Door, Path & Garden Bells

I love the idea of garden bells 

scattered throughout a property,

even at the front door,

so they can be rung whenever one is encountered.

Pinch Pot Garden Giraffe Bell

The latest in my series of whimsical Garden Bells made from

the basic pinch pot...

Imagine Gerry the Giraffe's legs clanging in your own

woodland garden or better yet, plan to attend my pinch pot

workshop this June at the Pennsylvania Guild Store 

in downtown Lancaster, PA.

And make your very own garden bell...

Monster Mel & Leaves Bells

Coming to a Garden or Front Door near you!

Two Faced Cat Bells

Two bells, Four faces...

Pinched Bell Talisman for the Garden

Making Pinch Pot Bells

Just some pictures of the progression of making pinch pots into my

bells.  When almost leatherhard, I carved in some lines...

Then after they were almost dry, I cleaned up my carved lines

and began adding underglazes and Designer liner accents.

Pinch Pot Bells in the Making...

Stoneware was pinched into a soft bell shape and allowed

to totally dry in that shape...

Then black terra sigillata, green underglazes & Mayco Designer Liners 

were used to decorate the outside of the bell shape.

The cat Talisman bell was pinched from scroddled stoneware clays

first the body, then the head which contains clay pebbles to rattle...

When leather hard, underglazes were added for color and the body 

was carved with a texture.

The bell itself is two faced with one cat looking to the past

and the other to the future so the person hanging it

can stay centered...

Hot out of the kiln, both the Leaves and Two Faced Cat Bell.

Too many clapper choices for the cat!

The pinched greenware Monster bell is enough to ward off the 

meanest of garden visitors...

The bulging eyes were accented with underglaze when the bell

was leatherhard and the clay used was scroddled stoneware.

Once bisque fired, underglaze lines and dots were applied.

The colors will change drastically after firing; a clapper tongue

will be hung from the inside and a cord from the top.

Out of the kiln!