Just Sketches

Some quick sketches for two busy days:

This is a gorgeous mug by Tim Preston - the drawing doesn't do it justice.


A teapot by yours truly. I love it... though it's not a gorgeous teapot by any means, it is the first teapot I've made that works well - pours perfectly, fits the right amount of water for two cups of tea, and the lid is guaranteed to not fall off when poured thanks to a brilliant design idea I stole from Jennifer Allen. Also doubles as a plant watering pot. The glaze didn't turn out very well so I'm not going to sell it, but I have enjoyed using it myself.

Twitter

tweet tweet! My boyfriend has got me hooked on another social networking thing. Perhaps you've heard of it? Look for ceramicerin.

Etsy

I finally got some pots up to sell on Etsy. It's a small start, but there it is. I hope you'll consider supporting my career :) As always, any critiques or advice for selling on Etsy is appreciated. Thanks for looking!

Art Trading Cards

The pot for today is an Art Trading Card (ATC). I started making and trading these my freshman year of college when I had plenty of free time and I've been trading on and off ever since. So to go along with this new drawing resolution I've joined a swap on the site ATCs for All and of course started off with a cup I used today, one of my favorites made by Noel Bailey:

Bicycle Cup

I didn't get a chance yesterday to post the pot of the day, so here it is, one of my bicycle cups:

a pot a day

For a long time I've been wanting to draw more frequently, but just haven't gotten into it. So the other night I was visiting my mom and instead of joining her in watching TV I drew the tea cup I had sitting in front of me. Then I thought maybe this is something that could motivate me to draw more often - to draw a pot every day. It doesn't have to be elaborate if I'm too busy, just a little sketch. I've been thinking about getting into graphic design, which led me to think about illustration, and I found this guy - James Jean - who is amazingly talented and inspirational. I know a handful of non-artists and even artists who would say I can draw well... but I have high standards for myself and I have a long way to go until I'll be satisfied with my artistic skills, both in 2-D and 3-D. So here's a humble start - a pot a day.

Yesterday's cup o' tea:

just to say hello...

Just wanted to say hello to anyone who's reading, and happy holidays. Soon I'll be settled in to my new place and able to write more often, and hopefully I'll be creating art more often from home. In the meantime, here's a blog I've just added to my feed: A Plate A Day