Stand Please

Step 2: The right way up looking a bit wobbly but maintaining...

Is It a ...?

You might well ask



... as it happens it is a plate, bowl, cupcake holders & saucer
and one day when I turn it the right way round
it will be a cake stand - voilà

White On Red

Two small red clay bowls dipped in white glaze - not as white as I would like though, but I do like the detail coming through.

Out Of Print

I have always loved print, and when I laid eyes on this little edition I could not walk away.

They just don't make them like this any more.

 Thank God for libraries!

Random Radish...

I'm a vegetarian (duh!)

No, I've never been in love

Yes, I do blush (in many colours)

Cover-up; the weathered look is really unattractive

Real women have hair

Above ground is positive?

You've gotta have greens - so just get over it.

You're weird - I like that

(next seasons colour chart)

Shine Your Little Light

Teaching a creative subject doesn't always mean you get time to do your own creative stuff and so in my case it's taken me since April to finish this little project. I was inspired by the cheerfully cheap tin versions you find locally and off course my trusted book on fynbos - I have to say I'm very happy with my clay version thank you. Now Eskom do your damnest...I'm ready!

The Devil Really Is In The Detail

I came but I did not conquer!

My first attempt is lacking in wildness. I was trying to show the flowers with detail as opposed to the feel. There are many ways to make your water colour mark. It just so happens that I love the medium most when it's used loosely and in lovely built up layers - and here-in lies my problem.
Our wild flowers, especially the fynbos, has much amazing detail - it's extraordinary and easy to get sucked into. (but that's for another project me thinks)

I would like to be able to 'sketch' in water colour.

probably the best bits if I look closely

Lesson to self - don't be so anal, it's better not perfect...
be patient - you do need to let the paint dry if you don't want mud
and practice hopefully does make perfect (lots of it)

It clearly is not just a case of adding water.