Ceramic Pierced Leaf Plaquette Jewelry Pendant

A framed ceramic plaquette 

is accented with a found wood stick.

Initially, I used a copper chain 

and some wired beads as the support 

but after wearing it, found it not to be the right thing...

So now the Plaquette has a totally beaded necklace

 showing it off; hand formed clay blob beads, 

authentic African Trade Beads 

and these great little faux trade beads

discovered and sent to me by Emily Cohen.

Intaglio Designs as Pendants

Mel, Mel the Monster Bell

Turning a clay bead on the top of Mel Mel's shadow box display

allows the viewer to see Mel Mel in full round as well as 

ring his tongue clanger.

Mel Mel shares his display box with four Feline Kiln Gods

each retired after giving their 9-lives to the greater cause

of kiln firing...

As you can see, Mel Mel's a red head just like the quirky hero

in Tom Robbin's book, "Still Life with Woodpecker."

Mel Mel's planning to ring in 2018 at the Creature Feature Showing 

happening at the Community Arts center in late January.

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The Chalk Circle Coffer

One of the last demonstrations we did last year 

in our Community Arts Center Class was the creation

of clay 'fabric' using Pilcher's Slip and clay chalks.

Sue Gibbons was the maker of the chalks and we both demonstrated

how to use them to achieve an almost air brushed quality

to the clay slab surface.  I then used my slab to show

the making of a three legged pot and a flanged lid.

The lid to this coffer rattles when lifted, so it is a great place

to store valuable treats because you can hear whoever

is raiding the cookie coffer!