAAAADY/QjuLuTsNvmk/s320/P3220025.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This is the second in a series of plates that involve drawing on the glass and projecting shadows. My goal is to penetrate the surface and leave the viewer with questions about the space.</div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350264188878512667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774509192035392215.post-62457258168184118632011-07-29T16:36:00.000-07:002011-07-29T16:36:55.219-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DuJgJs83Hdo/TjNDZDGAz7I/AAAAAAAAADc/x6B61ma7XGo/s1600/P3200007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DuJgJs83Hdo/TjNDZDGAz7I/AAAAAAAAADc/x6B61ma7XGo/s320/P3200007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
</div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350264188878512667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774509192035392215.post-11636953147986910472008-11-22T20:43:00.000-08:002008-11-22T20:44:39.146-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjfsJK7AgI/AAAAAAAAACM/P9Ocvz2JuTw/s1600-h/movie+272.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271709313306132994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 346px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjfsJK7AgI/AAAAAAAAACM/P9Ocvz2JuTw/s400/movie+272.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350264188878512667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774509192035392215.post-70132900769371907682008-11-22T20:38:00.000-08:002011-08-01T14:09:08.000-07:0012 inch raku<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uxy2iqw0DWg/TjcVXHsB0tI/AAAAAAAAADg/DNoxPwzMGDw/s1600/P7290058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uxy2iqw0DWg/TjcVXHsB0tI/AAAAAAAAADg/DNoxPwzMGDw/s320/P7290058.JPG" width="272" /></a></div><br />
<div></div></div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350264188878512667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774509192035392215.post-28228596276478701482008-11-22T20:36:00.000-08:002008-11-22T20:38:00.191-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjeIF1FvcI/AAAAAAAAAB8/iJQlXG8dPUg/s1600-h/movie+291.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271707594422336962" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 332px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjeIF1FvcI/AAAAAAAAAB8/iJQlXG8dPUg/s400/movie+291.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350264188878512667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774509192035392215.post-85917164207738690472008-11-22T20:32:00.001-08:002008-11-22T20:36:33.329-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjdkVmoWtI/AAAAAAAAAB0/wAX7GuDg8t8/s1600-h/movie+334.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271706980181367506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 311px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjdkVmoWtI/AAAAAAAAAB0/wAX7GuDg8t8/s400/movie+334.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350264188878512667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774509192035392215.post-35843540611639566502008-11-22T20:31:00.000-08:002008-11-22T20:32:44.915-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjc5v575qI/AAAAAAAAABs/euk-x5CzMWk/s1600-h/movie+314.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271706248507287202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjc5v575qI/AAAAAAAAABs/euk-x5CzMWk/s400/movie+314.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350264188878512667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774509192035392215.post-45590808772642249032008-11-22T20:30:00.000-08:002008-11-22T20:31:03.267-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjcf0Vy0xI/AAAAAAAAABk/u8ztz_A6ukc/s1600-h/movie+309.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271705803021275922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjcf0Vy0xI/AAAAAAAAABk/u8ztz_A6ukc/s400/movie+309.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350264188878512667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774509192035392215.post-569155633262934822008-11-22T20:29:00.000-08:002008-11-22T20:30:12.992-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjcSxp-w2I/AAAAAAAAABc/l2-U1qO5DSI/s1600-h/movie+308.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271705578962338658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjcSxp-w2I/AAAAAAAAABc/l2-U1qO5DSI/s400/movie+308.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350264188878512667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774509192035392215.post-71115977209051211052008-11-22T20:26:00.000-08:002008-11-22T20:29:08.982-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjcAdXaJbI/AAAAAAAAABU/zsD4W9B-QC4/s1600-h/movie+307.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271705264278087090" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjcAdXaJbI/AAAAAAAAABU/zsD4W9B-QC4/s400/movie+307.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350264188878512667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774509192035392215.post-17261981621075324802008-11-22T20:25:00.000-08:002008-11-22T20:26:40.761-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjbc_m1_II/AAAAAAAAABM/UWajg7bOVmM/s1600-h/movie+270.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271704654994340994" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjbc_m1_II/AAAAAAAAABM/UWajg7bOVmM/s400/movie+270.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350264188878512667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774509192035392215.post-82334512509426525572008-11-22T20:17:00.000-08:002008-11-22T20:25:32.362-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjbKkPmgvI/AAAAAAAAABE/ej7Ddsi1D_I/s1600-h/movie+321.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271704338411455218" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 393px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjbKkPmgvI/AAAAAAAAABE/ej7Ddsi1D_I/s400/movie+321.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350264188878512667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774509192035392215.post-34663878338143950762008-11-22T20:12:00.000-08:002008-11-22T20:15:39.885-08:00<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"> I saw the sunrise over Azusa</span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjYgOAiL0I/AAAAAAAAAA8/2oHhQnWH1zQ/s1600-h/movie+337.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271701411864915778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjYgOAiL0I/AAAAAAAAAA8/2oHhQnWH1zQ/s400/movie+337.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><div></div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350264188878512667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774509192035392215.post-822924620327088382008-11-22T20:09:00.000-08:002008-11-22T20:12:08.789-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjX3902FcI/AAAAAAAAAA0/pGW7cUuuIZ8/s1600-h/movie+331.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271700720326153666" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjX3902FcI/AAAAAAAAAA0/pGW7cUuuIZ8/s400/movie+331.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350264188878512667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774509192035392215.post-65497786458199543392008-11-22T20:05:00.000-08:002008-11-22T20:09:02.399-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjXCaZUBAI/AAAAAAAAAAs/6QIOqHXge_E/s1600-h/movie+329.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271699800282366978" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SSjXCaZUBAI/AAAAAAAAAAs/6QIOqHXge_E/s400/movie+329.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This is a blue copper reduction </div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350264188878512667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774509192035392215.post-42045026708965034412008-10-18T16:48:00.000-07:002008-10-18T16:52:34.552-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SPp150-52YI/AAAAAAAAAAk/SFxwjUMAqmk/s1600-h/potz+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258645151243950466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SPp150-52YI/AAAAAAAAAAk/SFxwjUMAqmk/s320/potz+010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />This is the latest from my son Shannen. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Both </span>my boys are the <strong>true</strong> artists of the family. They see things clearly and have no fear.Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350264188878512667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774509192035392215.post-78329507387416622122008-10-18T16:42:00.000-07:002008-10-18T16:46:17.237-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SPp0qydzbzI/AAAAAAAAAAc/t8ew9VTprKc/s1600-h/potz+037.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258643793358581554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SPp0qydzbzI/AAAAAAAAAAc/t8ew9VTprKc/s320/potz+037.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />The kiln warming up for the job. What a sweet kiln!!! I built it in the early 80s and have fired it soooooooo many times. I'd kiss it if it did'nt burn me. (I have, it did)Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350264188878512667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774509192035392215.post-33297004127401511172008-10-18T16:34:00.000-07:002011-07-29T16:41:14.057-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SPpzaenLMHI/AAAAAAAAAAU/CpmeDVMBW0k/s1600-h/potz+048.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258642413639643250" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SPpzaenLMHI/AAAAAAAAAAU/CpmeDVMBW0k/s320/potz+048.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a><br />
<div>This little guy is 8 in. It is not the best picture in the world. I was in a rush to get it in the mail and had to settle. </div></div>Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350264188878512667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774509192035392215.post-3303942416222156722008-10-18T16:28:00.000-07:002008-10-18T16:34:07.291-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SPpxch_a4CI/AAAAAAAAAAM/o-gNcVVzkBQ/s1600-h/potz+065.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258640249883123746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9-pboLkISf0/SPpxch_a4CI/AAAAAAAAAAM/o-gNcVVzkBQ/s320/potz+065.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />This is a 10 in. pot with a copper reduction glaze. I want my glaze <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">techniques</span> to harmonize with the formNormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350264188878512667noreply@blogger.com