Ok, so I went over some pictures of some of the projects I have done in the past.  These are some of my favorite pieces and I thought I would share them just to give you an idea of what I have done.  I haven't taken pictures of everything I did, so if some of my family and friends don't see a picture of a piece I made them, feel free to take a picture and either link it or send it to me. Unfortunately most of my craft/folk art didn't have pictures.  They were usually things I made as presents.  I only have a few pictures, hopefully they will give you an idea of the different kinds of things I make.

These are a few of my ceramic pieces.  I don't do ceramics anymore because I don't have access to a wheel and kiln.  These pieces were made at Bellevue College.  I live in a small town now that doesn't have a community college.  Some day maybe I will be able to afford to buy my own kiln and wheel.




This is a planter I made.  I got the idea one day when my cat was playing with one of my plants. ;p

This was done using a ceramic technique called Raku, which is a type of firing.  I loved doing raku, and I wish I had somewhere around here to do it again.  Had alot of fun creating stuff with the Raku firing method.

This piece suffered some problems with the glaze.  We had a bad batch that ruined some pieces.  I was lucky, this was the only one of my pieces affected, but I liked it enough even with the smearing.

This piece I threw on a wheel and then hand carved.  I originally was going to do a color wash, but I just fell in love with it as is.

This piece is called "Masquerade".  It was featured in the Bellevue College student art exhibit of 1999.  I was so proud I could have burst.  I had many offers to buy it, but I just couldn't part with it.  It was my first major piece and hangs to this day in my home.  It is made with ceramics using a Jackson Pollock method.  It incorporates feathers and glass beads.  I was inspired by Mardi Gras.

As you can see this piece has suffered some damage.  It used to have a headdress on top, unfortunately it broke during my move from western Washington state to central.  I plan on someday fixing the edge and maybe adding a new headdress although not with ceramics as was the original.

This is one of my favorite pieces.  It was thrown on a wheel and then fired using the Raku firing method.  I experimented with glazes and got this wonderful lizard like texture.  It's hard to see here, but it has iridescence.  I included three views because each side is different and I couldn't decide which one to show. ;p

This is a ceramic tray.  I used a painting technique to create the scene.  It came out better then I hoped for.

Here is another piece using Raku.  It was a test piece for my experiments using glaze, but it came out so cool that I kept it.

This piece is a stylized teacup and teabag holder.  The teacup actually comes off as you can see below.  It was created as a display piece.

Here is one of my more whimsical pieces.  It is a soup toureen.

Here are a couple of my paintings.  I don't paint paintings much, I have no wall space, and I am involved in so many projects, I don't really have the time to devote to painting anymore.

This is one of the first scenic pictures I ever painted.  I liked the way it turned out enough to keep it.

This piece means alot to me.  It was made at one of the most turbulent times of my life and was part of my way of saying thank you to my mother for all of the support and love she gave me during that time.  Sadly she passed away a few years ago, but till she did this painting was her favorite and hung in a place of honor in her home.


Here are a couple of things I made for some friends a few years ago.  I was experimenting with thin guage metal.

This is copper metal, the design was traced and embossed using a stylus by hand.  It is mounted on a black painted wood board.  My friend makes beer and it seemed appropriate.

This was the matching card I made for it, hand painted.

This card was made as a match to the box, I hand painted the card and added the metal disc that I hand embossed.

This box was hand painted and contained a necklace for my friend.



This was a project that I did with my sister-in-law and niece.  We each made a 3 picture stained glass using plastic transparencies that I ran through an ink jet printer for the outline and was then colored with permanent markers.

These are presents I made for a few of my son's teachers when he was little.  I didn't have much money, but I used a variety of media and tried to make something unique that they could each enjoy.  The candle holders were made with plaster which I made the molds for using paper.  I painted them with acrylic and a high gloss varnish.  I bought the pots and painted those as well.  The little things on sticks are felt sewn by hand and mounted with hot glue on wooden dowels I painted black.

And finally, I made this suncatcher last week.  I had fun making it so I am making some more.  I will post the others as I finish them.  I got the idea for this off of pinterest.

Well, that's it.  This is just a small sample of things I have done.  I will post more things as I make them.  After I am done with the suncatchers I am going to be starting with polymer clay.  Ceramics and polymer clay are alike enough to scratch that pottery bug I have.  They both have advantages and disadvantages.  I am hoping to create some cool things using the polymer clay, while exploring how far I can take it. :)

Hope everyone likes my creations.

Stay happy,

Sharon