They're back....

Earthenware hand build pitcher and cutting vase multi-glazed.

Blue Grey Gardens Necklace

I made these beads awhile back wanting to incorporate

all of them in one single necklace...

They are all made from stoneware clay accented with blue grey

terra sigilatta but the stoneware clays are different colors.

That is why the colors of the beads all seem different.

The spacer beads are Greek porcelain which blends perfectly.

The necklace is only the length of a choker (about 18")

and is so lightweight considering it is made from stoneware!

Virginia Creeper Wrapped Pendant

A blue brick patterned shard is wrapped

with waxed linen to dried Virginia Creeper vine.

It is also reversible, making it two necklaces in one!

The reverse side is not glazed remaining open to absorb

the wearers' essence, how cool is that?

The light weight ceramic clay pendant is suspended from leather

on a copper coil; the leather cord ends with copper caps which connect

to a chain which forms the rest of the necklace and makes it adjustable.

R A T T L E S

...Finally got around to adorning two rattles I previously made,

both pillow rattles made using this process - 

"Once the basic shape is formed, I tenderly blow my own CHI (breath of life) inside, sealing the opening quickly closed with pursed lips."

This 710 dark chocolate stoneware one I've named

BROKEN RIMS of the BEER BOTTLE ABYSS

because of the tumbled interrupted glass rings which adorn it.

In actuality, they are the cut off rims of beer bottle openings

(tumbled & sent to me by Emily Cohen from Florida)

which I then wrapped with copper wire to hang.

The dried Virginia creeper vine handle also hails from Florida

and is accented with one of my clay Gillette leaves...

Just so you know, the 'other side' pictured here is as worthy 

as the side pictured in the initial picture above.

This earthenware rattle was made from a clay slab 

accented with Pilcher's slip and a transfer printed woodcut

I call HOMER and this too, is the name of the rattle.

The opposite side is a combed engobe plaid on one half with

a carved black terra sigillata on the other half.

The adornments on HOMER range from a broken twig 

which was once part of his handle, hand formed palm pebble,

blob & love knots beads and black & buff porcelain beads

all inter-spaced with colorful seed beads. 

NEW Vintage Vamp Earrings...

More Scrappie Cats...

There are two sides to every story 

and two sides to every Scrappie Cat Face!

Three Wise Scrappie Cats Necklaces, 

just in time for the Holidays!

Mayco Foundations in Action...

 I made these test tiles on 20G Earthenware Clay using

Mayco Stroke 'n Coat with their Foundations.

I first put on 3 coats of the green glaze colors allowing

each coat to dry thoroughly before applying the next coat...

Then I use a fine tipped bottle to apply the black lines

using Mayco Foundations black on top of the green glazes.

Wild Grape Vines & Leaves Plate

When I formed this 9" round shallow stoneware dish, 

I placed stringing holes around the top edge

so I could attach found objects to the rim... 

After it was bisque fired, I used black wax resist and glazes

to draw in these random leaves...

Once glaze fired I brought it home from the studio

and within days, received a package from Florida

containing these wild grape vines...

The rest, as they say, is history!

My Favorite Scrappie Cat Neckpiece

More Leaf Trays

These trays are small catchalls or serving pieces

designed to look good empty as well as full...

The leaves were hand drawn using black wax resist

while the background and leaves were painstakingly finished

with three coats of individual glazes.

Because of the time involved with their making,

these leaf trays will be few and far between.

Each is one of a kind...

And only a few will ever be this big or as detailed!

Scrappie Cats

Maxine Manges gave me some 710 clay scraps which I blended

with some of my 40 Miller clay to make these cat faces.

I drew the faces with black wax resist then used

numerous glazes to accent the clay body colors.

They will become either necklace pendants

or Holiday ornaments but only time will tell.