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Old 19-05-2014, 21:41   #7787
davemac
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Re: Today in pictures

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Originally Posted by Turtle View Post
I have very much enjoyed the photos of fellow Accy Web snappers this past few days! I've travelled all over, and seen many wonderful sights I wouldn't get to see otherwise. Thank you all!
Here are a few pics from my last few days.
1. A storm is coming.
2. Look up.
3. 25th anniversary (well the unofficial one, blush!) lunch at a nice eatery.
4. Porcupine on display at a mall. I've never seen a live one up close, only dead ones on the road. Notice the quill on the floor to the right. No, these beasts can't shoot their quills at you, that's a fable.
5. A kangaroo in a pouch.
6. Some pots ready to go into the kiln for firing. I've been hankering to get this technique going for quite a while. A friend joined in with me to make it happen at our local potter's guild. A lot of preparation for this, and no guarantee of results, but it's fun!
7. Opening the kiln is like Christmas - always a surprise.
8. One of my pieces - it still has to separated from the pedestal and saucer. The pedestal raises it up, and the saucer catches the drips of this very runny glaze.
9. My friend's bowl - I'm quite jealous how well it turned out! No really, I'm beamishly happy for her - her first go round with this difficult technique
10. Closeup of crystals on the bowl.

I didn't realise you had porcupines in the wild over there, I wasn't sure where they lived but thought they liked warm climates. Nice pots, the design looks very delicate.
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