Donation to a good cause and a tea pot!

I have been laid up with the silly leg ulcer again and my beloved toy poodle, Rissa, has been hospitalized since last Wednesday. Add to that a burned out element in my kiln, and you have a REALLY bad start to July. So I have thrown myself into some china painting and digging through some older work to find a donation piece for a silent auction a friend is hosting, which will assist a great rescue operation.

On a positive note, the vet thinks I may be able to bring Rissa home tomorrow and the leg isn't hurting nearly as badly as it was before I got to see the doctor on Friday. Gotta love pain meds LOL.

So without further ado, here is the abstract tile I'm donating to the Breakables at Breyerfest silent auction. I used underglaze watercolors and then applied gloss clear glaze using a sponge, giving it a pebbled effect. I then mounted it in a rosewood frame.

I am also working on a porcelain teapot. I have tried to emulate the Chinese brush-art style by using dilute black china paint and a calligraphy brush. I like what I have so far but I think it's a bit too stark and am debating where to go from here. I don't want to stray too far from the Chinese style so I am thinking about adding some minor detailing like bamboo leaves. Hmmm.

Before I can fire the china paint though, I will need to fire the kiln empty so that the element will form its oxidation coating properly though.

Lastly, here is a photo of my little girl, whom I miss greatly and hope to bring her home soon to convalesce.