Brrrr....It's Chilly in My Studio

It's so cold outside this evening, I might have to turn on the heat in the studio, or maybe put a sweater on.  Speaking of cold...I've had a can chilling in my fridge for a YEAR! Can you believe that? It's a dragonfly wing that I made last year, planning on having it done in a few days. Well, better late than never. Today I sliced and baked. But, the wing is so big ( about 5 inches long) that it was difficult to slice neatly. I had to piece it together, which looked great when I did it, but when I took it out of it's ice bath, it was very apparent where it was mended. So now I'm contemplating. Do I start over, or try to use it as is? Check back to see what I did.

Pat A Cake

Pat a cake, pat a cake.....today as I was conditioning my clay, that rhyme kept going through my head. I was so excited about bringing my clay to the Blue Skies Gallery to demonstrate today. Another artist and I brought things we had made and lots of clay to work with. Right away we had a crowd, well....not a crowd, but just about everyone in the gallery came over to look. My sister suggested I put out a bowl full of beads and that proved to be a magnet for everyone. People couldn't keep their hands out of that bowl!

These are the miniatures I made for a show at the Charles Taylor Art Center and decided at the last minute not to enter them. They are just not my  best work, so I'll wait til next year and come up with a better idea.

Lily Pond Update

I think this is finished. I'm afraid to do too much to it, but maybe more details on the grass and lily pads. Any suggestions? I didn't want you to miss the dragonfly, because now I have a legitimate reason for using my interference paints. What fun!