Those of you who have been reading my blog for a while will know that last year I was introduced to a lovely little ceramic studio where you go to decorate premade ceramic items. Last year I decorated 4 pots for my desk to house pens etc. Well, last week I went back and did another one. I had every intention of doing something different but then decided that my crochet hooks could do with a nice new home.
This time I decided to completely freestyle it and go with what the mood took me. So, first I chose the background colour, with no real idea of what I was going to do next. I painted the background a light orange and then decided to drizzle paint around the pot…
Then I chose another colour to drizzle, this time with a slight sparkle to it (unfortunately I didn’t get any photos of this stage). I was going to stop here but the urge took me to add another colour with sparkle, so I went with it…
As you can see from the picture, the paint pooled at the bottom and when I lifted the pot up I was left with big sticky blobs of paint around the edge. So, the next job was to wipe the excess paint away from around the rim. This is how the pot looked when it was finished but preglazed…
The colours always look so pale and insipid pre glazing but the glazing always makes the colours pop. Anyway today I was able to pick the finished pot up and here it is…
Its no masterpiece but I love it, I love that its a complete one off and it wasn’t copied from any step by step instructions, its all my own. You cant see the sparkle in the photos but up close it has a little twinkle.
I love how it looks with my crochet hooks in it…
And I love how it looks on my desk with the other pots. They are all so different and all hand decorated by me…
Being surrounded by handmade things makes me so happy, especially when they are handmade (or in this case decorated) by me.
Karen x
