towers made by kids!

I have to share this amazing photo of student work! Below is a project my students, ages  8-11,  from my Saturday Kids Class made at Red Star Studios.  The theme for this class was architecture and I asked the students to throw 8 very, very small pieces of clay.  They were invited to make to different shapes and sizes and stack them as they completed them.  The result reminds me of Dr. Suess and I love how all the towers make a imaginative little city.

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tile project-in progress

I have been working on a tile project inspired by Portuguese Azulejos.  These pre-made tiles feature a Lisbon landscape including the Triumphal Arch.  In Lisbon, I was intrigued by all of the buildings and how they were covered in patterned tile.  This is my tribute to them.  I will post more pictures when its complete.  Remember the purple on these tiles is cobalt and will turn a bright blue after it’s fired!

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and the glazing begins!

I’ve been busy making cups, mixing bowls, and jars.  Not to mention, I bought these awesome pre-made bisque tiles from Crane Yard Clay. This will be a blue and white, cobalt landscape painting to add to our coffee table!  The second picture is the backside of the La Sagrada Familia pot I posted earlier.  I am really excited about the loose brushstrokes and adding stain to the majolica to use some new color in my work.  Will be posting finished pictures soon!

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flower pots for spring!

I just added new flower pots to my Etsy shop!  Check ‘em out by viewing my SHOP.  There are 6 small flowers pots about 5″ x 5″ x 5″ and as you can see below, they look great with cacti!!  I have also used this size to start growing basil, thyme, parsley and other herbs!  I also added one big flower pot that very special and decorative.  Go to my etsy shop to see them all!!

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screen printing…

Here is a picture I snapped today while playing around with a new technique, screen printing.   This process is amazing!  It is such a simple, fast way to get pattern down.  One of the drawbacks is that you have to print on a flat surface.  To accommodate this, I decided to make plates and decorate the backs.  I think it works pretty well!  I will post more pictures when the plates are complete!

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La Sagrada Familia on my pot!

I am so excited about my Print on Clay class that I have been teaching at Red Star.  Photo image transfer aka photo lithography on clay is amazing!  Here is just one of my results that I have been playing around with.  I love the quality of the printed image and it’s great because you can carve around the image adding more dimensionality to the piece!  It is a very simple and rewarding process and will post more images as I continue to play!

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just an airplane model…

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