Drawing by Candlelight

Another ATC for the turquoise theme swap. A bit more ambitious of a subject with all that texture that Annie loves. To add to the mix I decided to use candles for more dramatic lighting. It was still light outside when I started... by the time I finished I was drawing purely by candlelight. I had a pile of other things to do, so I gave up on the pattern after I drew the foot.

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: