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This is a piece I painted when I was probably 10. I am putting him back together, filling in the gaps, remaking the base and starting over with fresh paint. It should be fun.
Interesting, isn't it? You can underpaint with the complementary color of the finished work. It adds a certain glow to the finished painting. It's an old, old, academic painting procedure.
Intéressant, n'est-ce pas? Vous pouvez underpaint avec la couleur complémentaire de l'ouvrage fini. Il ajoute un éclat certain à la peinture finie. C'est un vieux, vieux, la procédure de la peinture académique.
The first coat is done, but at this point I decide to take down the redundant second curtain rail and then paint the bit of ceiling over the window seat the same colour as the walls.
on muslin, design is about 8 inches across. Redrawn on paper and then ironed onto fabric. This is a from a mini mini element on an image of a ceramic tile found on NYPL's website. LOVE that website!!!
The idea with the sealant is to deny crumbs and granules a place to hide. Yes, I'm actually going to use this as a Bento. Yes, use. I already ruined the "collectable value" of this piece by modding it.
I removed the supporting armature a bit prematurely on this construction and the result is a leaning mugphlute...Working with pulled and twisted clay can result in stresses that result in the clay attempting to shrink/warp back into its previous state (thus the term 'clay memory').
I may still be able to alter/trim the base in order to re-establish a better center of gravity. I'd sure hate to see this much work end up in the slop bucket (Akkk!).
Approximately 18" tall, Laguna 'B' mix greenware, just a little past leather hard.
I spent some time Friday getting my new desk and workspace more functional and decorated. So far I really like it, which is good, I think I'll be spending a lot of time here for the school year.
Here is the winter set that I am giving to my mother-in-law. Right now I just have the scarf done.
I used Peruvian Wonders Fine Alpaca yarn on size 5 needles. I can't find a color indicator on the packaging. :( It is a vibrant spring green.
I used a single 1x1 rib for the edges. The interior is a twin rib.
Watch out for a matching hat & wrist warmers!