Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Displays

These are some of my displays that I painted for the Brushfire. I certainly appreciate the opportunity to paint so much pottery that I don't have to take home. My house would be overwhelmed with stuff if I kept all the pieces that satisfies my addiction.


This will forever be one of my favorite banks.
The matching collectible is irresistible.

My second fav.

To be honest, I cannot claim the design as my own. A customer (who happens to be an illustrator for children's books) whipped out this fantastic original design shortly after uttering,
"I just can't think of a good idea, this blank plate is so intimidating!"
Whatever... I liked it so much I copied it.


Cute lil' Monkey collectible.

Another fav of mine...


Cute but not the colors I really wanted.

This snail was a pleasant surprise when I took it out of the kiln.
I like it much better now than while I was painting it.

Honestly can't remember where I got the idea...

We do many Popcorn bowls as Custom orders but they look nothing like this.
I like this much better...

I liked the gift I made for Mom so much I decided to make a display for the store.


In Preparation for Mother's Day we ordered in plenty of Vases.
We didn't sell any until I made displays though.


I made this frame with lil' Gabe Eldredge in mind for the photo.
The photo of Gabe was taken by Michael Eldredge


Bonus to being the manager:
I get to show off my hubby in picture frames!

Just another display hoping to give customers ideas


Okay, the idea I stole from Pier 1 or something, but the colors and painting style are all my own.

These last few are some of the first displays I painted for Brushfire


Custom Orders

These are some Custom Orders that I painted while working at Brushfire.
The family and kid plates are a hit and I do many on a weekly basis.
... yes, I am getting sick of stick figures.

You better believe I took the time to measure every checker - and I will not do it EVER again. This plate took me 2 weeks to complete and then it cracked in half and I had to do it over again. Someone has a sense of humor...
I really enjoyed doing this Salad bowl. It was a wedding gift and the gentleman who ordered it from me gave me a great tip :)

Our "You Are Special" plates have (unfortunately) never gone out of style.
I do so many of these...


Wedding Plates are my favorite to do. We keep the design simple and sell a special pen with it so people can sign the plate at the reception.
*note that these are not stick people*

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

What I Do Best

Well This is what I do best. Graphite and Pen drawings. I have yet to do anything recently so what you see is old stuff from School projects.






This Drawing is a self portrait done from a photograph taken by Michael Eldredge of Living Fiction Media. I had done some modeling for Living Fiction for about two years. This is from one of the photoshoots.











This is a Still Life study of a paper bag... yeah this took me a while but I am satisfied with the results. This was a whole semester study - a kind of final project that took each of us in the class the entire semester to complete. I really enjoy taking my time with my drawings and I don't like the short deadlines that school usually inflicts upon the art students. So this was a pleasant change of pace. Anyway - I would appreciate any criticism of my art. As an artist I am always looking for ways to improve. Thanks!

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

More Pottery Pics




This is one of the many Frog designs I played around with....zoom would be appropriate for this pic.
























These are pics of a Mortal and Pestal that i made. The Pestel does not have it's handle yet (of course).


The geko was an impulse thing - But I wanted to play with the positive/negative space idea so this is what i came up with.



This is a Sushi plate i made for my husband. He LOVES Sushi. The symbols mean trustworthy, eternal, love, husband.... or something like that. And not in that order.


Some new rife bowls I painted for Kurt and I, The symbol inside means "dream"..... because my husband is a true blooded dreamer :)



My dad makes great cookies but the unfortunate result of such an achievement is that he finds little left but crumbs shortly after his labored efforts. So I made him his own cookie jar :)

Friday, October 06, 2006

old stuff















this is kurt's one and only attempt so far to paint pottery. (Kurt is my husbad) he repainted this one for obvious reaons. It is his icecream/cereal bowl. Since this is all he eats he uses this bowl often.


This was my first time painting pottery - hence the brush strokes. Dont worry, i repainted it and its perfect now.

Pottery Painting

About a year ago i discovered a place that allows one to paint the pottery of one's choice and they will fire it for you. They even let me use their paints and tools!! By devine inspiration a bright couple decided to open one such place here in Lexington VA this past April , Creative Kiln. I have been supporting their business with my frequent visits ever since I found them. Since this obsession has begun i have not done much of anything else as art is concerned. But i may have found a way to turn this hobbie into some profit though. I have had some requests to sell my work and Jon, the business owner has agreed to display my creations at the Kiln :) The Cheetah plate you see in the first picture is a duplicate design that i have put on a large square plate and a wide rimmed mug to make a complete set. The design was originally developed as a logo for one of my husband's businesses but they thought it was too trendy for a financial firm and money lender. oh well. I'll stick to painting my pottery.