In my Studio

Simply Busy

Absolutely and completely immersed in creating.

 Sketched, Painted, Fired and Shipped:

Two House Portrait Platters

 Six House Portrait Ornaments

One wedding portrait ornament

One baby portrait ornament

Eleven portrait ornaments sketched, painted and in the kiln

And more orders on my table...

Yup ~ engaged, swamped, up to my neck, busy as a bee, hard at work and loving it.  Tis the season!

In the studio

Saturday Paint Fest

 Christmas orders sketched, painted, outlined and now in my kiln for the firing process...

Packaged and Shipped

Custom ornaments that were kiln fired on Thursday, then packaged and shipped on Friday...

Time to Relax

A fire in our fire pit, a glass of wine, a plate of cheese and crackers and the company of my husband are my rewards for a full days work.

Cheers!

Custom Orders for Christmas

Personalized gift ideas

One thing I love about the holiday season are the unique requests I receive from those who want to give a meaningful keepsake gift.  Below are two recently created custom orders.

House portrait painting on 5x7 inch canvas

A simple rendition of a house sketched and painted with acrylic paints on a small canvas for a new home owner who loves purple and plans on painting the shutters and doors in her color of choice.   This was a custom request from a buyer who wanted a house portrait, rendered in my whimsical style, on a tiny/small canvas as a gift for a good friend. 

This ornament was created for my customer's friend who had published her first book this past year.  The ornament features the cover of her book, "Who's faster?" with the authors name and 2012 written on the back.  A fun keepsake gift from a very proud friend.

From the studio

A few more custom portrait orders

In my studio

After setting aside work for a fun weekend trip down south, I was left with an assortment of custom ornament orders to paint.  Time to buckle down, get back into the studio and wrap my head around the task at hand.   So, yesterday was spent sketching, painting, personalizing, glazing and firing a bunch of ceramic house and wedding portrait ornaments.

Sketched and Painted

 Kiln Fired and Ready to Ship

I have to say that there is nothing more refreshing than fun time spent with friends and family - especially if takes place in a cool city like Charleston!  I am now energized and happy to be back to work.

Another batch

Custom Portrait Ornaments

Fresh from the kiln

HOME PORTRAIT ORNAMENTS

 Front view of home decorated for the holidays.

New home ornament for a customer's niece and her husband

 And a new home ornament for a customer's good friend and her family.

A WEDDING PORTRAIT ORNAMENT

 For a customer's son and his new bride - with their sweet german shepherd.

All have been carefully packaged and are ready to ship.

Click here for more information on my custom ornaments.