Hello readers of this blog.
As you can see from the previous post, its been a few years since I updated. However, I still refer clients and friends to the large selection of of my work that is contained in this blog, from when I did keep it up.
It seems a shame to let it languish, so I will make the effort now to post from time to time, maybe even frequently. Stay tuned!!!! Here is some recent ceramic work of mine to look at:

Cute Little Painted Bag

A sweet little canvas, rubber lined book bag, painted with fabric paints.

It was a lot of fun... here you can see it camouflaging itself to my work table!

Cherubs on Cribs

Here you can see the results of a few days of work on the cribs; I have been working as fast as I can, until late at night to get this work done in time for their immediate use!
So far so good, I am not behind shedule yet...!

Baby Cribs with Cherubs And Roses

I have been comissioned to paint the outer end pieces for two baby cribs, for two baby girls yet to arrive, although they are expected quite soon....We are all hoping they wait to get here until after the cribs are all painted. I am working as fast as I can...

I can fit three of the four pieces on my work table....as soon as I complete one, I can get the fourth one going too.

Silver Mirror

I painted this mirror frame last week, but didn't get very good photos of it during the process, so let's just cut to the chase, and show the final touch: applying the silver leaf.
The background on the frame is painted in shades of metallic silver, and the leaves and flowers , being non metallic, stand out sharply. It is a nice effect.














Silver leaf in very, very thin sheets is applied to a sticky surface, sometimes I use the traditional terracotta ground, which seems to add to the depth and brilliance of the leaf.
After it has set a while, the excess leaf is gently brushed away, with a soft brush. Too much brushing or too harsh a brush can scratch the silver, even right through.

I used many coats of solvent based varnish to give all the silver

an amber tint, and it makes the whole piece look aged and mysterious.

Delightful.