Category Archives: handmade ceramics
* SALE * ~ Reduced but still lovely!
Don’t miss out on a browse around the new Sale section of my shop, all items are now discontinued and greatly reduced in price but still very lovely! Grab yourself a bargain while availability is limited – there is only one of each item available.
NEW Framed Ceramic Art
Brand new to my website this week!
You can now enjoy some of my ceramic designs framed and hung on a wall. These limited edition art pieces are all one-offs, and like the rest of my work, no two pieces are ever the same.
View the full collection here.
I would love to hear your thoughts!
Here, There, and Everywhere…
This week I’ve received various images of my products out and about, so I thought I would share them with you. The image above was sent to me by a lovely customer from Tickled Pink Crafts – (check out their website for unique handmade jewellery, cards and accessories). I love the colour of this beautiful dresser, can you spot my green heart bowl at the top?
Yesterday was the launch of the Networking Mummies Business Fair in Bournemouth, where The Light Direction exhibited a selection of my Official Merchandise pieces for the branded book. How exciting! The full range of my ‘The Light Direction’ collection can be found here.
I also had some great news from Swanky Maison yesterday – various pieces of my work have been featured in their new gift guides. You will find my ‘Merry Christmas’ ceramic plaque on the last page of their Christmas Decorations Guide.
And also in the new Gift Guide by Swanky Maison, you will find my heart coasters in the ‘Heartfelt Gifts’ section on page 15, and my ceramic plant markers in the ‘Gifts For Gardeners’ section on page 18. Have a look through both guides for lots of truly unique and beautiful handmade gifts!
Video of my Products
Check out this video featuring a selection of my products, I love it! With thanks to Gift Wrapped and Gorgeous x
New Handmade Ceramic Pieces
A few weeks ago I showed you some photos of a few ‘panels’ in progress (if you missed that post you can revisit it here). I have finally gotten around to glazing and firing one of the panels, which is this ‘Cowslip Meadow’ Decorative Panel ~ What do you think? I love the defined engraved markings and I think the little speckles of glass really finish this piece off. It would look stunning displayed in any room of the house as a feature piece, or even on a window sill. The panel comes complete with a clear acrylic display stand to enable it to be displayed standing up. I couldn’t decide whether or not to keep this piece for myself as it is so pretty and it is also one of the first I have made! I’m looking forward to seeing how the other panel will turn out. I might try a different glaze effect to see how the two contrasting panels look side by side. This Cowslip Meadow panel is available on my website (link above), and like many of my pieces, it is a unique one-off so there is only one!
Set of 4 Crystal Turquoise Heart Coasters
These coasters would make a great wedding gift for the bride and groom, or even displayed on the tables as tabletop accessories at a wedding or party.
The ‘Beside The Sea’ Ceramic Bowl above is my favourite item fresh out of the kiln this week. The colours are so vivid and it reminds me of the seaside.
Dandelion Mini Ceramic Art. This mini art complete with easel is another pretty piece. The seeds from the dandelion are being blown away with the wind…
The texture of this Blue Decorative Mini Vessel was created by rolling the soft clay onto a mould of tree bark.
And last but not least ~ Meadow of Dandelions Round Cream Bowl
I hope you have enjoyed my latest collection. All of these new pieces are available on my website. Please feel free to leave a comment, I would love to hear what you think!
This week…
Following the popularity of my mini ceramic art, I have been experimenting with some pieces on a larger scale this week. The Ceramic Landscape Art pictured above includes chunks of different coloured dried pieces of clay that were pressed into the surface of the panel when the clay was soft. This piece also features areas of my signature volcanic crater glaze, and coloured slips that have been applied to create a textural feel to the surface. The back of the ceramic panel has a similar decorative design so that it could be changed around. This panel comes complete with an acrylic display stand (pictured below) and can be displayed in a landscape or portrait position.
The panel above was fun to make and has quite an abstract look to it. I’m now working on some more ‘scenic’ panels that will be a little more simple and elegant.
Here’s some snippets of a couple of pieces in progress, yet to be glazed and fired. I’m not sure how they will be glazed as yet, but I will probably keep them looking natural and organic. I think they would make stunning features displayed in the home ~ Might keep one of these initial ones for myself!
I’ve also been working on some new pieces that I’m making for The Light Decoration as one of their official merchandise creators (read more about that here). Below are some of the brooches and magnets in progress that include a ‘Beside The Sea‘ theme. I’m also working on some beach huts, plaques, pendants and mini art for The Light Decoration novel series. I’ve been waiting to get these fired for a couple of weeks now, but waiting on a new element for my kiln to be delivered is taking longer than expected. Hopefully it should arrive on Monday!
On top of all of that (as well as trying to make the most of the sunshine), I sent a batch of items to a new shop in Derby called Pretty Things this week. The shop only opened on Monday, but they have a huge array of ‘pretty’ items on display – if you are in the area why not pay them a visit?
Pretty Things
35 Market Hall
Derby
DE1 2DB
Spring is on its way!
Professional Photography
I’ve been lucky enough to have some professional photographs of my work taken by photographer Matt Debouge.
more new Bowls
Ceramic Wall Art
The Hayrack Gallery – Shout out for new Designers
New Years Resolution
