Tall Ceramic Witch

I started this witch back with the smaller kokeshi style witches. My inspiration for this was the ceramic angel sculptures you see everywhere, and I do love Halloween so why not a witch. This one is a bit taller at about 11 inches high. I gave this one to my sister as a birthday gift, and she loved it.

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The following photos are of some the progress of building these. I really should take more photos as I am building but your hands get quite dirty working with clay. To build the bodies I used the extruder at the clay studio Peacock Clay Collaborative. Then I had to cut out darts and mend them back together to create the tapered effect towards the top of the body. For the heads I just molded some clay in a small ball and got it to the shape I wanted and then hollowed them out.

This is after I finished building it. The devil angel on the left I still need to fix because one of the wings broke off, which I am going to have to paint it with acrylic paint. Here you can see I added some hair and the hat on the witch.

This is a picture after the first bisque firing.

I didn't take a picture after I applied the glaze because it looked a bit ugly at that point. I had put a white crackle glaze over the velvet underglazes to see how it worked. I should have applied a thicker coat of the white crackle glaze for it to do the crackle effect better. Overall I do like the way it came out.

Here is a list of the materials I used:

The clay was provided by the studio and is a low fire clay.

The underglaze I used is Amaco Velvet Underglazes in colors: Dark Green, Chartreuse, Velour Black, Iceberg Blue, and Antique Ivory.

I also used the Amaco Arroya Soft White for the crackle effect on the hat and the body.

Trade Show Poster Design

I designed this poster a couple of years ago for a Library Trade Show. I kept the design clean and simple so that people would be able to read it from a distance.

Email Campaign Design

This was an email campaign that I designed for an advertiser. I haven't had the chance to do many email campaigns and I still have much to learn about this side of design. I am always willing to learn and research how to do new content. Design is always an adventure!

Happy Valentine's Day

Wishing everybody a Happy Valentine's Day.

While this is not my favorite holiday, I do like the novelty of it. I like to think about how fun it was as kids giving out little cards and a little piece of candy. I wish it was more about that and less about the materialistic views of Valentine's Day.

Take time today and show somebody you love them!

Weekly Adventures on the Internet

Where do you find inspiration? I have to admit the internet is a huge source of inspiration for me. Every week I am going to pick 5 inspirational, creative, funny, and inspiring links that I found interesting on my adventures while on the internet. I am going to share these with you every Friday. I hope you are able to find inspiration in them like I have.

1.  Here are 5 creative exercises to find your passion.

2. I have been seeing it more and more where artists artwork are being taken and used without their permission. Here is an article about a couple of lawyers that have set out to stop this.

3. I always find it interesting to see other artists workspaces. Here is an article on 100 Famous Artists and their studios.

4. What would you do if your ex left you with nothing but the dog? Here is a clever article on the way this guy got creative after his wife left him.

5. Have you ever wondered what success really looks like. This graphic explains it all.