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It’s Maaaaaagic!

• July 10th, 2008 • 0 Comments • experiments, fun stuff, pottery •

Honestly, these are probably prototypes. I’m still getting used to this whole “painting with glass” thing. The “photographing super-shiny objects” issue is a learning experience as well. In any event! Here is my magical plate and bowl set. Glitter is difficult to photograph in the first place, the glitter detail I put on the unicorn and the fairy don’t seem to photograph well at all! (I promise, they’re all sparkley and cute.)

Magical Unicorn Plate

My intent was to create something just a little cheesy, hence the “Believe in your dreams!” and “Magical Bowl” bits on each plate. I assume the urge to write on stuff will pass; as of now I find the idea of labeling kitchenware hilarious for some reason. How delightfully juvenile.

 

So I got a job…

• June 5th, 2008 • 0 Comments • fun stuff, jobs, pottery •

What? A job? After months of struggling doing freelance? Actually I love my new job. Without naming names, I work in a paint-your-own ceramics shop. While I’ve never worked with ceramics before (Save that awesome plate I made in middle school art class…) I must say this job is awesome. One, it puts me back in a shop atmosphere. Two, I have the opportunity to teach people something new about art. Three, somehow, I got a boss that actually listens to my opinion rather than nod like a bobble-head doll. Four, did I mention the DISCOUNT? Hello, customized new dishes for my kitchen. Five, I get paid to paint. It dawned on me the other day while I was painting shop samples that someone is paying me to paint. I sat there for three hours intermittently helping customers and painting. For money. Realizations like this require the use of both bold and italics.

While I have been working on various drawings and paintings at home, I present without further ado my first finished ceramic piece, a faux Talavera bowl with a wiener dog on it I painted for what else? Mother’s Day. (My mother absoulutly adores Talavera.)
Weenie Bowl

 

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