Ceranimal: Tamandua

I make little ceramic animals (or Ceranimals, if you will, because I can't resist a portmanteau). They are great for bringing love and good fortune to your desk, or keep yours in your pocket to squeeze when necessary. Each one is one-of-a-kind, made with my hands at that one moment, so if this one particularly speaks to you, get it, because there won't be another one just like it.

They are each around two inches in their largest direction, but some a little smaller and some a little bigger.

The clay is mostly brown and speckled, and usually fired to cone 10 (about 2300 degrees Fahrenheit) in a gas reduction kiln (but a few are fired to cone 6 in an electric kiln), with various glazes applied.