Beautiful New Pieces

Well, they are done. We were so busy that we could not post before going on our special Independence Day Sale. So I took pictures as we were setting everything up. We had a really great day. Ambre sold a few of her birdhouses and one of the feeders. Traffic was especially slow today, don't know whether it was due to the price of gas or that everyone had plans to spend the day with friends cooking out. There were a lot of trucks hauling big cookers today. So here we go.

Here are a couple of coffee mugs I made a few months ago and decided to finish up for our special sale. They were dipped in cobalt then white. I think the white got a little to thick on these. But they turned out pretty good.

This is that large vase that Ambre made. She dipped this one in cobalt blue then drizzled rutile green on it to get this effect.
These two turned out great. The pitcher on the left is one that Ambre made. She dipped it in floating blue. Can you see the top edge? The glaze broke into another color. This causes a beautiful two toned effect. Now the other piece is mine. Ambre calls it my spittoon (did I spell that right?) Ambre dipped it in cobalt blue then raspberry. It looks great and on the inside you can really see the raspberry.
Ambre tried something new with these two. She made the bowl and I made the pitcher. She dipped both first in raspberry and then in white. They both have a pinkish tint to them.
I love these two pieces. I made them both. The one on the left you've seen before. It's my garlic jar done in Herb Garden Crystalline glaze. I decided to try the same glaze on my pitcher. Turned out great, what do you think.
This one is beautiful. You have to see this up close to really appreciate it. Ambre dipped it in floating blue and matte iron yellow. It is truly a great piece.
These two pieces are Ambre's. The vase is done in Little Loafers clay and painted with Cappuccino Mint Crystalline glaze. Go back up to pictures # 2. See the brown cup in the picture? That was done in Speckled Brownstone and also painted with cappuccino Mint. That's the difference in glazes used on very different clays. The little cup next to it is done in Tahiti Grape.

These little beauties were made by me. Ambre throws her houses in one piece. I threw these in two pieces. First I throw a cup type bowl and curl the top inwards. Then I throw a lid off the hump and attach the two together. The two on the outside were stained with red iron oxide. The middle one was done Terra Cotta underglaze and dipped in clear.
Here are Ambre's bird feeders. I painted to two on the left, and Ambre dipped the other two. She really disliked the dark one and said it was ugly. Well, guess what, it was the first thing she sold.
Ambre made the one on the right and did the little squigglies. I think its gorgeous. I made the other two. One is done with Christmas Red and the other is done in Herb Garden.
A very large birdhouse made by Ambre dipped in Ryoko.
Ambre dipped this one in cobalt and drizzled rutile green over the top.
Here is one of Ambre's bird villages. We were heartbroken when we opened the kiln and the base was cracked. It's still all together and sealed but has a huge crack in the base. Well, that's all for now. We'll be back out there tomorrow. Have a great 4th and be safe. Jen

Special Note From Ambre: I wish you all could see these pieces in person. While these pictures are nice they really do not do these beautiful pieces the justice they deserve. I am sorry if that sounds like bragging, but I must tell the truth. And while I'm on the subject of truth, my word was it ever hot today? It was smoldering, we are exhausted but we are going out again tomorrow! It's so nice to chat with all the people that come by to see us. Meeting new people is always fun. Hope everyone had a wonderful Independence holiday, love to all and I'm going to bed now....but only because I want to be up early, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Well that and I'm very close to falling out of this chair nad sleeping in the kitchen floor. Goodnight Neverland!