Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Ceramic Art

Pottery has become my new found hobby. I have been taking pottery lessons for few weeks now and I am so excited to be sharing my work with you all.

All these things have finished their trip to the kiln twice. The artifacts have been made without using wheels.
After the first firing, they are glaze painted and then they go for second, final round of firing.

The result are these beautiful artifacts that I now proudly say was made by me :-)



I made this as a present for my darling hubby who patiently babysits while I am off to the pottery classes :-)




Coasters - one using rangoli pattern to give an Indian look, the other using lace pattern.



This one's with an antique finish :-) Here the effect of water is done using broken glass pieces.



A little girl for my little girl :-)
..... ofcourse will let her play with it only after a couple of years (LOL) ;-)

My teacher Michaella, whose work I greatly admire, started pottery by passion which then turned into her profession. She has her store in Limassol, where she also takes regular lessons for all age groups (including children). Her website - http://michaellasceramics.eu/

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

My little princess turns 2 !!

Big day today...a day of celebration, as my little princess turns 2 :)


Special dress for the special occasion !
My little girl thinks its Cindrella's dress :-)

 

Home made cake ! 'Dora' - one of her favourite characters.
Tried my hand at icing decoration with help from my very dear friend - Ajitha :-)



I made this ceramic doll..... a gift to my little girl :-)
Promise to share more on my new found hobby - ceramic art, in a separate post !

Sunday, June 20, 2010

My Favourite two :)

Wishing all the wonderful dad's out there ...

A very Happy Father's Day !

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Trip to Kouris Dam

Kouris Dam is the largest of 107 dams in Cyprus. The dam collects water from Kouris, Limnatis and kryos rivers.




Only 15 Kms from Limassol, its a great spot for picnics :-)





Right in the lap of nature, this calm, serene atmosphere was soothing to the mind and soul....just what we wanted after a busy week at work :-)