4" oval pansy dish

I painted this little dish for a sales table. Our club is taking part of an art and craft day to be held in the centre of our city . . . . . roads will be closed during the day and stalls will be set up with space for walking traffic only. I edged the little dish with blue, applying it with my finger the same way I apply gold around the edge of a plate.

Actually, I quite like the blue edge!

A border of lustre over acid etch

With this border, I marked off the squares and then lightly sponged acid etch on alternative spaces. After it was fired I sponged lustre over the whole border and fired again. On the last fire I penned grey paint to make the squares more pronounced.

More Roses!

I love the yellow sunshine behind these roses, and the way it reflects on some of the petals. The border is lustre (with a rim of gold), over penned acid etch.

Ellie's Box

This is the birth box I painted for Ellie, who is now just over 3 months old and (of course) beautiful.
Her birth record is on the bottom of the box, and my name is inside the lid.
One very good thing about recording history information on porcelain, is that it will last for ever. It will never fade or wear out, and it will even survive a fire . Of course it could break but then it could be mended also.
I wonder what it will look like, and where it will be in a hundred years time?

Christmas Greetings!

I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you Christmas Greetings, and thank you for taking time to look at my blog.

Please don't become so busy you forget the One who we are celebrating! December 25th is the date we set aside each year to remember the birth of Jesus and to reflect on the importance of it.

May you know Him as your Saviour and Friend, and know God has a perfect plan for your life. 'tis true!

Ballet Shoe

Some one purchased this ballet shoe as soon as I finished painting it! I love it . . . and would have liked it on my shelf to enjoy for a while.

However the buyer purchased it for their little grand daughter who had just begun to learn ballet ...... I know that both the buyer and the grand daughter will appreciate it and enjoy it.

Santa Bear

This little porcelain Santa Bear was painted by myself as a gift to Dottie Cosgrove in the U.S.A. as an exchange over the Christmas period. He's cute eh?