Tuesday, June 1, 2010

my first attempt at pottery

during a professional development day at school, the wellness committee arranged for staff to participate in activities that ranged from high tea to mountain biking. you may ask how is that professional development?  okay most of you just want to know how i made these! lol!

well, i selected pottery.  here are my results...we were given minimal instruction and free range as what we were to make.  after some pondering and playing with ideas, i rolled the clay, used rubber stamps from the dollar store to press the design into the clay and then used a dragonfly cookie cutter to acheive the shape!  !  after they were fired in the kiln, i then glazed them and viola!  they will rest on my vanity for now, they may become magnets later!

i love the strength, the beauty and the elegance of dragonflies!!

11 comments:

  1. Helen...I really love how the came out. They are beautiful. Way to go for a first timer.

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  2. wow you did great. another craft to spend money on, lol.

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  3. Hi Helen, thankyou soooooooooooooo much for visiting my blog and for your wonderful comments, I am so lucky to know such lovely people and I adore your first attempt at pottery, you are so creative, Tiff :):):)

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  4. Wow very cool. That is something I've always wanted to try as well!

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  5. These turned out so nice!!! I love the colors and think they would indeed make great magnets!

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  6. Wow, Helen, these are beautiful!!! They came out great! Yes, they'd make great magnets, but I like the idea of you having them on your vanity -- that sounds so nice -- kind of victorian.

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  7. Hi, Helen, dropping in to let you know I'm thinking of you and to say hello!!! Hope all is going well!

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  8. These are so creative, I love the green ones esp. and I love the idea of turning them into magnets! You could make a cute set for a gift! Thank you for visiting my blog! ;)

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  9. Hi, Helen. Of course I have to stop in and say hello!!! Think of you often -- nope, haven't forgotten you, my friend!

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  10. Hi, my friend. Just letting you know I miss you! Take care my friend!

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