tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60523735914805339942012-01-28T08:54:46.585-08:00Artisan pottery --including sculpted tiles-- handcrafted by an Atlanta artist, vegan, animal rights activist and guardian of 6 dogs. :)Alorinnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01789349396808779138noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052373591480533994.post-66622271526536004662012-01-22T17:16:00.000-08:002012-01-22T19:37:27.003-08:00I watched the new DVD by Amy Sanders and learned how to do "quilted" style tiles. This is my first attempt at making one. It turned out pretty good, except I made the paws go the wrong direction. Bah. LOL.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aaLH87IBQjQ/Txy1UyccDcI/AAAAAAAABDs/RTiuBXMtXjI/s1600/adopt1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 366px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aaLH87IBQjQ/Txy1UyccDcI/AAAAAAAABDs/RTiuBXMtXjI/s400/adopt1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700630597087268290" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RCgkx01_oLY/Txy1j93qihI/AAAAAAAABD4/W6xZ4MhBqxc/s1600/adopt2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 380px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RCgkx01_oLY/Txy1j93qihI/AAAAAAAABD4/W6xZ4MhBqxc/s400/adopt2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700630857852291602" /></a><br /><br />It was an okay practice run. Then I went on to do a real one - 9" square.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-42BQXd5nk98/TxzVM7JGl-I/AAAAAAAABEE/7AQbGN-Px_A/s1600/Adopt_Front.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-42BQXd5nk98/TxzVM7JGl-I/AAAAAAAABEE/7AQbGN-Px_A/s400/Adopt_Front.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700665646355224546" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3nbEVktf8Vg/TxzVNGsXdxI/AAAAAAAABEQ/8Me68CKMfbw/s1600/Adopt_Back.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 356px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3nbEVktf8Vg/TxzVNGsXdxI/AAAAAAAABEQ/8Me68CKMfbw/s400/Adopt_Back.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700665649455920914" /></a><br /><br />And finally, my new OM tiles :)<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pGMBfeFeU0s/TxzV6p0WZKI/AAAAAAAABEc/Vw6OdEB24qc/s1600/om.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pGMBfeFeU0s/TxzV6p0WZKI/AAAAAAAABEc/Vw6OdEB24qc/s400/om.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700666431978759330" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6052373591480533994-6662227152653600466?l=alorinna.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alorinnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01789349396808779138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052373591480533994.post-56705028177002188542011-09-18T15:28:00.001-07:002011-09-18T15:48:47.585-07:00The empty mold made previously.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X-l4wcJneiE/TnZzBz4-U-I/AAAAAAAAA9Y/GI0VF8PCDN4/s1600/2011-09-18_17-22-25_424.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X-l4wcJneiE/TnZzBz4-U-I/AAAAAAAAA9Y/GI0VF8PCDN4/s400/2011-09-18_17-22-25_424.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653832857156473826" /></a><br /><br />A slice of clay gets added<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BpEzuT-X4bA/TnZzCKXCsiI/AAAAAAAAA9g/pvlWkY4z8EU/s1600/2011-09-18_17-22-34_202.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BpEzuT-X4bA/TnZzCKXCsiI/AAAAAAAAA9g/pvlWkY4z8EU/s400/2011-09-18_17-22-34_202.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653832863188169250" /></a><br /><br />I hand compress it in, using mostly a paddle and roller.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bG-XfqXcE_Q/TnZzCWcJUOI/AAAAAAAAA9o/izCzMd4Igfk/s1600/2011-09-18_17-22-58_332.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bG-XfqXcE_Q/TnZzCWcJUOI/AAAAAAAAA9o/izCzMd4Igfk/s400/2011-09-18_17-22-58_332.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653832866430800098" /></a><br /><br />Trimming the extra with wire.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MOAvqBnZQMc/TnZzCnZ4jkI/AAAAAAAAA9w/2Ig4MhhaudA/s1600/2011-09-18_17-24-30_577.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MOAvqBnZQMc/TnZzCnZ4jkI/AAAAAAAAA9w/2Ig4MhhaudA/s400/2011-09-18_17-24-30_577.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653832870984715842" /></a><br /><br />Cleaning up with a rib.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VhM9xQy3nC0/TnZzC1CCvWI/AAAAAAAAA94/8MHAObn25sg/s1600/2011-09-18_17-25-38_204.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VhM9xQy3nC0/TnZzC1CCvWI/AAAAAAAAA94/8MHAObn25sg/s400/2011-09-18_17-25-38_204.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653832874642816354" /></a><br /><br />My custom stamp :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-978N4Wz6IVs/TnZ0KKSBmzI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/ydswpluMgiY/s1600/2011-09-18_17-26-37_944.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-978N4Wz6IVs/TnZ0KKSBmzI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/ydswpluMgiY/s400/2011-09-18_17-26-37_944.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653834100117707570" /></a><br /><br />So pretty.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ac7XZR1OIpw/TnZ0KSp38EI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/Ud0m-Snf0jA/s1600/2011-09-18_17-26-50_210.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ac7XZR1OIpw/TnZ0KSp38EI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/Ud0m-Snf0jA/s400/2011-09-18_17-26-50_210.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653834102365220930" /></a><br /><br />Added the hole to hang it with.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mJ31oPQhMjs/TnZ0Kvwi6rI/AAAAAAAAA-g/soeArEPTFvw/s1600/2011-09-18_17-30-03_350.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mJ31oPQhMjs/TnZ0Kvwi6rI/AAAAAAAAA-g/soeArEPTFvw/s400/2011-09-18_17-30-03_350.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653834110177831602" /></a><br /><br />A view of the tile.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HI1BvR2ilgU/TnZ0K-lk0ZI/AAAAAAAAA-o/p1aDU6Q6k0w/s1600/2011-09-18_17-30-12_975.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HI1BvR2ilgU/TnZ0K-lk0ZI/AAAAAAAAA-o/p1aDU6Q6k0w/s400/2011-09-18_17-30-12_975.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653834114158350738" /></a><br /><br />Fresh from a mold.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mZF7Z6k3swM/TnZ0LMcXPoI/AAAAAAAAA-w/UzHiXWc0Fs0/s1600/2011-09-18_17-52-33_570.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mZF7Z6k3swM/TnZ0LMcXPoI/AAAAAAAAA-w/UzHiXWc0Fs0/s400/2011-09-18_17-52-33_570.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653834117877808770" /></a><br /><br />Also, freshly released.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LZtI-I1H3os/TnZzbx8Z9iI/AAAAAAAAA-A/FFrmr4Dikeo/s1600/2011-09-18_17-52-44_863.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LZtI-I1H3os/TnZzbx8Z9iI/AAAAAAAAA-A/FFrmr4Dikeo/s400/2011-09-18_17-52-44_863.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653833303310595618" /></a><br /><br />A few from today<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w-AWhoEnbZE/TnZzcLDCvkI/AAAAAAAAA-I/-Xe74Uh0cKI/s1600/2011-09-18_17-54-06_597.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w-AWhoEnbZE/TnZzcLDCvkI/AAAAAAAAA-I/-Xe74Uh0cKI/s400/2011-09-18_17-54-06_597.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653833310049320514" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6052373591480533994-5670502817700218854?l=alorinna.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alorinnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01789349396808779138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052373591480533994.post-21364528824172809902011-09-11T21:05:00.001-07:002011-09-11T21:16:55.314-07:00And off I went again on a fantasy subject. I meant to do a wildlife related one, but you know how it is.<br /><br />Roughing it out:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0plI_g7hm7Y/Tm2GCtJXtPI/AAAAAAAAA5w/mIgS057ln5Y/s1600/2011-09-10_21-56-27_46.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0plI_g7hm7Y/Tm2GCtJXtPI/AAAAAAAAA5w/mIgS057ln5Y/s400/2011-09-10_21-56-27_46.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651320488456598770" /></a><br /><br />Almost there:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bRTrz8Kg2hU/Tm2GC_I6zZI/AAAAAAAAA54/gH5hCL8Yt1E/s1600/2011-09-11_21-51-04_460.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bRTrz8Kg2hU/Tm2GC_I6zZI/AAAAAAAAA54/gH5hCL8Yt1E/s400/2011-09-11_21-51-04_460.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651320493286542738" /></a><br /><br />Under plaster! Eek. Always the scary part.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9H1q-s14hsg/Tm2Hgs1s0iI/AAAAAAAAA6o/Xtf-cezLqYU/s1600/2011-09-11_22-39-51_478.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9H1q-s14hsg/Tm2Hgs1s0iI/AAAAAAAAA6o/Xtf-cezLqYU/s400/2011-09-11_22-39-51_478.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651322103281799714" /></a><br /><br />The finished mold!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--xAUfrhie0A/Tm2GSl7jxSI/AAAAAAAAA6g/OvetfGFj9bQ/s1600/2011-09-11_23-24-37_728-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--xAUfrhie0A/Tm2GSl7jxSI/AAAAAAAAA6g/OvetfGFj9bQ/s400/2011-09-11_23-24-37_728-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651320761397527842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7N85ebtW1Lk/Tm2GDRz7CsI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/cb-CsdNxGoc/s1600/2011-09-11_23-22-24_815.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7N85ebtW1Lk/Tm2GDRz7CsI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/cb-CsdNxGoc/s400/2011-09-11_23-22-24_815.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651320498298751682" /></a><br /><br />I always have leftover plaster, so I ran outside and snipped a piece of the cypress tree off, pressed it into clay, and then readied the clay for the pouring. Sure enough, I had a little extra, so on it went. Now I have a lovely little extra mold for sprigs, etc. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XCxCAFsFdBQ/Tm2GDLdu_dI/AAAAAAAAA6I/NOpUPpIZl5Y/s1600/2011-09-11_23-19-02_950.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XCxCAFsFdBQ/Tm2GDLdu_dI/AAAAAAAAA6I/NOpUPpIZl5Y/s400/2011-09-11_23-19-02_950.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651320496595074514" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6052373591480533994-2136452882417280990?l=alorinna.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alorinnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01789349396808779138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052373591480533994.post-35118561871839958082011-09-10T20:36:00.000-07:002011-09-13T09:13:09.368-07:00I am working on a series of carved tiles. This dragon tile is one of them. It's a deep relief tile. Hopefully this will make an appearance next year at Dragon*Con and Necronomicon :)<br /><br />First, I sketch the subject:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gXxdOt6frxY/TmwxK2jCNGI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/PrRZs04G6Wc/s1600/336977_10150369522644954_766194953_10159657_726094_o.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gXxdOt6frxY/TmwxK2jCNGI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/PrRZs04G6Wc/s400/336977_10150369522644954_766194953_10159657_726094_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650945694954042466" /></a><br /><br />Cut out around the image, remove one layer of clay.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1xg_mjzJfpY/TmwxKh9xuAI/AAAAAAAAA4I/QQBDD_hLi8I/s1600/325397_10150370086764954_766194953_10166990_6048023_o.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1xg_mjzJfpY/TmwxKh9xuAI/AAAAAAAAA4I/QQBDD_hLi8I/s400/325397_10150370086764954_766194953_10166990_6048023_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650945689429063682" /></a><br /><br />Refining:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wSGxZTBlyis/TmwxK_jm2VI/AAAAAAAAA4g/rOfjwgYD6aM/s1600/337825_10150370129724954_766194953_10167665_7353303_o.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wSGxZTBlyis/TmwxK_jm2VI/AAAAAAAAA4g/rOfjwgYD6aM/s400/337825_10150370129724954_766194953_10167665_7353303_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650945697372363090" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cCgEOZwePLM/TmwxKpchnKI/AAAAAAAAA4A/5rsm-x3HEB4/s1600/322845_10150370199344954_766194953_10168545_3682601_o.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cCgEOZwePLM/TmwxKpchnKI/AAAAAAAAA4A/5rsm-x3HEB4/s400/322845_10150370199344954_766194953_10168545_3682601_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650945691437079714" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2nRPNDO6ELU/TmwxKgfHOCI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/gxF1xEM_Kos/s1600/326955_10150370311509954_766194953_10169994_5006843_o.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2nRPNDO6ELU/TmwxKgfHOCI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/gxF1xEM_Kos/s400/326955_10150370311509954_766194953_10169994_5006843_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650945689032013858" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ready to go - it's on the glass and awaiting the cottle frames and plaster :)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6052373591480533994-3511856187183995808?l=alorinna.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alorinnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01789349396808779138noreply@blogger.com0