Yes, more ceramic pods. These were made without any preconceived idea - i just let my hands feels their way. The form is so satifying to create and a type of therapy in a way. I dont think the forms turned out very beautiful but i guess i see them as a type of excercise.
The pod below was made with alternating coils of white and dark grey clay which when fired comes out brown.
I have a couple more still waiting to be fired :) 
The weeks have flown by and my break from blogging continued ... i have missed you and am easing myself back slowly :) ... Its June!!!! Aaagh!
Summer has arrived in full force over here. Festivals have been celebrated and time spent with family and friends (and lots of food eaten!!)
Visits to the swimming pool with packed picnic lunches and smiles all round..
I have missed so much over here and look forward to catching up with all of you :)
Above are images of a pod i made in ceramics class a while ago. 
I was playing around with some clay i had at home - it was wrapped in a wet rag to keep the clay from drying out. I made a plate and wanted to use the rag creases as a feature. I really like this idea and am happy with how the creases turned out but the colour and way its painted really have no relevance. I would like to try this again.
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Hello friends, i think we can safely say that spring is here *beam* ... it has been warm here this week and buds are 'a blooming!
My latest ceramic creation. The texture was done using an acorn shell :) 
I think it will hold our shell collection.
Happy Purim!! - the girls excitedly dressed up and the sun is shining - such a fun holiday. In case you are wondering, Shelly is dressed as Remy from the film Ratatouille! 
Blue skies on the way to work...
Happy Spring to you! xxx
I started sculpting an old snails home about 4 weeks ago - i love the spiral form - but it is so much more complicated than it looks. It is about 8 inches in length and fits perfectly in the hands and the form feels wonderful to hold. It has gone back into the kiln with a thin layer of glaze.
my complete pod collection so far - i love seeing them together.I think some pods will definitely be next on my list of ceramics projects.
happy thursday to you all xx
I know that the winter we experience here is very mild compared to other places... but still what i would really like to do is find a nice cozy cave to move into for the next two and a half months until the arrival of spring. Winter and I do not get along... for many years we have not been friends - the good memories of winter comprise of snowmen and central heating, both of which we do not have here.
Have a lovely weekend xxx
I enjoy working in so many different mediums. Since I remember i have loved working with my hands and spent hours and hours as a child drawing my shoes or copying things from pictures... building things from boxes and trying out all sorts of crafts. But for me, there is something very different about working with clay... i find myself wishing lately that i could go to ceramics class every day. The atmosphere is so good, the people are lovely and working with clay...
This is lovely Lety's lizard. I love its solidity and cant wait to see the colours Lety uses.
Roll on Tuesday eve :)
some recent ceramic faves:
nathalie derouet (via Hoping for Happy Accidents)
shida kuo ( i cant remember how i found this one)
ruth gurvich (via Jan)
And the weekend begins... xx
Well, here we are.. some pictures from my first ceramics classes.. this first piece is really an exercise in how to build using slabs and make a nice corner..of course mine turned into a simple structure similar to a house... i was thinking how I may like to create a whole series of these...
I love to use my hands to form the clay - this is a piece i began last week - Im not really sure where its going but I am enjoying playing...
I am trying so hard to not be too realistic but stay figurative... we'll see what happens to this little fellow. Not an amazing show but believe me, these 3 hours every week are the best.