I realize it might seem a bit early to be talking about Day of the Dead but I am working on a piece for an upcoming show at the Bakersfield Museum of Art. They gave approximately 30 artists a ceramic scull and asked us to turn it into a work of art. I decided to use under glazes on my piece and fire it again in the kiln. The pictures I am posting are the work in progress. I forgot to take some of it bare... oops... so this is it with the under glazes painted on. It is not yet fired so it will appear dull in color now, but after it is fired will be bright and shiny. I am also planning to create some flowers out of clay and after they are fired I will attached them to the crown of the head. Check back to see how it turns out! The show opens at the museum on Sept. 17th.
i LOVE these pieces! i can't wait to see the finished product and the show when i return from NH! :) yay for new work!
ReplyDeleteI like them too! I was going to ask your advice--I have a skull too and have never painted on ceramic. Help!
ReplyDeleteBarbara! Sorry I didn't get to this sooner. You can use acrylic paint on the ceramic skull. You don't even need to prime it with anything. When you are finished you will need to spray it with a matte or glossy fixative.You might notice that the paint drys pretty quickly as the ceramic is very porous, but if you make a mistake you can paint right over it when it's dry. Hope this helps.
ReplyDeleteThanks Yvonne! All I needed to know...
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