Friday, June 19, 2015

Daisy bowl

I am really missing working with clay! There is something so therapeutic about sitting and working with a lump of clay. I don't work on a wheel but prefer to hand build. When making a bowl I usually start with a small ball of clay and pinch a small bowl first. I then roll coils and add these onto the small pinched bowl until I have the size and shape bowl I want.

I have been inspired by lace and how beautiful and delicate it is. I drew a very simple daisy shape onto the clay and then cut out the petal shapes through the clay to create the "lace" effect. I wanted it to be simple so I just painted the flower white using underglaze and left the bowl the natural clay colour.

It is a lovely size bowl for salads or as a fruit bowl. I want to make a larger one and also a platter. Clay is such fun! I will post pictures of my other clay work soon.


7 comments:

  1. Your blog looks amazing! I remember when all your creative juices started flowing again and honestly you have clearly just blasted ahead in leaps and bounds. There appears to be no limit to what you can do when you put your mind to it! Really rather inspiring. I love that lace bowl - and I love how easy you made the poppies look to make! I bought myself some clay about 3 months ago and it's still in its wrapping because it scares me as much as it excites me. Maybe when you are here you can help me get started? x

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  2. Oh my goodness, this is beautiful, Shirley! Well done on setting your creativity free :)

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  4. Oh my goodness, this is beautiful, Shirley! Well done on setting your creativity free :)

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  5. Oh my goodness, this is beautiful, Shirley! Well done on setting your creativity free :)

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  6. Oh my goodness, this is beautiful, Shirley! Well done on setting your creativity free :)

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  7. Wow! This is stunning Shirley! Well done xxx

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