Rose cylinder Vase

This is a side view of the vase below.

Rose Cylinder

The cylinder vase is 9" high, and is covered with roses! I used a grey blue in the background. This vase has a matt gold band on the inside of the neck.

I have placed it on the shelf in the lounge . . . . so I can enjoy it until someone comes along to buy it!

Hollyhock Vase

I started this 11" vase before Christmas, but have only just finished it.
It has a wide band of gold around the inside of the top of the vase which looks very nice. Unfortunately the angle of this picture doesn't show it.

Actually the vase started its life as a cannister, with a domed lid on top. But I decided I like it better as a vase . . . . so here it is!

Art by Bella!

Hello! Here is a picture by Isabella, our oldest Great Grand Daughter aged 2 and half which she painted for her Grand Father (our middle son) for his Christmas present. You can see that this little girl loves colour ........long may it continue!

Hollyhocks painted with the Taiwan girls

This simple (but effective) design was the basis of what the girls painted in Taiwan during the November seminar. There wasn't time to do the border during the seminar, so each girl painted their own the next time they went to Ming's studio for a lesson. I haven't seen what they did but I guarantee they painted lovely borders. For my plate I chose two shades of green . . . . a lighter green with a darker green over the top. Then I popped some liquid bright gold around the edge to finish the framing!

Jakob Lee Fowler

Permit me to have a little brag!!

Jakob is now 11 weeks and I thought this pic of him was so delightful I wanted to share it.

I promise I won't be filling my blog with Great Grand Children - this blog is primarily to share my porcelain art which I will continue doing month by month. :-)

CHRISTMAS DAY!

I can't believe it has been more than a month since I last posted on my blog.
I am sorry about that, as I really wanted to keep my news and my work up to date.

We have had major construction work done on our property to repair a slip on our bank which reaches 80 feet down to the water of the estuary, and I have been to Taiwan to take a seminar there. The preparation for the seminar, and the hot scones for daily morning tea for the contractors working on the bank left me without time to do a lot of things . . . like posting on my blog, housework etc !!

Today is Christmas Day, and it has been a lovely relaxing family day. We remembered the birth of Christ - and for you personally may the true spirit of Christmas bring you Peace.

Watch this space, as over the next few days I am going to post several pictures of interest!