were comin at ya!!!

so we got a lot going on, same ol same ol.. its a good thing. heres a small series dedicated to the plate and the line. we play and see.. pieces waiting to be finished, some ready to be born

soon to be revealed at a gallery near you

phsa pit fire 2008

my piece, anagama fired 2008

lines..

2 lines.

2 slices

split slice

to be continued...

mr. & mrs. clay

phsa glazed pieces

ready to fire!!!

me and bugs

went swimming, got some new tatoos, and had a lot of fun. check it out...

andy the birthday girl

tatoo by Kazuo

my girl got one too...

with alex

looking at the moon.....

...getting ready to build a multiple chamber kiln, preparing mentally. here are a few of my new pieces and works from a friend of mine...

sliding lid box

incised box

square vase

crescent moon

my little friend

"my friend pablo" by Joe of Dumaguette, pit fired terra cotta 2007

self portrait, by the same artist, same medium, 2007

buko green glaze recipe by banaue

so its time to shift gears and dig into the science of glaze making. i dont see it as a science, its more of like a chef baking with earth, in which each ingredient has its own special characteristic or taste.. then just adjust till you get it right. my glazes are getting old, and its time to come up with some fresh shades. still working on this crysal-like buko green recipe with controlled runs and pooling, but banaue keeps messing it up...

the challenge is to search for a new form, inspired by the previous one. the goal is to achieve constant change, smooth transitions, and pieces on edge...

this pastel study, titled "noypi"... the guitar is a work in progress. stay tuned...

"squatters" kim mendoza 2007 oil on canvass, stoneware clay

from this painting inspired a lot of artworks to come, great ones, collaborated ones... a creation combining canvas, oil, stoneware clay, and glaze. its tricky bc you have to have the right balance of what shards go next to what, what colors bring out the clay, what colors focus the piece, i could go on... anyway, its a good start for great things to come. keep you posted on "the drawings of kim..." part 1

"noypi I" 2008 pastel oil

"banjo" 2008 pastel

butterfly for bugs

mask study

mas study

"G cleff" 2008 oil pastel

now we take bowls and rip them in 2, fold them into cylinders, and place them according to... here is the crane series...

pottery is supposed to flow in a cycle.. mix the clay, age it, prepare it, work it, let it dry, fire, glaze, and refire.. and the we go back to the beginning. sometimes i mix clay, work, and do a glaze firing all in the same day.. the flow is kind of disrupted and thrown off course.. just for that day

100 firings and still rolling...

if you take a slice of clay and pretend its cheese, this is what you get.. hahaha, a big slice.. here we go: a cheese pot, swiss hole, a house, and the roof to go with it... the roof will provide a surface for the glaze to play on, running down the chutes and slides, breaking around blocks of cheeeese...

things are starting to come together.. working with the most simple shape of them all. the circle

width: 41cm height: 16cm

width: 42cm height: 18cm

so i'm back in the studio, trying to get back on track. after a 5 month hiatus from clay, it feels good to get back in the zone... at first, new shapes and ideas were forced, but now they are coming back slowly, through my fingers. large slab pots, wide jars, even slim slabs.. now its crunch time, strap on yer seatbeltzzzz...

extruder

so i'm back in the studio, and this time its for good. took a long break, 5 months to be exact. its good to come back with a fresh feeling, now to make up for lost time. here are some images...

bahay kubo 2007

carabao

buddah bamboo

was interviewed on "shop talk" check it out

yep, its been a long time since i've been really able to work.. but in less than 2 weeks, i'll make up for lost time. big time. in a big way
hehehe...
still constructing, but i see the light at the end of the tunnel. very soon, i'm gonna be cooking like the iron chef!

ANNOUNCEMENT:
for those of you living in the philippines, please check out my solo exhibition at:
Pinto Gallery in Antipolo
opening May 13, show runs until June 30
for questions, please call 02 697-1015

its titled "a piece this II... ",
which is a continuation of the pie series, taking pieces out of the whole, dividing them in two, half slicing them, folding them, and even spliting them..
a sculptural exhibit with accents of function.
more to come...

"milenyo I" 2006

"crusted wave" 2007

bathroom sink, to be installed

house under construction

yeah, i'm back...
for those of you who noticed that the site was under construction, it was actually my house. have been living on "the road" since january and havent been able to get back into the rhythm i had going in december. that was one hell of a run. so i stayed off the wheel to break the rhythm even more...
and out came this series, which will be titled
"a piece of this II..."
i've been experimenting with sculptural forms which evoke movement, flow, and grace... quickly formed, and slowly dried.
these pieces will be exhibited at Pinto Gallery in Antipolo on May 13- June 30.

"a piece of this..."

"dalawang bundok"