here are some of the pictures I have been promising you
this is one of the two ceramics i painted up last week, both of them are under 3 inches tall and my first attempt at painting in a long time. I gave it to a Ray for his birthday since he is allergic to normal cats.
this is the other figurine I painted. It is currently sitting on my desk…..staring at me…..with it’s beedy little eyes trying to act innocent.
this is the dreamcather I made for Cylithria 3 years ago. the strands are actual necklace chain links assembled with jump rings. lots of fun to play with.
the chess pieces were bigger then normal ones so i wanted to make a larger then normal board so there was room to move around the board without knocking them over. each square is 2.5″ x 2.5″ and is either mirror finish stainless or bright brass electroplated stainless steel. holding down the corners of each panel are actually furniture tacks of opposing tones. the board I attached them to is 2 pieces of oak board mounted together with a piano hinge. I stained it a cherry color because that is what I pictured it as. the full size of this board is 22″ x 22″. someday I’ll make or find a padded carrier to haul it around
these are the pieces I poured about 2 years ago a simple ivery coat with a black backwash to show the details. the black side is the exact opposite but doesn’t photograph too well. the pawns measure 3.5 ” and the king is 5.5″. I still have to find way to weight down the base so the pieces are not so top heavy and cut felt to glue on the bottom. I’ll probably pack modeling clay into the base for weight.
I did this mug the same time I worked on the chess pieces. I used the same paint as I did on the black chess side. it needed a third coat of black to really darken it to match the pieces but I was running out of paint and it still turned out alright. the next mug has a pedistal base and i’ll try one of the crystal glazes on it. (a “crystal” or “speckled” glaze has small pieces of colored glass that melt in the firing process causing a unique design.
more to come so stay tuned, or would that be stay blogged?
