CERAMICS 101

I thought I would share with the
ones I love my artistic flare in Ceramics.

Now, please notice that this blog is for the ones I love

and the ones that love ME!

I am laying myself wide open for critique as I show you

my wonderful

(and maybe one awful)

creations!

SOOOOO! Be gentle!

I must warn you that I have taken

photographic licence here in order to show

my artistic flare in Ceramics in the best possible light.

YES....

I have paired my creations with the Great Creator's creations

in order to maximize the beauty of the photograph!

This is a photo of my first project......I call it.......

"The Bowl"

This is a tear drop inspired designer bowl. When I saw it, I was drawn to it's shape. It seemed to lend itself well to a St. Patrick's Day theme, so I used the shades of that day to apply my well thought out design to it's plain unadorned surface.

Alright!....the gal, Sandy, that let's me come to Ceramics gave me two shades of green paint, a toothbrush and a shamrock sponge and said, "Spatter the green paint as you want and then do some sponge painting." It was my idea where to place the sponge and how much to spatter...or is it splatter!! Nevertheless, it was rather tricky to run your thumb over the toothbrush and get the desired look you wanted. I must tell you that my shirt and vest that I wore that night had a very St. Patrick's Day theme too!

This shows "The Bowl" from another angle...kinda! You will see I added a painted rim around the edge to personalize it. That was my idea!

Now for my second finished project which I actually started first! I lovingly call it...

"The Bud Vase"

pictured here on Ron's tractor seat,(which is, in itself, a work of art)

with "The Bowl"

I am quite enjoying this as it holds something that I am very fond of

...a flower...

made by the Master Artist!

But...back to "The Bowl". I find this piece to be functional as well. It is a perfect size for a 7 point breakfast (that's Weight Watchers talk)...2 cups of cereal, usually Cheerios, 2 T. raisons and 1 cup of skim milk...that gets me through to about 10am.

And finally, my very favourite, very functional, and first ceramic projects together!

Now...you might think that this is the end...but I have saved the worst for last....remember the "awful" I mentioned at the beginning...well, here it is. But even VanGo {sp?} made some awful, hideous artwork, and you know the rest of that story!

This is my latest project. It was almost my last! But I have decided that whenever you learn something new, you should always end it on a good note. What I saw in my mind is not quite how this turned out. Although the gone wrong plate is growing on me. I think with some well placed cookies it would be functional...but only for serving cookies to people who love me, as eventually those cookies will be gone and the plate laid bare for everyone to see.

I do have some more projects in mind. It will probably involve a toothbrush and a shaped sponge.

I am taking orders. I only do vases and bowls, so put in your orders loved ones.

LET THE ARTISTRY BEGIN!