Caitlin's birth box

Here is our latest Great Grand Daughter's birth box. Caitlin was born end of April, and is growing like a little mushroom! She is a good baby......drinking and sleeping well.
The box has enamel on the roses, and mother of pearl in places on the lid.

Inside Caitlin's box

Details of Caitlin's birth are underneath the box, and this is a view of inside the little box!

Geraniums painted in class with Andrew Orr

These pretty geraniums were painted by my friend and ex-student Ming, in Andrew Orr's class. (see post below)

A gift of Geraniums!

Last week Jim and I had the privilege of hosting Andrew Orr from Vermont, United States of America while he conducted a three day seminar in our city. The ten girls attending his classes painted geraniums on 10" square plates; this round plate was painted by Andrew as a sample of the way he painted his geraniums.

I count myself fortunate to receive this plate as a "thank you" from Andrew, and will hang it in my lounge along with other similar coloured plates.

Roses on oval plaque

Another rose painting! I enjoyed using the various pinks in this painting, and the gold border has a rich finish by using liquid bright gold and then a good coverage of liquid burnishing gold.

It will hang with the oval plaque with the lace around the edge.

Oval tile with roses and lace

This tile has a lace decal around the edge of it, and after I fired it I covered it with Rembrandt Lustre and fired it at 800. It was VERY tricky getting the decal cut and to fit the oval!! :-)

I am presently painting another oval almost the same size but with a different border, and they will hang together on the wall in my hallway.

Porcelain Egg Box

I belong to the "Porcelain Painters International Organisation" on a web site, and linked to hundreds of other porcelain painters around the world. This has resulted in some lovely friendships and I will always be greatful to Marci Blattenburger who had a vision to commence this list so many years ago.
Each year some members exchange Christmas ornaments, eggs and boxes and I painted this egg for the 2010 exchange with a lady in Florida, America. I popped some tiny chocolate cream eggs inside the porcelain egg - I could hear them rattling around when I had the box ready to post, but I am sure they will arrive safe and sound.