Ceramics

I have always been experimenting with paints and fabrics, but somehow I was never really interested in ceramics.  Years ago, when I visited a craft shop, I was introduced to ceramics :  pour clay into molds and after the figurines were fired, paint or glaze them.  I enjoyed doing this very much and I proudly present my handmade nativity set :

A couple of years ago a ceramics class was offered in my village ... however, this time 'ceramics' meant building figurines from clay yourself.  This was a major challenge.  So with my first project I stayed on the safe side and made a 'flat' fruit-bowl :

I loved the result and wanted more !  My next project was an abstract 'bird statue' - a different technique :

I had never imagined that I would love working with clay as much as I did, so the next projects followed :

... a turtle for my patio ...

 

... a penguin ready to leave the 'nest'...

... two 'chattering' chicks ....

... and more fruitbowls...

I hope the above pictures will inspire you to try techniques which you haven't tried before !

Have fun experimenting ;-)