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Hi there

This is another Zen terracotta bowl I worked on whilst minding a little gift shop that belongs to a friend.
Tangerine is my favourite colour.

Lena

Zen tangles

Hi,
The prodigal has returned.
Have been busy with so many things the blog has been sadly neglected.

I hope you have all been well.

Here is my first ever attempt at doodling or zen tangling on a painted terracotta pot. I used a fine tipped, permanent marker and it took me a full day with periodic forays into the kitchen to get lunch ready.

that's all for today.

Thanks for stopping by.

Lena

Red Allium bowl

This is my second terracotta craft work - and my favourite.  I like simple designs.

Crimson acrylic paint and white, flat gems for decoration.

Pink Vase with gems

This terracotta vase has been painted in pearl, rose pink acrylic and embellished with 3D gold acrylic branches and leaf-shaped gems.

This is the first thing I have crated since I moved to Goa.  I'd found this woman sitting at an open air fair, selling a whole lot of terracotta items and bought four from her.  That was all I could manage to carry that day.

Gold & Silver work bowls

I simply love 3D paints for the dramatic effect they bestow on dark backgrounds. Here are two plain bowls I got from a sale and which I really enjoyed painting as it was my first attempt using 3D acrylics on ceramic.

 

I would appreciate your valuable comments.

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Simone's "Star" Jug

On one of our jaunts to the busy marketplace of Bhuleshwar, Simone picked up a plain ceramic jug to alter.  She has an eye for these items.  At that time, I had no idea how to paint on ceramic.  Paint sponged, stencilled and outlined with gold acrylic, here's what it looked like after the transformation !

10 years and counting, this is how it looks....

 

....still the same !

 

 





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Ceramic Planter

This was an ordinary ceramic planter I picked up from a busy market place in Mumbai.

I painted it with acrylics in matt shades except for the orchid petals which are pearlescent.

 

The charm of Mumbai lies in its bazaars.  I often go to Bhuleshwar, which is one of the densest areas of South Mumbai, to hunt for trinkets and embellishments for my craft.  Although the lanes are very narrow and teem with people, I enjoy the ambience of the place. This is one of those neighbourhoods where you can slip back effortlessly into old Bombay.  There's a myriad of colours, sights and smells.  Sometimes I go just for the pleasure of exploring the numerous nooks and crannies where old houses rub shoulders with ancient temples.  You never know what “crafty” treasures you will come across.
 

Thanks for visiting !