I recently noticed a gorgeous turquoise butterfly.  Her wings were iridescent and it make me wish that I could create that look on my pottery!

turquoise butterfly

And then I saw the work of Johanna DeMaine!!!

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Lustre Vessel by Johanna DeMaine

I’m obsessed with all that glitters and shines!  I love raku!  and now I LOVE Lustre!!!

So I signed up for Johanna DeMaine’s two-day workshop on Lustres – Just Another Layer.

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Brochure for the workshop.

I headed up to Landsborough, Queensland for the workshop – decided to take a couple of side trips on the way!

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Here’s where I went!
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Me and the Glass House Mountains.
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Me and the Australia Zoo
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Marian and a Windmill!
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Made it to Landsborough!

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Johanna is an amazing instructor, artist, and host!  She prepared a fab lunch each day and accommodated our every need!

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Ready to work!
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Lustre ready to go!
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Johanna DeMaine demonstrating lustre tile.
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The workshop participants loved the process!
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Johanna DeMaine explaining the firing process.
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Johanna DeMaine and her kiln.

To see more of Johanna’s work, check out her website!

I highly recommend attending her workshop if you are interested in onglaze, lustre, decals, etc!

Lustre, baby, lustre!

Marian