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Showing posts with label glasseware. Show all posts
Showing posts with label glasseware. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Glasswear random idea #1

I enjoy taking a break from baking every once and a while - my stomach thanks me for that - so tonight I decided to quickly try an idea I had in my head. I had seen a sketch of this somewhere one time and I've been wanting to try it out.

It's a very simple project. I've used water glasses from Ikea and I used Pébéo Vitrail paint in white (frosted) and the Vitrae felt-tip pen in purple. I drew a basic leaf form, one facing up, one facing down, and continued this all around the glass.


Once that dried I did a second coat so that the white was more on the opaque side. Once that was dry, I took the pen and drew on top of the leaves, basically outlining them and then drawing in the veins. I am not that satisfied about these because I like to consider myself a perfectionist, but I do believe that ones imperfections should be shown as well as their talent.


I will try this again. Maybe a different pattern, maybe the same and just do it how I really want it. It was just fun to put a new idea into play. I think each and everyone one of you should do that at least once a week. Do something that you've been thinking of. Just do it, and if it works out or not - doesn't matter. What matters is that you tried...


Until next time!

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Glasses I've painted...

My interest in painting glassware started many years ago, when the extent of my capabilities was making flowers out of dots and a green squiggle as the stem. I, along side a friend, painted a bunch of these glasses as Christmas presents for our friends and families.

Since then I have grown to enjoy painting all types of glassware - wine glasses, champagne flutes, mugs and more - for all type of occasions from weddings, to anniversaries, to simple designs for your everyday use...

I don't have many examples of my work just yet, but here are a few to get you started...