platter's progress

Hi friends,

Yesterday I worked on this large 18" platter for a special order and I thought it would be fun to chronicle the drawing and etching as it progressed and share it with you.

1. the platter is hand painted first with the main color elements in place. (note; book illustration for reference and cup of tea for encouragement).

2. I draw the design in pencil first (you might have to look closely to see the pencil markings).
The pencil markings burn out in the firing.


3. the first etch. just the basic lines of the motif are etched in.

4. starting to add the detail. notice the name stamp (on the right hand corner of the ivory rectangle has been added as well).

5.Let the circles begin! The long and tedious process of hand stippling the circles. I've drawn so many circles that I don't need a template to draw them anymore. They are all free hand. Practice makes perfect!

6. still stippling. (time to make another cup of tea!)



Ta da!
All finished...Well not really.

I will be back soon to show you some magic!

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what I am not going to say

I can't believe I have neglected you all for so long. I'd say it one more time but I keep going on and on about how busy I am so I won't mention it again (at least not in this post). I know you all understand.

I wanted to share this photo of this bus with you. It is parked out in back of the building where my studio is. It is what I see when I look out my window. Isn't it beautiful?!
So peaceful in its decay.

Okay and I also want to share a little bit of this too...(for my show that opens in 10 days!)

This one makes me laugh every time I look at it. She looks a little like Grandpa Munster from the old TV version of the Munsters.

...And this, because it says it all in one photo at what my world is like these days.

Well really only one part of my world. There is a whole other reality going on over here...

Oh and let's not forget about these...

They are available here.

I have more to show you but I promised you that I wasn't going to go on in this post about how busy I am.

{so check back soon!}

Happy Monday Friends!

lining up

Just popping in to give you a glimpse of what I have been up to. This isn't even the half of it either! I wasn't kidding when I said I was making too much work for this upcoming sale. I don't know how it will all fit in the wee 10'x10' block of space I get to display my work. Like I said, I am thinking of piles and clusters. These vases are drying and still need to be bisque fired and glazed. I spent all day yesterday drawing and today looks like it will be more the same. I am on a tight schedule now to finish all of what I started. Looks like I will be working through the weekend.