Thursday, December 29, 2016

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

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!


Sunday, December 25, 2016

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.




Friday, December 16, 2016

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. 

Monday, December 5, 2016

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!