Winter Crockery

I have  been wanting  to try  to pain in stoneware and porcelain. I found out that it is not as easy as I thought. Working with under glazes is not like watercolor or oil paints.... i say!sigh
BUT I truly loved how this lovely Holstein cows adorned this pitcher ! what you think? this pots are listed on my etsy store....

i have made 3 illustrations but i am only showing 2 as the third one  i end  up using for gifts.i will do another fire and will use it again.

my old fellow....:)

the wording says ..... i think my name is no no!!!

This is  a medium pot that i decide to use a Guernsey cow  as design.... who can resist  these lovely creatures, I ask?grin

Little boys are something.... this is a ride that i am sure , if you have boys, you are familiar with it....grin

i decided to try out some stoneware  sculpting....

first came the chickens...

then the bunnies.....

Foxes...

more bunnies.....

a group picture....

here i thought to show you the work in progress....

messy and busy  potters room!!!

please visit my store HERE!:)

BRAZIL TRIP

 

It have been 15 years since last time I went to Brazil.... it was 30 years since I visit my mom's town and  saw extended relatives....okay... I was a little kid then!:)

 I first spent just one day in Salvador Bahia, then i flew in a small airplane to Vitoria da Conquista, Bahia. I spent 4 days there ( not enough time, that is for sure) and when i got back I was with my dad for 6 days.

He took me to eat on the street.... you can see me on first picture  and my dad is on the right side.

 

 Here is when I got  back.... this day we went to Itapoa.... and enjoyed the beach.

 

 I walked  with dad late afternoons  on the beach sidewalks... ahhh old times...  how wonderful to feel the ocean breeze...

 

 we went to "Praia do Forte"  you can click the link and read up about the centenaries turtles as they come every year and lay their eggs on the beach. I remember when the ITAMAR project started 20 years ago and how happy i was to see that they have grown and save all the beautiful and enormous sea turtles...

 

The skies in Brazil is  something I will never forget...

 

Farol da barra.... another beautiful spot to stop by...so much history!!

 

 i got tan.... can you tell??grin

                         This is now in my moms town.... this is the entrance of my aunts home. it is in town but still  holds the 'country" feeling that i love.

 the kitchen door was open and the chicens were there ....

 as mom took me to a drive, we stop in a more poor area... this little boy was taking his  horse  to do a job!:)

 my mom's farm... the tree is an old jaqueira I love LOVE the fruit!

 Mom has 13 dairy cows and 2 bulls. the cows are milked by hand twice a day. the milkman ties the cows legs.... how funny to me.... Hershey , my milking cow, opens her legs wide when i milk her....grin

 then he squads with a bucket between his legs and start to milk one at a time.

 my moms donkey.... can you tell how sweet he is?grin

 this is such a pretty picture

 the barn

 going to the barn

 moms cows... this picture is like a post card to me.... i soooo love cows!!!!

 mom and i

 the bull  ,big but calm

 moms country house

     we going down to the valley

I was so very blessed to have the opportunity to do this trip. God is a gracious God!

I missed my family so much  but i waited too long . 

 i hope you enjoyed the pictures . Now you can see my roots!:)