Welcome! I had to take a minute to share this vase with y'all. It was the first one I went full out on, which is why so much of the vessel's surface is covered.
So, after 2-3 hours of sculpting that went into it before the bisque firing, I then painstakingly hand-painted glaze on each detail. Some got two different glazes! It was a lot of work.
The result was totally worth it though, because damn! Look at that finish.
I obsess over this one whenever I pick it up. Check out this spade of grass that stands out on its own.
I'm just so pleased with it. Putting these Sea Life pieces together is an exercise in patience and planning. I'm still trying to perfect it even though I know for certain I never, ever will.
Just like with everything, turning lumps of clay into beautiful coral bodies is an ongoing lesson in innovation and improvement.
I am seriously obsessed with the resulting textures, and I'm searching earnestly for ways to make the process both easier and more effective.
The quest for functionality also goes along with that. While I am coming to terms more and more with making decorative pottery, there's still the drive to make it all functional.
These vases certainly are functional as vases, but this type of heavy texturing won't do for anything you'd want to put coffee into or food onto.
This one and two others are available (as of February 2020) online in my Etsy shop. This particular one is $65 with free shipping!
I've made a couple videos about the Sea Life Series, and I will undoubtedly make more! Here's the most recent:
Thanks for stoping by and for your support! Have a fantastic day, my friends!
I love cotton yarn! I don't know what it is about cotton that gets me, but I love to use it! Today, I'm working on a set of extra thick hot pads in grape and ice blue Lion Brand Kitchen Cotton. I pick up skeins of Kitchen Cotton from Amazon when they are less than $3 a piece. I guess I just find crochet cotton so useful in my own house that I want everyone else to know about it! I can't even tell you the last time that I bought paper towels or an actual hot pad. With cotton yarn around, who needs 'em? NOT THIS GIRL :D Today's project: This particular pattern is very easy and results in a great textured fabric. Built using four strands of yarn (two of each color), this extra thick hot pad is going to stand up to even the heaviest of heavy hot pots.
The NorthWesternBelle Issue 1 November 2017 Welcome to my monthly newsletter! This is the first one, obviously, so it's probably going to look different than any other ones to come. I have been planning on doing a newsletter for the last six months, but could not find the time to design what I wanted it to look like. Which brings us to the first bit of news: I am now unemployed! For the first time in my adult life, I am not employed. I worked for the same company for nearly 12 years; in fact, they let me go one day before my 12 year anniversary date. So, without 40+ hours of someone else's work to do, I have the time to focus on my own. Is it terrifying? Yes. But, it's also exhilarating and liberating! I am excited for the opportunity to truly focus on work that is fulfilling and satisfying. So, this month is going to be about pottery! When I saw my instructor in class last night, she was very supportive and encouraged me to come work at the studio
Sooooooooooooo over it, you all. Seriously. This was legitimately a conversation I had with the hubby recently: Him: There's an asteroid that could hit the earth in November. Me:...I kind of hope it does. Like, might as well. But in true 2020 fashion, it's not fucking big enough to do any damage anyway. Fuck you, 2020. You never fail to disappoint me in new and creative ways. I mean, on top of the current social/political clusterfuck in this country, we've got FIRE TORNADOS and two goddamn hurricanes. Let's not even talk about the 17 year old white nut case. I can't even with that rn. I'm embarrassed to live here, and that's the fucking truth. Preach, Dwight. Preach. Okay so everything sucks, but there are some rays of sunshine out there. Like, for example, I looked for a job for a bit and submitted a few applications here and there and then boom. I have a job now. And! It's not even one that I have to take out of desperation where I have to do stuff in
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