Boooooo

To be braided...with ensemble below to render as scary doll.

Hand Made Stencil used on Ceramics

Took a paper cut design and applied to clay -- then put under glaze over the design element.  Fired. 

Ceramic Crown

Not yet fired or bejeweled...but in the works.  It is not butter....it's clay! Oh, that should not become the official title...as I am morphing two memories into one....it was Imperial margarine, not Parkay...so my rhyme fun short circuited.

My inspiration came from celebration of King Charles IV 700th birthday -- a few exhibits, and "king" touches around recent travels.  They seem to really like him there..he worked to create systems of in the lands he ruled to foster peace, supported the arts, brought new ideas, etc.  He was the decendent  of two Saints, so that seemed to give him a "leg up" too in terms of fondness.    One exhibit had a coat he wore, with descriptive saying that the then Pope or some "authoritative" figure of his reign said that is was too tight and unseemly for a King to wear.  Charles IV had had an "outside" culture exposure life prior to assuming the reign -- and he thought the coat just fine.  The cultural impact of clothing....I suppose there are many many books on that.  I wonder how it would be if we all wore crowns? Hard to take a hike with I suppose..and of course, Sneetch story line to ensue.

Totem of Some Sort

Totem of textures with my favorite pink luminosity. Ceramics, Plexiglas, and sunshine. 

Circle Tile Layout -- Ceramic Table

Using some circles from an abandoned project as well as some test tiles to play with design for table. 

Table layout -- ceramic tile project

Ok..trying something different -- non-commissioned, balance of a little different but not too different.
Glazes are where the "little different" will mainly be I believe.  Decided "by hand" shapes rather than exact ones to help with the "little different" as well.  Second oval is a bit off on alignment..will see if I can cut it to be more on its "measured" axis, or if it will be just a bit off kilter...like they likely may all end up! Interesting how the eye can do it fairly well without a ruler...what is that?  No ruler! Oh...that explains it the preference.

In progress- glaze before fire, curved platter

Using a paper cut -- by hand -- as a stencil...pressed into slab.  Then ombre of some under glaze. 

Put into sloped dish to give some bend.  Now to dry and fire. 

Shadow Play ...Skeleton

The light was coming in just the right way to throw the shadow up on the ceiling...long and spooky. 

Painting shapes

Larger canvas, acyrlics...simple shapes...inspired by another, so not organically from me.  Why???? Hmmm.  Not that I did it as good as the inspiration either.  A bit more to go here, but on the way.

Great Graffiti

Saw this on my walk up the street....such commentary, so nicely done...yes, not good that did it on the wall, but....

Obeci Dum (Municipal House) Prague -- Rooms and Tiles

                              
Mucha Room..designed and adorned by Mucha at Obeci Dum/ Municipal House.  The man with beard there is  Comenius / Komensky there...key figure in education -- teaching and learning.  (Saw Slav Epic by Mucha at Trade Fair Palace....exhibit soon to travel...enormous canvases depicting history / legend of Slavic people.)

 

Yet another room in Municipal House

 Ceiling of another room

Moscaic work...Nemcova Room

 Tiles to be seen in public areas of Municipal House in Prague.  Take the tour too..wonderful rooms that you won't be able to see unless take tour or go to event there.

 Floor tiles. 

 How is this for a/c grate?!