Ceramics

The art of making objects of clay and firing them in a kiln. Wares of earthenware and porcelain, as well as sculpture are made by ceramists. Enamel is also a ceramic technique. Ceramic materials may be decorated with slip, engobe, or glaze, applied by a number of techniques, including resist, mishima, and sanggam. Pots made can be made by the coil, slab, some other manual technique, or on a potter’s wheel.

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For the past 2 years I have taken on a task of clearing out a section of the woods that is beside the creek. It's such a pretty place and you can see that other people had tamed it but then it grew wild again with neglect. It's been 2 years of pulling out poison ivy, weeds and cutting down small non flowering trees...moving plants around and basically feeling a bit overwhelmed. The other day I went out to out to work in it and noticed a couple of new plants that for whatever reason ( maybe they needed the space and light ) decided to come up and show themselves. This is one of them, a small patch of crocus:

It was such an endearing sight for me that I decided to try and paint them. 

 My friend Vicki also borrowed my picture and did her version in water color, please go HERE to check out her work!

I used inks and pens in my Dylusions journal for mine.

The quote reads:

"If we are peaceful

If we are happy

We can blossom like a flower"

emtering this over at Paint Party Friday