This is my favorite of the bunch so far. About 8" square. I'm pretty happy with it, but still considering adding a tiny round circle where the red ball is, to make it stand out a bit more.
I still have work to do on this one (a lot of work). I'm planning on adding color, and a swing on the long branch. I like the idea of adding a couple of children, probably in silhouette, because I think they will be a wonderful juxtaposition and contrast to the mature entwined trees. Kind of a play on young love and old love ;o)
And one of my dandelions -- I'm already thinking about how I am going to do the next one!
I've also been really enjoying playing with texture -- here are a couple of pieces I completed this month:
This is a bas relief piece that just glows, I used iridescent glass for some extra pizzazz, and it really helps the texture "pop".
For this I played with glass enamels and created a bubbly texture on the surface of the glass. I love the texture and the cool bumpy surface!
Clearly, I need to find someone local who is better than I am at photographing my glass! Here is a close up of the color and texture of the bubble texture piece:
Oh, did I mention Christmas presents? This 8 x 12" platter and 6" square candle dish are just out of the kiln this morning!
And my smaller kiln -- gave these up today!
Finally, and just for fun -- here's my first lidded box. The first picture is of the lid. I held it up to the light so you can see how fabulous it looks with that light shining through it. People have asked if this is granite, you will see why in the next picture, but it's all glass! The lid like this reminds me very much of a koi pond ;o)
And here is the whole box, with the lid on. I think these will make spectacular "gift boxes" for tiny little special gifts like rings and other jewelry!
I am having so much fun creating -- and the kiln is once again FULL of platters and dishes that will be making their way under the tree very soon!
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