I am thrilled to see the results in the kiln this afternoon, after last nights firing!

There are many pieces here, it took a while to get enough to fill the kiln, in fact, I left the top shelf pretty bare, because I just wanted to see it all done!

 I always feel very inspired to immediately paint MORE when I have such a good firing result.

 The next load of pottery will be larger pieces, and wont take so long to fill up.... I love this time of year, its when I do most of my pottery painting, and its of course for teh holiday shopping season. If you see anything you like, drop me a line!!!!! I wont be able to post to my ETSY shop until later in December.

 Of course, all this will be on display and available for PURCHASE for Sarasota, Florida peeps, December 12 and 13th at the Atomic Holiday Bazaar.

 OK, back to the studio!!

Blue Tile Mural- "Delft" Style

Tiles are so difficult to photograph. These are no exception.

The tiles are installed in a shower bath area.





Here they are on my work table, before firing and after firing.

Painted Chairs

Earlier in the winter I painted a variety of wooden chairs, one with an upholstered seat.
They were all pretty much vintage, and the upholstered one, clearly an antique, probably late 19thC or early 20th C.


Actually this carved , below, one looks pretty old: maybe Art&Crafts, or "Bungalow" style, from the 20s or 30s.



Chairs are very fiddly; the rungs and spokes can drive you mad . They require a lot of patience and detailed observation.














These two are matching (well, sort of!) swivel chairs. Bar stool height.



















It was a lot of fun painting them, and they are beginning to find happy homes!
I have some pictures of the upholstry up next.