I have been making pottery for over a year and I've started dabbling in jewelry. What I like to make besides bowls are leaves out of clay. I have had a few of my designs on Etsy featured in the RetroBabs Vintage shop.
I made this maple leaf necklace for the fall. It happened to catch the eye of a wonderful artist, Barb Herb-Bonk.
She makes beaded jewelry and asked me to collaborate with her. Barb created these designs using my pottery leaf and medallions.
I think they look fantastic and she really enhanced my work! I am thrilled.
Making jewelry is another outlet for my pottery.
Here are the designs I came up with for the Village Artists show. The show will be a Holiday Boutique on Dec 2-3rd in Homewood, IL. They are located on Ridge Road and the gallery will features many artists from the group.
You can see I took a different route, than did Barb, but I tend to like simple jewelry. I fashion these leaves and medallions out of clay slabs, hand sculpt them and then they are glazed at a high temperature in the kiln to give them that patina.
I hope you can come to the show and celebrate the holidays with me!
A heartfelt thanks to Barb for a wonderful collaboration and using my pottery in her jewelry.
Blessings
Babs
I am an artist. I paint in watercolors and make pottery. I will use this site to post my work and have dialog with fellow artists and patrons. I make some art from vintage items and ReMix-Our word for reuse and recycle, I buy the fabric and other items and make art. My husband also makes sculpture from found objects.
An artists's journey
I am reaching out to others - so feel free to comment on my voyage! I will be using this blog to let family and friends to follow the family and my latest art work and shows.
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http://Retrobabs.blogspot.com/
I am a woman of many interests. On any given day you will find me painting in my studio, sculpting little heads out of clay, throwing pots and bowls on the wheel or writing. I also sew and make art out of found objects. I think I must have ADHD because I jump from project to project. I never get bored and I feel one should learn something new everyday.
Please comment and visit our other blog.
http://Retrobabs.blogspot.com/
I am a woman of many interests. On any given day you will find me painting in my studio, sculpting little heads out of clay, throwing pots and bowls on the wheel or writing. I also sew and make art out of found objects. I think I must have ADHD because I jump from project to project. I never get bored and I feel one should learn something new everyday.
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