Leafy tiles

I've been decorating tiles for a commission. It's an entire leaf resist panel that is going to a beautiful 17th century manor house. The leaves are from the surrounding woodlands of the manor. It's going to look mighty pretty I think. I plan to fire the tiles in the wood kiln and I'll place them throughout the chamber, so that they get different amounts of flame and temperature and as a result, a variety of tones from the same glaze and slip.Here I am, sticking the leaves to the tiles.
Here are some of the tiles - sorry it's a blurred picture.
I'm off to Holland on Sunday for a ten day family holiday, so it's been a busy time, trying to get everything finished. Not just pottery, but also the demo we've been recording with The Love Daddies.

Take That have nothing on us eh girls? Hmm.

I have to record two bass parts tomorrow evening so that it can all be mixed down while I'm away.
The painter Lucien Freud died yesterday. He's my older boy Luke's great hero, so Luke's understandably sad. Freud was the first painter he studied - you might be able to see his influence in Luke's most recent self portrait.
And here's Luke.


And this is Joe dressed up for the school ball - he'll go crazy if he sees that I've posted this picture!

I'm very proud of my boys.