Glaze, will you marry me?
Last week I made about 200+ "stones" all for the purpose of setting them in silver. I focused on shape and color. Simple shapes, extraordinary color. Many years ago I started to make porcelain jewelry as a way to wear glaze. My love of glaze hovers somewhere between obsessive and scary - if glaze were a person I would stalk it 24/7. I'm almost that freaky about shapes. Simple shapes can be so dynamic and can cause the viewer to say things like "Huh, I am so drawn to this piece but I don't know why. The shapes are so simple and yet I am blown away by all these complex feelings I have welling up inside me."Really. You've never said that to yourself? Anyway.... these are my two latest rings. Both feature gorgeous glazed pieces of porcelain in simple shapes, framed by simple shapes. Simple enough.
(scroll to the bottom of this post for some fun ring facts!)
Fun ring facts! (or, answers to the most commonly asked questions)- All of my new rings are one of a kind pieces. Though I may make other rings in similar styles at some point I will not be making any exact copies. That way, when you purchase a ring from me you can feel extra special in the knowledge that you have something that no one else has, and never will. (And I won't lose my joy of creating by making the same things over and over and over...)
- At this time I cannot take any special orders for rings. The reason behind this is simply because I am just not that experienced in making them. I can't seem to get sizes just right - I start out to make a size 7 and end up with an 8 - and I just don't want the pressure of having to please someone other than myself. (selfish. me.)
- I cannot resize my rings. They are what they are. If you see a ring that you like and it is too big or too small perhaps you could look into finger transplants (which I hear are HUGELY popular in certain parts of southern Europe;). No, really, I am trying to make rings in a variety of sizes so hopefully at some point there will be one in your size that will warm the cockles of your heart. :)
Comments
I started using ceramic scrap to mosaic so that I could "contain" those amazing glazes that I fell in love with.
Each little glazed stone, chunk or shard is like a living world. The glaze says so much!
i'm gonna marry that blue one.
great work..
glaze..what a funny thing it is.
I love these new rings. Tomorrow is my birthday. I think I will start stalking them now to be ready to pounce when the right size and glaze comes along.
Enjoy the day!
Erin
This bead diet thing just ain't working...
Katie :o)
The rings are beautiful!
I think that you almost have to work backwards then together in a rhythm... color and form go hand and hand...
I have some test tiles I am going to be posting about on BOC blog next Friday that I'm literally sleeping with (fell asleep with them on my bed last night)...
Beautiful work as always!