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Your really a good artist there.. Which one are you on the Photo?

barb

Let's see which one--I think I am the cute l ittle blond---

no actually it is me with the glasses on.

back in the day if you would put brown hair on the blond girl (Emily) that would of been me.

below are a few more of my pieces. The first one is a letter holder that I made to match Valarie's bedroom at the farm--she had the same design all arouind the top of her walls in her room--she designed & did that herself--.

Carol - I just LOVE all your pieces! They are so cute and fun and happy!
I can't say it enough - you do such nice work!

Wow

You a very nice an neat frog lady........With all the gifts you make ..
Now do you do craft shows and such?

b

Carol ~ I am so glad you started this thread. You do very handsome work. It makes me happy to see it!

Thank you!

Merme

Thank all of you. I enjoy making people happy, so double thanks to you all.

Barb: No I do not do craft shows & such---With only being able to go to class once a week--I do not think I could ever take orders or have enough items on hand to make it worth the time/trouble.

I also love your pieces, Carol. So much personality comes through. And they are all happy and make me smile. Even the spookiest ghosts won't scare your future grandchildren.
Now do you pour your own pieces or do you use greenware, Carol?

That pumpkin with the spider on top is precious. I'm glad to see that once in a while you keep some of your stuff for yourself. You have made a lot of people on this forum happy. :ding:

I agree............

She is my froggie girl ........I also loved the snail........
The spider pumpkin , ghosts........She doesnt have to shop.
Wish I could do that ..

I will stick with posies..................

b

I agree dodge, that spotted snail is adorable.

thank you ladies you are all so kind----and nope I do not pouir my own. we tell the guy at the shop I go to what we want--we pretty much know what molds he has--or he will pour different things and bring them down & we will all buy different pieces.


OR like one time I bought a few pieces on e-bay & the owner just fell in love with the different pieces this e-bay lady had.
later the shop ended up ordering quite a lot of things from this lady I had bought from---

Carol

You must have an enourmous collect now ..

Glad you found your thing to do.
Excellent

while I DO have alot--long ago I came to the realization that I really needed to try very hard to only make things to sell or to make as gifts. But every now & again I still make myself something too.

Wow, Carol, you made those?! I'm impressed, you're extremely talented! I remember taking ceramics class in high school and I was only good at making asymmetrical projects.

I love this one!

why thank you , Diane---if you could come and get it, it would be yours---but I am sure that it would not survive the "trip" if I were to mail it....

Very nice items Carol~great work.

Thanks, Tamara.
I do it more for some "Carol" time really. But I DO enjoy it very much.

UP...

I wanna see more

ok I'll take photos of my new "banks" as soon as the one comes out of the kiln.

As the owner of the shop I go to is not well, I am doing thihgs ahead of time for my unborn, unthought of, grandchildren.

My hope spring etenal--and of nothing comes of my wishing, I can always use a baby shower gift, right???

if it is not fired by next tuesday, I will show yo the one that is already done.

Below are some of my "Blommers" the are 2 pieces the 'bottoms' can hold things such as candy. I made them to put up on my mantel for various holidays.
I also hane a snowman or 2 and a santa claus or 2.

and the bunny?? I have 3 of them--something else I made for my non-grandchildren

You do a wonderful job Carol.
I know for sure.

beats that assembly line stuff.

i wanna see more.

b

ok in the next few days I will find more & take photos.
perhaps I can find the gnomes I have yet to gift away.....

I can show you mine , I just put it on my dining room table cause it looked lonely today with only one Easter card..
doodge HERE IT IS CAROL.........AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW




DODGE

Too cute!

I love the leprechaun


very pretty dodge

Very pretty table Dodge...very cheery.

You know Carol...You have a nice hobby that could turn into a little business for you.

Rod & I were talking about just that, today. :wink:
BUT I do not have a KILN nore the knowldge to use one if I could afford it.

I guess I could go to places & buy fired items & just stain them (the process that I used to paint Dodge's gnome, huh???

Dodge you make a very pretty table.

Carol

I failed to mention .......It was your work.. I am tickled pink at it .

I had it on the knick knack shelves an thougth hey it has easter colors.Down it went.

Thank you again Carol for the Lovely work of art. You work is lots better than any do it your selfers , I have seen here.

dodge :ding:

Carol - I love the color combination you chose for this piece - such wonderful work!

Dodge - you are one lucky recipient!

I thought so also.

dodge

Yup....or you could sell the pieces you make at your ceramics class.

Theres no harm in trying, is there?

dodge

Very nice Carol, really like the holloween stuff...but I felt cheated... ,where;s the snowman one ?lol All I seen was the hat

I collect snowmen nicknacks...well snowman anything really . When ever I come across a "snowbuddies" pc I have to get it ..have about 25 pcs of that collection.



What do you do that's winter related ? I might have to order :wink:

rick

Snow:
sorry that I have not gotten back to you beofre now---really now is not the time for me to be taking orders. IF the shop is still open in the fall/winter perhaps we can talk again. Right now we are having problems getting the son to fire our items. His mom who w as the driving force at the shop has passed, & so I do not know what is going to happen. ---

Here is my latest piece. I had no real reason for making it--I just thought it would be fun. he is not quite as glossy as he looks--and he has freckles



I have a huge frog all set to be fired that is done in glazes. The son of the owner keeps saying it is too hot to fire up the kiln. So I am patiently waiting on it.
Right now I am working on a Santa bloomer (below the belt--abdomen & legs is a bowl for candy)
here at home I have several pieces that have been cleaned & fired that I can, at my leisure, do in stains.