Scent Bottles in Ceramic Clay

 Impressed with my Dot Leaf Intaglio mat.

Small intimate pieces such as these 

just beg to be picked up and caressed!

Transfer Printed Press Mold Tray

We initially did this process during Winter

Clay Camp and I just got around to 

glazing the demo piece!

Denim Disc CUTEsie Pitcher

The patterning on this pitcher came from a coaster

design inspired by Moravian tiles. 

I used a Denim Blue glaze on the tile impression

and Blue Hare's Fur in & on the collar.

The rope neck cord was stained

with ocher terra sigillata.

All Terrain Pouring Pitcher

This pitcher is designed to be grasped

by the whole hand in it's mid section!

Southwest Free Form Lidded Box

The varied coloration in this box

comes from the use of scroddled clays.

By accenting the impressed Southwest motifs

with oxides and using Renaissance wax 

to seal the finish, this box has the look of both 

leather and rock...

Zentangle Patterned Canister with Two Arms

 This was one of the first patterned canisters I built.  

It retains the stance I normally reserved for gesture pots

but no interesting legs...

The Curlie Top Lidded Round Canister

It's so hard to show off a really interesting piece

 with only one picture so I have supplied five

 to enable you to see 

the full round interest on this canister.
BH 818 is about 9" high
and is finished to resemble tanned leather.

O L I V E R

I haven't had the time to finish 'decorating' my Oliver

but I did want you to see how it was progressing...

BLUE-ming New Plaquettes

Hopefully these will happen more often than

"Once in a Blue Moon."

These and other new jewelry components

will be available at the South Jersey Bead Society

BEAD BINGE March 14 & 15, 2015

at the Armory, Cherry Hill, NJ.

Covered Butter or Cheese Tray

I had a request to make one of these 

from students at the two different art centers 

where I teach. This is one of three

styles I have templated.

The Intaglio mat I used is Cleopatra.

CUTEsie Pitcher from Clay Camp 2015

Emeraude Glaze Over Fired

Maryann Lockard recognized this glaze immediately!

A personal pitcher and mini-cup/weed pot.

Oxide Accented Lidded Pillow Box

Cream and Sugar Prototype

And Then There Were THREE...

I don't know how many of you use low fire red clay

 but I have found that the Amaco Stone Texture glazes 

produce some wonderful effects when applied 

as suggested then sponged off the high spots

prior to firing.  These tiles were glazed

with Olive and Green ST glazes.

Greenware Plaquettes Ready for Firing

The Art Bead Scene

I have joined a new group of talented bead artists 

who actively share their work on two Pinterest sites 

by offering both bead 

and finished jewelry challenges monthly. 

If you are a maker of art beads or jewelry using them, 

why not check them out!  

 https://www.pinterest.com/artbeadscene/jewelry-monthly-challenge-entries/   https://www.pinterest.com/artbeadscene/beads-monthly-challenge-entries/

I find it a good idea to review plaquettes and beads 

from the past 

as I begin to form new beads for the future. 

 Sometimes I am encouraged to re-create an oldie 

but more often than not,

 I am inspired to go in a totally new direction.  

SNOW Plaquettes

The impending 'blizzard' of 2015 closed down most of southern New Jersey and cancelled my hand building classes giving me the opportunity to stay at home in my studio and form some new, spontaneous plaquettes, pendants and earring beads.  I am up to applying terra sigillata and underglazes after smoothing all the rough edges with fine steel wool. I think I will do glaze accents on one side of most of these so deciding where to put what colors now and making notes of the glazes I want to apply after their first firing is a bit of a task...

These were all impressed from my Intaglio mats (both sides) with the exception of a few like the lion and Sphinx heads which were made from my own molds.