art contest – Pieces of Elise's

February always seems to fly by. I was lacking a bit of motivation in the beginning of the month, but now that it’s almost over – I need to get some projects done. I’ll be taking 2 online courses and an evening class on campus starting March 10, so I’d love to finish the Omaha Project mural before then. I also want to enter the “Women working” drawing into a contest that has a due date for submissions of April 1.

Got an Art Desk this month, by the way!

Gotta kick it into gear! Would love feedback on how the drawings look. I promise, more pictures and updates will be coming.

One more project that I want to do is a shop video for my Etsy Shop. Gotta try out my hubby’s digital camera that he just revealed that he’s had all this time! Glad it’s usable now. It will take much better pictures than my phone! (Which is why there aren’t many good pictures of my works in progress.)

Anyway, what are you working on these days? Please share!

I love pottery – I’m realizing that more now that I don’t have access to the kiln and glazes to create pottery anymore.

I have a favorite pot, my giraffe pot. I actually made it twice, because (I’m not sure if it was my fault or not) the first one blew up in the kiln :(.

So when I made it all over again, I was careful to wedge the clay really well to get rid of air bubbles that could be trapped inside and cause it to blow. I also think my design the second time was better.

When the pot was fired I glazed it very carefully and thoughtfully. After it was glaze fired, I added hair to the giraffe’s tail with hairs from a paint brush. The teacher was pleased and I was so proud.

The giraffe pot won silver in a statewide art competition and then I had it with me when I took my senior pictures.

Now it sits in my room and it has become a fixture in my room. I decided that I will put it up for sale – and maybe one day, after I sell enough of my high school pottery, I can make more!

Please check it out 🙂 !