Twelfth Day

One the twelfth day of Christmas I wish to you most happily:



Twelve cups of cheer*

Eleven party plates
Ten muddy fingers
Nine maddening mugs
Eight wall pockets
Seven sexy bags
Six perfect pears
Five rae dunn rocks
Four birds a flying
Three gorgeous vases
Two Isnik tiles
and
A bowl with a peeee!

Cups made by Diana Fayt

Eleventh Day

On the eleventh day of Christmas I threw a big Party (with):




Eleven party plates*
Ten muddy fingers
Nine maddening mugs
Eight wall pockets
Seven sexy bags
Six perfect pears
Five rae dunn rocks
Four birds a flying
Three gorgeous vases
Two Isnik tiles
and
A bowl with a peeee!

*Pretty plates by rae dunn

Tenth day

On the tenth day of Christmas I gave to me:



Ten muddy fingers
Nine maddening mugs
Eight wall pockets
Seven sexy bags
Six perfect pears
Five rae dunn rocks
Four birds a flying
Three gorgeous vases
Two Isnik tiles
and
A bowl with a peeee!

Ninth Day

On the ninth day of Christmas I made quite hastily;




Nine maddening mugs*
Eight wall pockets
Seven sexy bags
Six perfect pears
Five rae dunn rocks
Four birds a flying
Three gorgeous vases
Two Isnick tiles
and
a bowl with a peeee!

*Maddening because I attached the wetter tops to the dryer bottoms. Out of 13 original cups only 4 didn't have cracks. I tried to fix them with paper clay...the "solution" took as long as throwing new cups and the cracks remained. This is the perfect lesson in (a) making sure my pieces are the same amount of dryness and (b) when it looks bad to begin with it's going to be bad all the way through. I should ALWAYS toss those suckers and start over before I spend hours fixing, firing and glazing. This is one of my 2008 New Years resolutions.

Eighth Day

On the eighth day of Christmas I made quite merrily:


Eight wall pockets

Seven sexy bags
Six perfect pears
Five rae dunn rocks
Four birds a flying
Three gorgeous vases
Two Isnick tiles
and
a bowl with a peeee!

Seventh Day

On the seventh day of Christmas my daughter made for me:






Seven sexy bags
Six perfect pears
Five rae dunn rocks
Four birds a flying
Three gorgeous vases
Two Isnick tiles
and
a bowl with a peeee!

Sensous cosmetic and clutch bags made by Susannah Schnick (my talented youngest daughter).

Sixth Day

On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:



Six perfect pears
Five rae dunn rocks
Four birds a flying
Three gorgeous vases
Two Isnick tiles
and
a bowl with a peeee!

Pears by rae dunn (they rattle)

Fifth Day

On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:



Five rae dunn rocks
Four birds a flying
Three gorgeous bowls
Two Isnik tiles
and
A bowl with a peeee!

Fourth Day

On the fourth day of Christmas at the gallery:



Four birds a flying
Three gorgeous vases
Two Isnik tiles
and a bowl with a peeee!


Platters by Diana Fayt available at fourth & clay

Third Day

On the third day of Christmas I saw quite happily:

Three gorgeous vases
Two Isnik tiles
and
A bowl with a peeeea!


Canteen Vases by Diana Fayt

Second Day

On the second day of Christmas at the French Sevres Factory (I saw)...

Two Isnik tiles
and a bowl with a peeeea




(OK so maybe that's really 4 tiles put together but isn't it pretty?)

A Ceramic Christmas Carol...

Only 12 days left til Christmas so I thought I'd write a little carol to keep myself busy. Pleae feel free to sing along....

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me:

A bowl with a pea (hint sing: peeeeee)

Burning Bush

On Friday, hauling in cases of wine for the fourth & clay opening party, my rather large rear end bumped the pedestal that John's beautiful menorah "Burning Bush" was displayed upon. I felt it rock, I heard the gentle kur klunk, kur klunk and then it toppled off it's perch and hit the floor. I was devastated, John was devastated and needless to say the piece was devastated. Sometimes I move thoughtlessly through space...this was one of those times . Most of the time I am accused of just being oblivious but this time was a big lesson for me on impermanence, carelessness, sadness and forgiveness on the part of my loving husband . RIP beautiful"Burning Bush".