Barn Owl-Finished

I couldn't wait any longer, so I finished it! I hope you like it!

Barn Owl (c) Ben Coffman

Barn Owl Work in Progress

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Holy smokes I still do pottery

More drawings!!!

Chibi Wolverine

totoro!

Master Haku 

Been watching a lot of Miyazaki films!

4 days of drawing!

Been drawing....need to keep practicing to get better, ya know?

Ben

Re-potting, pruning and question

Thanks for watching!

Ben

Grow Room Tour!

Check out the grow room!

Ben

More Plants!

Hey Everyone,
Just and update on some plants I'm growing!

Roma and Beefsteak Tomatoes (back)

Lemon Tree and Broadleaf Sage (front)

Moringa oleifera Tree

African Violet (belonged to my great grandmother)

Cali Wonder Bell Pepper (front)

Chamomile (back)

New Photos and Pots!

Pit-fired

Pit-fired other side

Large Vase 30 inches

Large Vase Detail

So, more large vases are going to be fired and then glazed again. I'll have them up as soon as I get them fired!

Ben

Flower Pots!

So...I made some flower pots. The two tall ones are for my Moringa Tree and Peach Tree, the wide one is for my aloe plant that is massive and the little ones are for the peach/moringa seedlings. I can't wait to get them all going! I love having lot's of plants around the house!

New Knitted Hats up for Sale on Etsy!

Choose your size and color! 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/116278380/custom-hand-knit-hat-beanie-choose-your

Ben

Pit Firing

About 30 pieces under that fire. The pit was 4Wx3Lx2D. There was a cocktail of chemicals in the pit to make color changes on the pots.

After the fire died down a little bit, we added sheet metal to smolder it.

After cover the entire pit, we will let it smolder and burn out over the course of 2-3 days. Hopefully our pieces will turn out great!

I'll have pictures when it's finished!

Ben

Update on Pottery

Toad House!

My studio...been busy

A dozen soap dishes for an order

4 hours of carving to finish all these emblems...

Just showing what I have been up to. Enjoy!

Ben

New Pottery Pieces

Cone 6 Macro-Crystalline Attempt #1

Cone 6 Oxidation-Pitcher

Cone 6 Oxidation-Pitcher

Large Jar and Bottle-WIP

Just some new stuff I've been working on, I hope you like it!!

Ben

New Gloves, up for sale on etsy!

New Pair of gloves I knitted up yesterday, a little long for my tastes, but maybe some of you would like them! Check it out! https://www.etsy.com/listing/110796354/hand-knitted-long-fingerless-gloves

Ben

The Sea Maiden-Update

The Sea Maiden Update: WIP

I'm trying to fix the skin color, she's a bit more green than I wanted. We'll see how it goes!

Ben

The Sea Maiden Celtic Myth

Hey Everyone,

Here is the newest in the portfolio series.

The sea maiden is a celtic myth where a fisherman promised his first born son to a mermaid who improved his catch. When the son reached 20 he ran away from home and eventually married a princess after a series of events. Then the mermaid took him away, his wife played a harp to lure her in and get her husband back, then the mermaid took the wife. After catching a series of things again, the husband threatened to kill the mermaid by stepping on an egg that held her soul, got his wife back and killed the mermaid. Slightly tragic for the mermaid.

Title: The Sea Maiden

Size: 9x12

Media: Graphite (soon watercolor)

Time: About 2 hours

Ben

Prometheus Painting Inks

So, another piece for the portfolio, it's all inked up and ready to be painted!

Title: Prometheus

Size: 9x12 inches

Media: Ink (watercolor soon)

Time: About 3 hours

Hope you like it!

Ben

Little Red Riding Hood

Another piece underway, I'm still finishing up the inking, but I like it so far!

Title: Red Riding Hood
Size: 9x12 inches
Media: Ink (and watercolor soon)
Time: About 3 hours

Icarus Painting Finished

Title: Icarus

Size: 9x12 inches

Media: Ink and Watercolor

Time: Around 8 hours

So this one is finished, now onto the next one soon!

Ben