I told you so

Painting ceramic tiles is not so difficult

Jacki drove all the way from Texas to take one-on-one painting lessons.  Jacki had not painted ceramics. 

We deliberately aged the above tile to give it more character. 

Jacki improved in leaps and bounds and even surprised herself.

You can see her lines improving as she gains more practice.

On the second day Jacki graduated from tiles to bowls. 

The sunflower bowl was Jacki's very own design idea.  I love it, I might have to steal it from her.

Tomorrow I have another student coming.  Barbara is from California.  She knows Renaissance Italian Maiolica well.  

That is what I love about teaching... my students are always full of surprises.

I won't be blogging for a few days but I will show you the results from our painting session.

  

Have a great weekend my dear Blogging Friends

Gina

Painting Lessons

Cindy, my favorite Student, visited with me for a few days.  Lucinda is no ordinary student.  Cindy is a very accomplished Ceramist as you will clearly see. 

 Cindy threw these incredibly beautiful vessels for me.

 These are not small, in fact they are surprisingly large and not easy to throw on a potters wheel.

Last September, we visited the Museum of Marrakesh

The Museum is housed in the fabulous Dar M'Nebhi Palace, Place Ben Youssef, Marrakesh, Morocco. The building dates back to the 19th century and is a fine example of classical Andalusian Architecture.  It is often referred to as the "Jewel of Marrakesh".

I was immediately drawn to this vessel.  It is the unusual shape which caught my eye.

I sent Cindy a picture and look what a fine job she did recreating the same shapes.

It would be interesting to paint my new bowls in colors akin to colors which make Morocco the special and fascinating place that it is.

I'm tempted to paint the inside of the bowl in strong ochre colors, the color of the Moroccan desert, or I might want to refrain from using too much color and let the beautiful shapes speak for themselves.

Please, help me out my dear Blogging Friends.  What do you think? 

Gina