Everything is in its place ... The additions, textures are finalized and most of the cleanup done. This is the point I decided to stop. Major changes would require remaking too much of the piece and are better saved for another work, minor changes could go on forever in this type of composition. In the end I felt that there was cohesion and flow across the tile (and that the Law of Diminishing Returns was setting in.) I'm also starting to move on mentally to the next project and feeling the need to wrap up.
A good photo is really helpful as I head into the final stage. Several incomplete areas are obvious in the picture, but were missed in the cleanup session. It will only take a few minutes to fix them and then the tile will sit in its plastic wrapping for a few days to even out the moisture in the clay. Then it gets unwrapped and cut into segments before being allowed to dry in preparation for the bisque firing. In the meantime I'm keeping my eyes peeled for cone 6 electric firings so I can test glazes to use on it in the final firing.
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