Portmeirion ...again :)

Finally.... it's done!!! *sigh of relieve*

I have painted the Tiger Lilies many times ... maybe one too many that it has become somewhat a chore to me ... don't like repetitive paintings :( However Sweet Williams is a first ... so at least that was a challenge hehe ... and a challenge it was!!! At first glance... hmm ... it's just circular flowers with lines, very little colour... so no big deal ya? (or so I thought!!) ... until I had to fill in the details in the flowers!!! I think I screwed my eyeballs together for everything became a blur upon completion .... not to mention my aching neck and shoulders!!! Anyway ... for lack of more words to describe (brain is already drifting away) ... please have a peep below ya ;))

The set consisting of a cutlery box and a tea box

The Sweet Williams on the tea box

*Another sigh* ... back to the studio ... yet to varnish them ... and then on to my next painting on a lazy susan .... nite2 y'all

The week that was ...

Had another Portmeirion design completed on a cake stand ... lost count the number of times I'd painted this particular design haha ... anyway... hopefully it gets better with practice ;))



Then.... had this garden set painted with hydrangeas at Yati's place .... she had the set base- coated for me, and I had the hydrangeas painted... completed within 3hours!!! The chirpy vibrant green initially appeared ...uhmmm "o-oh what a difficult colour" to blend... but after setting the hydrangeas in... it looked just A-OK hehe ... all in a day's work ;))




Right... that's it for now. Internet connection is depressing... taking a b*****(ooooooopss ... hehe ...with intention tho'... muahahahaa) looooooooonnnnng time to upload the pics!!!! ...catch-up with you later ya... more to show ...yup!yup!yup! ....for now losing patience!!!!!

Mimi's OTHER Portmeirion Collection

Mimi came to me with a few Portmeirion plates ... commissioning me to paint the designs on some signage plaques and a tea-box. It was a tall order I thought, since I only have the plates to refer to for colour and pattern guidance .... no notes, no nothing on how to draw and paint!!! Oh well... I had to rely on experience and my sense of colour and the good old photostat machine and tracing paper haha...

Anyway... on the whole... I gave myself a pat on the back... for work well done ... muahahahahaha ... or so I assume hehe ... have a look see below *wink wink*....

Signage to her show apartment ... Beautiful Pottery is the name... a design I adapted from a wall paper border I found a loooong time ago

Pink Parrot tulips (Tulipa liliaceae) leading into the guest washroom

The sign on the master bedroom speaks for itself ... lily flowered azalea (Rhododendron lilliforum) was the choice

A small plaque of harebells (Campanula rotundifolia) to hold keys ... "must be small", she says..."very small space on the wall by the door" ...

..... and treasure flower (Gazania ringens) on the tea box .....

...so shouldn't I be happy huh???? ... that's all folks ... ;)) more to come ...

More n more Portmeirion pottery designs..

This project... a signage is almost done... just waiting for my hands to get steady to put in the letterings "Beautiful Pottery". Lately I've been having pains in the arms and shoulders ... I don't even sit down long hours anymore to complete anything ... every project is done on a touch n go basis ... taking long breaks between sessions *sigh*... guess I've forgotten, I'm not as young and agile as I used to be ....

Anyway, this is a signage for Mimi's display apartment for her collection of Portmerion and other exclusive pottery for sale. I've adapted this design from a wall paper I found at a friend's house. Had always wanted to have it painted for myself... but errrrr... that was just a thought hehe. Anyway... glad I had the chance to paint it... though it's not for me :(

Check it out ya... will post the completed version later when I'm done ... cheerio

Tulipa Liliaceae ...

Mimi came to me with Portmeirion plates... samples of flowers she'd like me to paint. I'd just completed 1 with 2 more to go hehe. She requested tulips on a signage for her washroom ... but she wanted something different.... to paint the tulips without the butterflies on a background other than white as in the case for all Portmeirion designs. It was a task I enjoyed for it makes me think ... my brain is forced to think ahead before I put the paints down onto the surface!!! So what you see here is the outcome of my thoughts .... and after thoughts hehehe ...as changes were made as I paint ...yup!yup!yup!

I now have to wait for my carpenter to send me the tea-box and a plague for another signage to be placed at her entrance .... till I get them done ;)) ... be seeing y'all ...

Portmeirion lilies... again

This seems to be a favourite amongst portmeirion ceramic lovers from the Botanic Garden series. I'd done sweetpeas and recently strawberries (a design from one of the many series that they have... don't ask me what... can't remember hehe!!!) ... but my customers love the lilies. I'd had them painted on jewelry boxes, wall shelves, huge wall mirror frame, bins, lazy susans, placemats, trays and cutlery boxes ... that's to show how versatile the design is!

So here's to show 2 cutlery boxes with a mirror image of the lilies painted on the top lid .... had to paint both at the same time in order to maintain the colour scheme ...

On another note, last Jun 3 2010, we (Aniza, Zaiton and I) ran a workshop for Dapur... painted strawberries on a cheese board. This is a first of the Dapur workshop series for beginners. There's news that Laman will start off with the intermediate series early next year... so lovers of decorative painting... be on the look-out for the advertisements in these 2 magazines ya... what's in the syllabus you asked? ROSES ... so for those of you who'd been with Laman for the beginner series... you are priority .... so start practicing your strokes... refer to our book for guidance if you are lost ;))

Have a great day y'all... be seeing you soon ya... will show off my collection of lace work next...

A pat on my back :)

Finished last night's job... kak Nomi has taken her stuffs... Alhamdulillah. Now I can rest a bit before I continue with Marina"s spring flowers on her items :) ... but... muahahahaha... it's time to show what I did... right???? yup!yup!yup! The pics are clearer now... with courtesy of a borrowed camera from my sis-in-law haha

This here is a close-up view of the lilies that I painted on her cutlery boxes. Of course! I have to show you the close-up view... how else would you be able to see the details on it ??? hahahaha... oooohhhhh I so enjoy showing-off... sorry! My kids will have their eyes rolled upwards in utter disgust when mama here gloats about her art piece muahahahaha. Anyway... those cutlery boxes were finally varnished and are now with Kak Nomi, ready to be presented to her sis-in-law.... *sigh* .. she's so lucky!!!

I also painted bouquets of tulips and daisies. Not done those 2 flowers for a very long time... so I thought I'd give them a go this time. Made a matching set there and had them painted on a utility caddy and a rectangular pencil case... actually it's a multipurpose box :) Showed them to Kak Nomi when she came to collect her 2 boxes... and she took them both. Alhamdulillah... that means... I'm still OK with those 2 flowers though I'm out of practice. She's using the case to store her chopsticks... hmmm... that's a good idea actually. It shows that one just needs to be creative and use those items in some other manner... just as long as it serves its purpose well.... no hard and fast rule here!!!

I have another case of tulips and daisies... will have that posted onto my sales blog soon ;) Till we next meet... have a great day y'all. Thanks for dropping by... and do drop by again ;)

It's done...

Finally... finished the two cutlery boxes commissioned by kak Nomi for her sis-in-law (lucky lady). Can now breathe a sigh...or maybe two...emmm maybe three sighs.... *sigh*sigh*sigh*.... of relieve.... muahahahaha...and as usual I will show off...hmmm ;P

Painted a mirror image of lily flowered azalea ... a design I copied from PortMeirion Botanic garden stock on each box. It gets easier after many pieces... these are lilies number ...errr...... yikes! I can't remember how many lilies I'd painted hahaha... never mind but I'm happy with this set :)

So what's next?... think will paint something small on mugs.... need to prepare some to show-off this Sunday (19/4). There's a book fair at PWTC and Utusan Publications have a session booked for us around 3-5pm to promote our book. If you are free ... please do drop by and say hi! to us ya :)

After which... I will continue with Marina's galvanised bin and container box... huge pieces. Wait to see ya.... she wants spring flowers on them in soft pastel colours... a challenge for me... hmmmm