My hand painted ceramics

 I paint

More specifically, I hand paint ceramics.

The kind of ceramics which have been painted in Europe for more than 600 years. 

I paint because I have always admired Italian ceramics.

I paint whatever makes me happy.

Lots of tiles for kitchens and fireplaces.  
Tiles I will never see again.

I get to keep the rejects.
They are valuable, but only to me.  
I can learn from them. 

These little jewels I paint just for myself.

I paint a lot of practical ceramics just as long as they are also pretty. 

Some large murals take many weeks to finish.

Flowers and hand painted ceramics are a natural pairing.

An urn elevates and makes everything special. 

New but painted to look old.

A little gold makes it extra special.

A "Tondino"  is a very practical and large dish.  

Bowls are always the first to go.  
So why don't I paint more of them?  

You will see this happy bird all over Italy.

So many tiles I have stopped counting.

Still a favorite.

Frost has come, more time to paint.

Gina

I'm painting today

Something very simple

A few little Ladybugs brighten the scene.

Bees sans bugs

Just for fun a few blue dots.

Next time you see a little bug to the side of a plate you can 

almost be sure that a little drop of errant paint has found it's place where it shouldn't be.  

Wishing you a happy week, 

Gina 

An experiment turns into a moneymaker.

It's called Serendipity.

Can you guess what these are? 

I have painted hundreds of these

Sometimes they have names

Always over-the-top simple designs.

No two are alike.

Clue: A beauty product, it has two sides to it.

Comment Moderation is in place. 

Let me know if you need more clues.

New clue:  It is hand held but when not in use it can hang in your bathroom.

Another new clue.

One side is pretty the other side does the work.

Have a great week dear friends, 

Gina

Must paint more bowls

Large or small, it doesn't matter.  

No matter how many bowls I paint I never get to keep any of them. 
Unless they come out of the kiln as a reject. 
That is the fun part.  I never know. 

Some of my bowls take a little more time to paint.

Some are sweet and simple.

And then there is everyone's favorite, blue, blue and more blue. 

I enjoy painting this border.  I make it up as I go along.  It never ends up looking the same.  

Bold

Happy and easy.

Sometimes I even paint the outside.

Some hold a lot, some little. 

This is still my favorite bowl.  

Have a great remainder of the week, dear friends, 
Gina

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Room at the top.

Everything is out in the open and ready to use.  

I may need a chair to reach the assorted goodies but there they are, handy and convenient. 

Just the other day the cucumbers and beets were growing in my kitchen garden. 

One from Italy, the next (in the back) from Spain and a jug I painted.  All ready to hold another bunch of country flowers. 

 One from Mexico, one from Portugal and one more from Italy.

Almost all of them from Portugal, Italy and Spain.  

There is a foreigner amongst them.  A spode plate from England.  The one that I like to use for hors-doeuvres

Have you spotted it? 

Albarelli (Apothecary jars) from Italy, 
They hold flower seeds I gather at the end of the Summer.  

No kitchen is without pasta and flour.  

What do you do with the space above your kitchen cabinets?

Have a great week dear friends.

Gina 

Something Old and something New

Just because it's old and just because it's new.

An old book with forgotten but now new ideas

 and a new platter with a very old  design.

A very large Platter just out of the kiln this morning. 

In a few weeks Heritage Day Celebrations will take over our town.  

Visitors come from far and wide.  

Many Artists will participate.  

Some of the proceeds will go to the renovations of our historic Spring City School.  

Hope you are having a great week.  

Thank you for stopping by.  Your visits are always so appreciated..  

Gina 

An ordinary day

Most of the time

I have the luxury to do as I please

I can pick flowers for my kitchen window.

I can bake a quiche for Lunch.

With greens from our garden.

And eggs from our chickens.

Prepare stuffed peppers for dinner.

Drop off a bucket of sunflowers at the local florist.  She will remember when I need a little 
pick me - up -rose - bouquet in the middle of  winter.  

I can paint a few more tiles.

(These are the last tiles of the phase 5 project)

And then I can sit back in the evening and do nothing.  

How about you?  

Can you take time out and enjoy the view?  

Hope so.  

Have a great week my dear friends.

Gina