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Beside the miniatures I have made now for my tiles a crackle slip which I can wet again and model(with a sheet of transparent plastic between the modeltool and the tile).To my cat tile are added small silkscreen made black images.I plan a city serie with my cat as the tourist and for each town characteristic buildings.Rob

Ceramic Miniature Sculpture

It is fun to add mini clay sculptures to my already fired tile. I have made sofar a buste of Chopin,coins,stamps,buildings and cars.The pieces need not much material use, and can made in a mini studio.I sculp the miniatures on plaster with a piece of paper and a sheet of plastic between the casting clay and the model tool.Also I use small brushes and casting clay to raise and paint the model.Rob

Jewelry for Fishes

I ám working at a serie of plates with fish images dressed up with jewelry and I 'borrowed 'Obama 's family name as an example for a frontdoor name plate.Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.Rob

Yes we can(...smile)

I plan to do a portrait of Obama.Also I ám working at a surreal piece with a steamtrain,a horse,and continents.With the concept text 'Iron horses are animals too'.That is true the engine of the train has the same strenght as 3000 horses.Rob

Animals are People too

People has often likeness with an animal,no wonder,People are animals too.The male chimp in my tile looks a bit like...?.Of course so there is any resemblance it is unintended and my fault.Next time I do a serious portrait .Rob

Our cute little Dog...

Tile for the front door.Even bears go on the run when they read the text.Our cute little dog is scaring unwanted visitors only because he is family of the wolf!The piece is a silkscreen print with relief texture.Rob

Getting Roots in the Traffic Jam

I ám now able to realise thin clay threads in my pendants.They can be used to make roots for toadstools;the mycelium.I wonder if the same can be done with objects (cars or buildings)Maybe it looks stupid;a traffic jam with cars that developping roots or a windmill with roots.Another variant for the clay threads are spider webs.Rob

Email for the Flintstones

A stoneage stamp' from ceramic.The train is partly done with pen and ceramic inkt.The other part is done with the black and white relief slip.The horse piece is done with silkscreen and painted with green relief slip.Rob

Slippaintings(2)

The turtle and fish tiles are fired now,and Iám happy with the result.They are painted with a white and a black engobe.Rob

Small Paintings with Frame

Comercial tiles from the do it yourself store,which I cut into smaller tiles, are a good source for small ceramic (slip)paintings. After the cutting, a drawing with pen and inkt and slip painting follows.The frame and cloisonné of the tile, is done with the slipapplicator.Rob

Handshaking with a Cloud Figure

Sometimes there are very remarkable cloud figures in the sky,and I wonder what they have to tell.One of my clay figurine had the opportunity to shake hands with a cloud(the upper left tile).

I make the small pieces with a slip applicator.It is a very easy way to make figures on a piece of plaster.Once dry the plaster loose the figures and they can transfered to a tile or vase.With a brush and slip it is also possible to paint on plaster.
Rob

The Wings of the Butterfly

Puzzling with the pendants gave some unexpected sculptures.Here a spaceclown and a butterfly.

It was fun to do the jacket of the clown.I plan to do more fabrics from ceramic.

Rob

Dutch Theme

Boats,windmills,water and beaches at a small scale.The pendants are inspired by old Dutch classic paintings.I paint them,in relief,with colored fat casting slip.Fun to do,and some good practice for the eastern eggs painting later this year.

Rob

Tile Work

I have a small dark photostudio in my bathroom,for silkscreen printing.Further a photo emulsion,a lamp,and screens.It is a relative easy and not very expensive way, to make prints on tiles with underglaze.After the printing I added some reliefwork.

Rob

Astrologic Signs

Last weeks I was orienting myself on doing astrologic signs.I have in progress some study tiles and pendants.It seems a lot of work to design and to work out the 12 signs.Colours and symbols have to be right for every sign.

Some first test results;the small tile is in the greenware stage,the pendants are painted with a reliefpaste and are waiting for another firing.
Rob

Kitchen Help

No those fellows are not helping with the dishwash,but they know how to handle a towel.

Rob

'Plastic Surgery'

Starting the new year with a new head;

After firing I wasn't happy with the rooster's head.So I carved another clayhead.'The spare part head' would stick to the glaze of the piece after firing again,so I don't have to throw away the piece.The cat also obtain another head already in the greenware stage.

Rob

Christmas Tree Pendants

Sometimes it is hard to try and find Christmas gifts for some people.Lucky me, my family is not too picky,so I can give tree pendants this year.

The two above pictures are in progress,I carve my small greenware pieces with a needle in a 'gel' of glaze glue.With the glue it is also possible to 'etch' area's of liquid casting clay.I ám happy with the etching results.

I wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, or a Happy whatever you are celebrating at this time of year...
Rob

Ceramic Puzzles

Beside for jewelry the small stones with relief and painting textures, can also be used for mosaic patterns.A few examples of small installations;3 clowns and a horse carriage.
Rob

How to Become a Circus Clown.

I became a potter but at school I was tested for circus clown.And ready to wear;some of the pendants are ready to be hung.
Rob