-
Adjusting to kiln life!
by Lee-Anne Peters
It's been 6 months since I re-launced my ceramics after fire destroyed my kilns and workshops 10 months earlier.
For about 4yrs prior to the fire ...
-
Sculpting some owl features
by Lee-Anne Peters
I am currently making a Boobook Owl inspired sculpture using stoneware fired white raku clay.
The main shape of the body and head is made. It is s...
-
Personal Meaning in Art
by Lee-Anne Peters
Art is much more than meets the eye - that's if we allow ourselves to see past what we see!
If you would LOVE to create this tree too - you can ...
-
Garden Wizard Revival
by Lee-Anne Peters
During my last months (of nine months) of adult education ceramic classes in 2015, I made my first 'Garden Wizard'. At the time though I saw him as...
-
Mental health and Artistic Expression
by Lee-Anne Peters
Q: Do you believe your artist expression is beneficial to your mental well-being? C.S.
A. Yes I do feel that expressing myself artistically hel...
-
My advice to upcoming artists...
by Lee-Anne Peters
My Friday thoughts for this week are around my advice to upcoming artists.
Please remember that this is a guide only. You're always encouraged (fro...
-
What Inspires Artists?
by Lee-Anne Peters
Everyone notices different things in their day-to-day life. An artist looks very much at the shadows / highlights / siluoettes / character / shape ...
-
Should you use an art diary?
by Lee-Anne Peters
I don't find it useful for my drawing and painting artworks, however it has been valuable in developing my ideas for ceramics and recording the pro...
-
Not just pieces of pottery...
by Lee-Anne Peters
I sit here... Quiet...Feeling...Contemplating.
This day 10 months ago, and just over 300 days ago... I was faced with this...
Today.... now, I am ...
-
ART: drawing on pots
by Lee-Anne Peters
As you may know, one of my favourite things to do is DRAW, but I also LOVE to SCULPT. You may then feel my excitement when I realised there is a ce...
-
Pottery production costs calculator
by Lee-Anne Peters
I've just stumbled upon this webpage which helps us calculate how much each ceramic item costs to fire in the kiln, as well as a shrinkage calcul...
-
Ceramics: from Terracotta to Porcelain
by Lee-Anne Peters
--
April 23, 2019: This has been a big couple of months for me on the ceramics front. Prior to the workshop fire which destroyed both of my kiln...
Use left/right arrows to navigate the slideshow or swipe left/right if using a mobile device