Greetings fellow steamers!!
I am still working on my web site and going through pictures so I thought I would show you some of my decorative plates. They are meant for decoration but yet they are functional and can be used to serve food. All my ceramics and pottery are food, microwave and dishwasher safe. I use only American made, certified non toxic glazes. These style plates seem to be popular on my site and Facebook page right now. People want to collect them. Yay me, more sales, LOL. I hope you like them!!
And I am already thinking about Christmas, LOL. A producer of finished wares has to start thinking about the holidays early on in the year because of the time it takes to make the items for sale. Procrastination will only but you in the backside if you wait too long. Then you are rushing around trying to get things done last minute and that is when mistakes are made.
And here is a bowl I did.
I really enjoy the decorative aspect of ceramics and pottery. Trying new things is awesome. I love to experiment with colors. Whatever you do, make it fun and it will never seem like work!!
Until next time,,,,,,
Incredible :) How long does it take you to make one of these?
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Thanks Charlie!! It varies in time. I'll post some pictures tomorrow on how I do it with a better idea of time frame in working on them. These were done from bisque where it had already been fired once. From that stage it can take a couple of hours to paint, then glazing is a little more time. Then adding on kiln time. It can take about 10 days total for a group of plates or a kiln load of various items. Not a real quick process.
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Oh wow, i didn't realise it took that long. I don't think i would be that patient! I look forward to reading more posts tomorrow :)
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It is so relaxing though, you really do not notice the time it takes. I think the hardest part for me is waiting for the kiln to cool enough to open it when I have a load of finished items waiting to come out, LOL. I usually sleep very little the night before. I am like a mother hen brooding over her chicks, LOL. There is always the concern something did not come out as expected or it cracked in the kiln. The temptation is great to "just take a little peek" but you cannot because opening the kiln too soon will cause the pieces to crack and break for sure. It takes about 5 hours to fire my kiln and another 12 hrs to cool completely.
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