Summerland Cottage Studio

my latest ceramic design... accompanied with some of my other turquoise creations.

. Still inspired with all the great photos from my latest adventure, I've just completed under glazing a dish with a Portofino design on...

. This one I did from a photograph, unlike the others in my journal that I sketched and painted on site. I like this one well enough to fram...

I kept a journal of all the charming places and people I met this past 2 weeks My adventure began in Rome and continued through some of th...

Grateful to return home to my own little seaside paradise after exploring so many other ports across the globe. A ripped page from an Italia...

Almost packed and ready to go a very, very, early a.m. departure time Camera and art supplies a must This trip is all about sketching and pa...

. Originally intended to carry a girls makeup or used as an overnight case, this little number had been through the test of time....

I've been creating with a limited color pallet, but using various glazes, on my ceramic designs including india ink, crackle glaze ...

Probably everyone has seen the storage boxes from Ikea that are similar to this one shown. I found a smaller version of it at a thrift shop ...

. Inspired by nature, and the feathered guests visiting my garden I've been experimenting with a ball of cotton stri...

Lately I have been experimenting with mason stains to create glazes that will give me a similar look in colors to the pieces I've...

The guests were greeted with sunshine, blue skies, and cool ocean breezes... The perfect garden party weather { Photo credit top by Pat Klot...

Besides the fruits and flowers spices and herbs, Creativity and Inspiration... Friendships and old and ne w !

A blank canvas... a pallet of juicy oil paints... a simple seashell and a colorful imagination !

Taking creative license just because I can... with water based oil paints