Brown Stoneware Meets Beautiful Glazes

The last month I have been working with brown stoneware, after several tries last year of working with it an not getting good results I talked to a friend who is a potter and he gave me some pointers to alter the clay.  And viola' it worked!  Here are some of the pieces that I made, any set can be recreated if you are interested, as some of them sold already.

Quilted Flower

I also played with the best glazes to use and I am in love with these colors!

A little shinny, a little rustic and a lot of beautiful pieces!

I could just switch to working with these two glazes and clay for ever.

What do you think?  I'd love to hear your feedback please.

Love Birds

Rice Fields

Blue Buddha

Stick & Stones

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year 2013!

May this year brings to you a bundle of happiness, good health

and lots of love.  May your dreams come true, your goals achieved

and many blessings for everything else!

picture found here
http://terrybreathinggrace.wordpress.com/2012/01/01/happy-new-year/

Beads of Clay UFO Sighting, me!

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A Day We All Remember

Thoughts and prayers for all of those affected on this day 11 years ago.  You will always be in our hearts.  Peace.

Stringing Magazine Feature

Earlier in the year I submitted a couple pieces to Stringing Magazine Fall 2012 for their Ultimate Guide Shopping Section, one was chosen and it was great to see it in the magazine!

The pendan featured is the one above, I took several pictures of the actual magazine page and it just didn't come out good, which I came to the conclusion that the resolution in the magazine was not the best.  So I found a picture I had from before.  This is a porcelain pendant of a heart with thorns glazed in several colors, and each color takes three coats.  Lots of work.   I also have the one below available in my etsy store.