Still Life
Florence Meade
Things I Make and Do
Category: ceramics
July 31, 2016
Inspired by fat lava
I’ve been looking at lots of mid-century ‘fat lava’ pieces recently… and a Sgrafo Modern item from my collection (pictured). I’ve also found myself quite taken again with one of my own pieces. There is something about the slightly lumpy off-putting texture of this vase that works really well with smooth furniture. It’s supposed to look a bit like a mushroom!
October 27, 2015
A perfectly ordinary 1950’s semi…
So I’ve been putting all my energy into making my new place habitable…. Here are some of the first results! There is possibly more filler than actual plaster left on this wall and Dad did a great job with the sander. The carpets were a major milestone. The paint is an optical grey that I chose because it is very receding.
Work continues on this tapestry; I’m working copper coloured paint and thread onto a calico backdrop that I hand-painted in taupe and dyed with a pale blue wash.
On the landing window: A print by Robert Jones titled ‘Edgelands’ and one of my wobbly pots with winter branches.
The sunlight moves around to this window in the evening
Some bathroom pieces and my hand-mixed paint colour, a flesh tone that I’ve affectionately named ‘Nanna’s Girdle’
February 11, 2015
A Still Life From Your Life
If I’m staying with someone I like to paint a still life from things in their house…
Kat and Pete’s House
Jean and Bob’s House
July 31, 2014
New Pot – Flowers and Yellow
I discovered this applique technique just before finishing the course and I wish I had had more time to explore it further. I also developed a new style of lip with this pot by thinning and cracking the dry clay. I had previously discovered that glaze Antique Pewter produces a green verdigris colour when mixed with ordinary white glaze, so I applied it over white glaze to produce the green colours on this pot.
July 18, 2014
New pot – White and Verdigris
I used Antique Pewter and white glazes to produce the verdigris effect, which on this particular pot is more of an aquamarine colour than the mossy green that I always seemed to get thereafter.
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