Color of the Week: Baby Blue

Last week we had 800+ views!!

This week the color is Baby Blue and Thank you all for submitting your work. I have selected 8 talented Etsy artists here. Click on the pictures and do check out their amazing shops.

If you would like to enter for a Color Feature on my blog, you have to do the following TWO steps,

1. Leave a comment on this blog with your favorite items from this week's feature
AND
2. Post your item matching next week's color, "Khaki Brown Green" (Color swatch below, it is a tough one this time!) in this ETSY FORUM

Color of the week: Purple

Last week we had 1000+ views!!

This week the color is Purple and Thank you all for submitting your work. I have selected 8 talented Etsy artists here. Click on the pictures and do check out their amazing shops.
I had a little help from my 3 nieces who are visiting (one 3 yo and two 2 yo). Thier favorite color is purple. :)

If you would like to enter for a Color Feature on my blog, you have to do the following TWO steps,
1. Leave a comment on this blog with your favorite items from this week's feature

AND

2. Post your item matching next week's color, "Baby Blue" (Color swatch below) in this ETSY FORUM

POTTERY SALE this weekend in Tacoma

Local potters in Tacoma including myself are having our third annual pottery sale at 717 N D St, Tacoma. You will find fine handcrafted pottery and a great selection. There will also be tables full of seconds and discountinued items. Do drop by!
We were fortunate to have our event published in the Tacoma Weekly and I am thrilled selected a picture of my big cannister jars.

Color of the week: Grey

Last week we had 850+ views!!

This week the color is Grey and Thank you all for submitting your work. I have selected 8 talented Etsy artists here. Click on the pictures and do check out their amazing shops.

I was ovewhelmed with all the beautiful black and white photography submissions and included 3 photographers this time.

If you would like to enter for a Color Feature on my blog, you have to do the following TWO steps,

1. Leave a comment on this blog with your favorite items from this week's feature
AND
2. Post your item matching next week's color, "Purple" (Color swatch below) in this ETSY FORUM

New work and more new work in progress

Being an engineer, I am always problem solving. And being an artist, I am always striving to be creative and create new work. Seems like a good combo to me and but it can be an overdose of ideas floating in my head at all times.

I have made incense holders in the past and designed them such that the ash fell directly on the tray rather than creating a mess all around. These still work very well and have beautiful stamped patterns on them. A few months back I started thinking of how to make them even more interesting. This is when I designed a lidded incense holder. The lid has holes through which the incense smoke escapes making these smooth curvy patterns. Of course I went crazy decorating these lids. They took me forever but I love the way they look and especially when the incense is lit. I just posted some on Etsy in my shop.

Another I have had on my mind is oil vinegar bottles. I have been struggling to get a form which would work and had made a few prototypes but not to my liking. This is when observing everything around you becomes important. Just be aware and enjoy and take in all that you see. I was looking at the smoke patterns from the incense holders and decided that is the shape I want. I made a new extruder die, got to work and made these oil vinegar bottles. These still need to be decorated but couldn't wait to share my Aha! moment. Looking at the group photograph they look like dancers in Bollywood dance routine. LOL!

Color of the Week: Turquoise

Last week we had 900+ views!!

This week the color is Turquoise and Thank you all for submitting your work.I have selected 8 talented Etsy artists here. Click on the pictures and do check out their amazing shops.

If you would like to enter for a Color Feature on my blog, you have to do the following TWO steps,

1. Leave a comment on this blog with your favorite items from this week's feature
AND
2. Post your item matching next week's color, "Grey" (Color swatch below) in this ETSY FORUM

Color of the Week: Maroon Red

Last week we had 700+ views!!

This week the color is Maroon Red and Thank you all for submitting your work.
I have selected 8 talented Etsy artists here. Click on the pictures and do check out their amazing shops.

If you would like to enter for a Color Feature on my blog, you have to do the following TWO steps,

1. Leave a comment on this blog with your favorite items from this week's feature

AND

2. Post your item matching next week's color, "Turquoise" (Color swatch below) in this ETSY FORUM