glazing
Spent from 11Am to 4:30 PM glazing today. I did all the undergla
ze colors and now it is time for two coats of clear glaze (very tedious) before the final firing!
Photos of new clay work
I have some pieces which are not on etsy shop so I thought I would show them here! They are some of most popular.
scallop tea light holders
I am working on new designs for the spring. Some new pendants and wedding cake toppers.
Photo of Scallop Pendant
Hand made clay pendant with sterling silver bail and adjustable leather cord.
My new shop on etsy
I am so excited to have entered into the world of “etsy” at etsy.com/shop/hheaslip. For awhile, I have been trying to figure out how to keep working in clay because of physical limitations. I have found that I can make small items and have designed some clay pendants that I am really excited about. I am also designing a line of custom made wedding cake toppers and tops for all special occasions.
Top This! Cake toppers
So here are some finished cake toppers
chairs and paper plan
love birds cake topper
oyster cake topper
love birds and oyster with pearls. The adirondack chairs are in progress. The chairs have been a challenge! After making several sketches and a pattern out of book binders paper, I rolled out slabs of clay and began cutting. It took several tries to construct the two here. Finally I realized that I had to approach it like a carpenter would. I put together the chair back, seat and arms separately and then joined the components together to make the chair. Three days and many hours later these two are the result. Keep your fingers crossed for the first firing. If they make it throught that, they should survive the second and final glaze firing!
Work at Hardens and Cafe Re- Design
I have lots of new work at the “Harden Gallery” located on Rte.6A (Main St.) in Barnstable Village and at “Cafe Re- Design and Garden Art” on Pearl Street in Hyannis. Pearl Street is just off of Main Street near the Sturgis Charter School and is rapidly becoming the center for the Arts in Hyannis. There are lots of new Galleries there. Please check it out! I am currently working on a Cake Topper for a wedding on August 9th. The Bride has requested a pair of Adirondack chairs for the top of her cake. I will post photos of the work in progress later!
New Design
Ok. In an attempt to get over my fear of the computer I have been randomly playing with my Blog design. What do you think? Honestly. I can take it!
Work in Progress
Here’s a trio of images of new hand-built work in progress, hope you enjoy,Holly
hopper slideshow
link to cctimes hopper showhttp://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080307/MEDIA02/80307002
Hopper’s House
I had an incredible experience today and I wish all of you had been there with me. I went on a photo assignment with my husband to photograph Edward Hoppers house in Truro. I stood in his studio, saw his easel with lots of blue and white paint on it, and looked out the same window he painted from. Two of his hats hang from the easel. The light had a clarity to it that I can not describe. The space was tiny. The studio the largest room. A kitchen, bathroom, 1 bedroom and the studio. It was filled light and the outdoors. All you could ever need. Perfect in it’s simplicity. I was thinking how much you all would have loved it.My head is so full of the weekend and now this.Holly
