A fun tile for a club project.

This tile was just a bit of fun! Each club member was given a line drawing of a basic chrysanthimum, and we could add to it or embellish it and then paint it any way we wanted.
There are about 12 girls doing the project and it will be interesting to see how different they will be! The finished tiles are to be presented next week.
This tile has:
china painted flower, lustre background, I-relief with gold as extra petals, and gold metallic splashed on the dark painted border. Quite a mixture of product in the project!

Blackberry tray

Hello! For those of you who may be interested, I resisted the chance to sell the blackberry tray and I resisted keeping it for myself. Instead I gave it to a dear friend whose husband had just turned 80; so it was sort of a birthday present for Ferd ........ but really a gift for the wife!

Rose Plate

I have been wanting to paint another rose plate for ages ....... so decided last week that I would start to paint one straight away. This took 5 days - 5 fires! I love the blue background with the pink and cream showing through which gives lots of atmosphere.

This piece is 10" and I will either frame it in a round 10" frame I have, or hang it on the wall just as it is by a wall hanger.

Blackberries on a 12" tray

I have just finished painting this tray. It was nice German porcelain to paint on, and I loved painting those berries.
Someone wants to buy the tray .............. I am torn between keeping it for myself, or letting someone else enjoy it. Sometimes it is hard to part with something you have created yourself for surely part of the artist is in the piece. But there is a limit as to what my shelves and display cabinets can hold!!

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)