Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Botanical Inspiration


These pieces came out of the kiln on Monday. They are very different from my usual happy and colorful designs. I hope you're not disappointed. I've been experimenting and trying to challenge myself to come up with a more mature and practical line. What I ended up with are these pieces. They are classical (inspired by botanical illustrations) and stronger too. All are microwave, oven, and dishwasher safe. The illustrations were drawn freehand using a black underglaze pencil.

Small pear platter "Poire Josephine de Binche" (6" diameter x 1.5" height)
Small poppy plate "Papaver Orientale" (5.25" diameter)
Poppy creamer (3.25" diameter x 4" height)
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5 comments:

  1. CynthiaJuly 18, 2007 at 9:38 AM

    These are gorgeous! At first I thought maybe they were toner decals, but am even more impressed that they're drawn freehand with a glaze pencil.

    I can't stand the feeling of the pencil on bisque - it makes my skin crawl.

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  2. Denise RosierJuly 18, 2007 at 12:28 PM

    Wow! They're wonderful!! Great job, Chi!

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  3. potteryJuly 21, 2007 at 4:31 PM

    they are really nice... i like their delicacy and the velvetty look of the glaze

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  4. wendiJuly 25, 2007 at 7:50 AM

    i love love love. looks great on your dark dining table too! great backdrop!

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  5. *sarahdippityJuly 28, 2007 at 5:08 AM

    i love your new "line" chi! :)

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