I also experimented with using the calla Lillie shape. I want to create functional art that is decorative also. This piece is all slap work. It can be used as a candle holder or just a ornament. This is actually my second attempt. The first one was broken by the students who sit at my table. I had used a pinch pot to create the actual flower and I have to admit that it was a little to heavy for my likes, so I reattempted it using slab to create the flower in this attempt and like it much better. I have NOT admitted this to the boys who broke the first piece. : )
This fall I have been working in clay for the first time in 30 years. I am finding that I really enjoy the medium and wish I hadn't waited so long to take it back up. I have spent most of the fall working with slap and pinch pots. I really like working with a nature theme. I spent quite a bit of time creating candle plates from slab clay. I have made them from leave shapes I took from the trees in my yard. This piece I have used as a trivet on my stove.
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