Monday, April 26, 2010

Village People

We have a pottery studio in town where one can purchase clay and studio time and have the work fired. I know I have mentioned it, but last summer I got a kiln for my birthday. It is a small one, but it will fire to cone 10 if I want to use it for ceramics. My primary intentention was to use it for PMC-which I am learning. But anyway, I purchased a month at the studio and ended up with a few beads and these wee people. I love them! I love clay. Of course I don't really know how to do anything with it except mush it up and paint glaze on it. But that's a start right?
What should I call them?

8 comments:

  1. TOO CUTE! I know my Chloe would LOVE them!!! :)

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  2. hey these are charming..GO CLAY!!
    there's no need fire to ^10..
    ^6 is just fine for outside and functional things..nowadays there are lots of great commercial glaze available.
    and lowfire ^04 lets you get fabulous bright colors.

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  3. these are so adorable! makes me think of when i was little and had a tiny village - a wee village!! :0)
    keep playing - it's how you learn! and by getting input from the amazing people we know from blogger/etsy...

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  4. I think they look like Ernie and Stanley.....How cute!! I LOVE all of these pictures~ I started out with an itty bitty kiln (4" x maybe 5") that my husband Bill had a work (he's a middle school art teacher)...I then graduated to a 6 x 6 and then when I decided that I LOVED doing this, I bought myself a doll kiln which is perfect for the amount of time that I have to make and sell beads!

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  5. Those made me smile! I can see them wandering through my garden, peeking out from the bushes and hiding behind trees. Very cute!

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  6. What sweet little people and creatures.

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  7. Good for you...those are so cute!!! I can't wait to see the beads you make!!!

    I've experimenting with Art Clay...I'm not loving it right now...but I will keep at if a bit longer to see what materializes!!! I was considering experimenting with clay to learn more...we will see!
    Cheers

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  8. They are so cute! I would call them the Paleolithic people (stone age). Good name?

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