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blue cat dishes

Here are the dishes I made based on my drawings from a couple posts ago. I also made little figurine versions that I'm waiting to come out of the kiln. You can buy one of these guys, and other ceramic pieces, in my shop here.

blue cats and more ceramics

Nothing you haven't seen before here. These are some sketches for cat-shaped dishes I'm thinking of making in ceramics. I've figured out another glazing technique that works well for the painted detail I'm after with a delft-like blue wash over a milky white glaze. Here's a test tile I made in this method:

It was pretty exciting to have something that's high fired come out well after weeks of failed attempts. All the successful pieces I've been making are low fired, so it's easier to paint detail, as glazes and oxides tend to run or react unexpectedly when the kiln is super hot. But this is working! The feel of the ceramic after it's high fired is also so satisfying, the clay is stronger and has a nice "tink!" when you tap it.

Boogie, Pam, and Truffle

Boogie, Pam, and Truffle are my friend Courtney's dogs. She runs a handmade shop called Napkin and sent me one of her amazing pom banners so I made her these mini ceramic figures of her dogs.
If you don't follow Courtney on Instagram you should. I also recommend Pam's personal account.

More on my pom banner: it says RICH BITCH, and hangs above my desk to help me stay motivated even when I'm making cat dress after cat dress to pay my overpriced Bushwick rent. I moved into a new studio recently, and I'll post photos soon when it's all set up.

Park Day

I kicked off the day with an early-morning walk (more like a dawdle) in our neighborhood park with Moses. It was his first time really exploring the outside world on a leash, and I think he really liked it. Then I headed, sans Moses, to Park Slope for a picnic lunch and an afternoon of sketchbooking in Prospect Park with Tuesday. All the greenery and damp air put me in the mood to draw some fruits and vegetables.

These are some very, very lightly edited scans. The muggy weather meant my paint never quite dried, resulting in lots of smudges everywhere. I might edit some of these further into finished repeating patterns, or repaint more polished versions.

pet portrait!

My friend Kaitie recently commissioned me to do a couple pet portraits, and here is one of her beautiful cat Jolene. My mom used to run her own pet portrait business, Blue Dog Pink Kitty, before I was born, so I tried to channel a little bit of that. Her's was, like, really serious though: she would drive great distances to meet and photograph the pets and their owners before doing large, detailed watercolors.

I drew some bears today!

pet portrait!

I recently did a trade with the lovely Sarah McNeil who sent me, among other little pretty prints and things, a pet portrait of my puppydog Tova.





Everything Sarah makes is so delicate and pretty, I am very happy to have this piece on my wall!

Cow and Poodle are friends.

You know, I'm not really sure if he's a cow. But they really are friends, good friends.

Mom knit me Poppet the Poodle for my birthday! Here she is with Jamie and Tova before being shipped off.