Moma Cat and Kittens

I love making these moma kitties and their babies. They are so cute and everyone loves them. This particular piece is a commissioned piece . I hope they like it !

Under My Umbrella

This a tile picture or mural . It is done in shades of black and white with one red item in each tile. It is 3-d . You are not able to see from the picture but the umbrellas and cats and kite and birds stand out away from the tiles and the people are built up giving the whole picture a 3_d effect. It Each tile picture will be attached to a 13x14 inch black board making the whole picture aprox. 26x28 inches. If I am a lucky girl I will make it up out of these woods and into civialtion this weekend and buy me a sheet of plywood to mount them.

A Kiln Full of Red ... The end results

Friday the 13th has yeilded some mighty fine reds from my yesterday's firing. I have two different red glazes on my pieces . Bessie Mae the black singer is done in my no fail red. And as you can see she is perfectly red. The other pieces are a different story. It has variations of red to brownish red to brown. It is a finicky glaze but a beautiful glaze. I will be prepared the next time I use it and careful not to let the pieces get close to the elements. I get brown instead of red. And I can see if it is too close and too hot it will turn white and burn all the red out. The next Kiln of Reds I will fire only the fickle red glaze and fire it at a ^o7 and everything goes in the middle.

A Kiln Full of Red

Today is a very nice cool and breezy day. I enjoy days like this best of all !

Today i am going to fire my kiln full of red bisqware. This is what it looks before the glaze firing. By tomorrow morning it will cool enough to open and see what treasures the kiln beholds. I have 2 types of red glazed items in the kiln today. I will see which red I like the best or if i like them equally . I am firing at ^o6 on a fast firing with the peep holes open . It should take around 5 hours for it to reach temperature. I will not open the kiln again until tomorrow after it has cooled down enough to handle the pieces by hand. I will post a picture of the results here tomorrow.

Beautiful day to clay

Nothing like these nice warm pre-spring days to make me want to get out and play in clay.
I have my kiln loaded and full. Ready to fire some greenware so now my studio has empty shelves ready to be filled again with new creations.
What shall I make today ? Sometimes I never know what it will be until I roll out the clay and it tells me what it will be. I have a few ideas for today. Maybe a toad house or a birdhouse or a birdfeeder. I am thinking something for my fine feathered friends and for the garden since spring is just around the corner. And perhaps something yellow. or red. I just bought a very nice red glaze. : )

Imaginary Lovers

Like the song says (Atlanta Rythym Section)

" Imaginary lovers never let you down.

When all the others turn you away ;

They're still around .

Imaginations are real ! "

This pretty little Mermaid "Atlantis" is handsculpted from porcelain . She is 10 x 14 in.

I had her at a festival and the reactions were down right funny.

One guy liked her so much I thought he was going to make love to her right on the sidewalk. One person said it was the ugliest thing they had ever seen. And a little girl walking by asked her mother why the Mermaid had no clothes on. Mom's reply : "Well Honey she lives under the sea and there arent any Walmart's under the sea." haha pricelass

Kitty Birdhouse

This is one of my kitty birdhouses. I love making these guys. They are fun and people love them. Plus they make great homes for our little feathered friends . The tail loops over top so they can hang in your favorite tree.

Blue Mountain Platter