Sunny Sunflower

This is one of my sunflower sculptures.  Well, it's sunflower-like. I don't try to be botanically correct but you get the idea of what it is. I did this totally by hand, pinching each petal and attaching to a central disc.  I added some fringe detail around the outside of the disc for extra interest.  I curled the petals for a natural look.  This whole thing dried for several weeks before firing.  I held my breath as I loaded it into the kiln. I just knew I was going to break one of the petals and then the whole thing would have been thrown back in the clay recycle bucket.  But I made it! Whew!!

 Glazed in a sunflower yellow glaze with amber accents over a speckled clay.  I think the speckles give it a lot of depth and dimension.  High fired stoneware clay so it can go outside in the garden or on the porch.  Inside is nice, too!  About 10-12" dia.

Sunflower sculpture

Fringe detail

Another look at the fringe and the petals

Let the sunshine in!

This is a new listing on Etsy.  I make this by rolling out stoneware clay and sculpting the features.  I used a stamp for the cheeks.  Glazed in a sunny yellow, this sun is one of my daughter's faves.  In fact, she has the first one I ever did.  I think she's my biggest fan.  Well, she's awesome and I love to give her my art.  She was with me through all the years of schlepping pottery to craft shows.  I finally got to a point where I said NO MORE CRAFT SHOWS.  My back can't take it anymore.  Packing up, unpacking, setting up, sitting all day and then doing it all in reverse.  That's HARD WORK.  I don't miss it at all!!!


I worked on some cute trays today made by pressing hosta leaves into rolled out clay.  I made some little leaf dishes to go with them and some chopstick holders.  So I'm thinking they will be sushi trays.