A Surface to be Touched

I run my hands over the satiny surfaces of the cups I am unwrapping.  They need to be touched.  The water etched images are lifting through the surface of the glaze.  Last night I brought back a box of still warm to the touch cups and I am just now taking a moment to soak them in.  They are beautiful. 

 The leather hard surface with shellac designs.                                       The final glazed result.

The surfaces are subtle and satiny.  The cups nestle into palms of my hands.
Soon I will box these up, and Sunday I will drive them downtown to MADE fair where they will passed from hand to hand and touched.

Tumblers in Progress

As my brush touches travels across the surface of the cold leather hard tumblers images of my summer loves appear. 

Puffy dandelions.

Lush green leaves. 

Peonies.

Poppies. 

Tall trees. 

Bunches of Beets. 

Little houses under big shady trees. 

As the plants and flowers grow along my garden and the neighborhood blossoms the images on the tumblers grow and change and reflect the changes of the season.