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Smoke-Fired Tubular Chimes |
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The Main Chime body is Low-Fire White Earthenware, extruded through a hollow die, burnished 3 times, bisque-fired to 05. A High-Temperature Wire was inserted through the walls of the chime prior to drying and fired into the chime.
Hanging from that bar is a length of fishing line which suspends a fired clay ball inside the chime and a clay spiral that hangs down below the bottom of the chime to catch the wind and move the ball, thus creating internal ringing of the chime. The spirals are made of a Cone 5 porcelain, bisqued to 04 Both the chimes and the spirals were smoke-fired.The chimes are suspended with Decorator chains that are attached to a modified and spray-painted trash can lid, which is then hung by a heavy-duty chain that can wrap around a tree-branch. An "S" hook secures the chain around the tree-branch.
Total weight is about 20# Additional images of the chimes can be viewed by clicking on the title |
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Tubular Windchime |
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Cone 5 Porcelain, 3 were extruded and carved, bisque fired to Cone 04 then glazed with AMACO Potter's Choice Celedon and fired to Cone 5, 2 were rolled out on a carved plaster tile, bisque fired to Cone 04, then glazed with AMACO Dark Green and fired to Cone 5. |
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Windchime |
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White Earthenware, extruded and twisted, bisque fired to a hot witness Cone 04. Glazed with AMACO glazes to witness cone 04. Different combinations of glazes all include a "breaking" glaze on one side and a complimentary solid color glaze on the other side results in a "barbershop pole" effect as they spin in the wind. The sound of the chimes as they collide is reminiscent of church bells with slight metallic overtones | | |
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