christie cone ceramics http://christieconeceramics.com ceramic art with a rich rustic feel Wed, 16 May 2012 19:52:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Arts Goggle Spring 2012 http://christieconeceramics.com/2012/05/arts-goggle-spring-2012/ http://christieconeceramics.com/2012/05/arts-goggle-spring-2012/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 15:00:17 +0000 Christie http://christieconeceramics.com/?p=2559 It’s that time again…on Saturday (May 19th) it’s Spring Arts Goggle from 4-9 in Ft Worth’s Near Southside Community.

I am going to be in a NEW location this time around and I am very excited about it.

Come visit me at 1207 W. Magnolia Ft Worth TX 76104 near Creative Magma.

I’ll have all my new work (wall hangings, herb and veggie markers, crocks and more!)

See you there!

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My mom has collected unique nativities for as long as I can remember. Every Christmas my sisters and I would help her put them out on display around the house. Most of her sets are small with a gazillion little figures so the challenge was to find spots for them all. While teaching High School ceramics, I decided to try to make a nativity for my Mom unlike any of her sets.

The first set I made was HUGE (think Garden Sculpture) and the heads came out red! What?!? Let’s just say I was still learning about ceramics back then. Ha ha.

Anyhow, after some fine tuning I ended up with my nativity collection. It is my best selling item year round and it is thanks to my Momma that I even have this business.

So THANK YOU MOMMA!

and

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! 

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]]> http://christieconeceramics.com/2012/04/cinco-de-handmade/feed/ 0 I heart Jellyfish http://christieconeceramics.com/2012/04/i-heart-jellyfish/ http://christieconeceramics.com/2012/04/i-heart-jellyfish/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:00:46 +0000 Christie http://christieconeceramics.com/?p=2505 So you might have noticed I’m a bit obsessed with jellyfish.

Jellyfish templates

I went to an aquarium once and the jellyfish were all in tubes with led lights at the bottom. I was mezmorized by the way they gently floated in the space and their translucency.

Jellyfish piece in progress

 

I even came up with an idea that if I ever opened a restaurant (which I won’t) I would have jellyfish in tubes on the table with led lights instead of fresh cut flowers….I still think that would be pretty amazing!

Anyhow, I have been playing with jellyfish imagery on my ceramics recently and really enjoying the process of “drawing”  and “printing” on clay.

ready to be glazed and fired

I heart jellyfish. Do you love jellyfish too?

Finished piece

 

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This wall hanging was fun to create and not so shabby to look at either. ;)

 

Cut paper circles

More cut paper circles

Pre-fire

Finished piece

]]> http://christieconeceramics.com/2012/04/process/feed/ 2 Goodbye Chocolate Eggs? http://christieconeceramics.com/2012/04/goodbye-chocolate-eggs/ http://christieconeceramics.com/2012/04/goodbye-chocolate-eggs/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:00:07 +0000 Christie http://christieconeceramics.com/?p=2501 Easter has come and gone and with it goes the cadbury creme eggs. Usually this would be a sad occasion but I stumbled across something I just must share!

A recipe to make your own cadbury creme eggs! Yes, it is too good to be true…but it is still true!!

Check it out here: http://www.instructables.com/id/Homemade-Cadbury-Creme-Eggs/

You can even make the orange ones or chocolate ones with minor modifications.

ENJOY (nom nom nom!)

ps- No-one said these were good for you…but it was still fun to make!

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Unglazed pieces

Glazed but not fired

Finished pieces

 

Isn’t it amazing how all these redbrowns turn into a rainbow of beautiful colors?

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I finally did it!! I made some mosaics with my old ceramic mistakes.

That’s right…I now offer repurposed broken ceramics. You can buy unbroken ceramics or broken ceramics all from the same person. Awesome!!

I will be selling these little mosaics at my shows and they are already in my Etsy shop.

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]]> http://christieconeceramics.com/2012/03/ceramic-reuse/feed/ 0 St Patty’s Weekend http://christieconeceramics.com/2012/03/st-pattys-weekend/ http://christieconeceramics.com/2012/03/st-pattys-weekend/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:00:44 +0000 Christie http://christieconeceramics.com/?p=2403 I have to be honest, as I child I did not know what this day was all about. I just knew we had everything green for the day (including green bagels my Momma made) and adults often drank too much beer. I still don’t know what exactly the day is for but I love green so I am happy to have a day practically dedicated to the color!

While I didn’t make anything in clay for the day, I do want to share some beautiful green things, all from local artists! Enjoy!

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I am always torn about this changing of time. I understand it’s purpose but have a hard time accepting that I just lose or gain an hour. It messes with my mind.

You might have noticed I write about weather and time a lot. I have a fond memory of visiting my grandfather and he would ask me to call Time and Temp. (Does that even exist anymore?)

I guess it stuck with me. I am a timely person and usually know what time it is even if I don’t have a clock. I’ve never been to Vegas so I cannot say it is foolproof…but I am pretty good with time.

I also have become more obsessed with temperature since I started doing ceramics and living through Texas summers. I dream of white winters but at best get drizzly gray ones.

Anyhow, back to the subject. Do you like daylight savings? Let me know it the comments.

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