tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51142172967996527932024-02-20T22:46:49.745-06:00Artwork by Crystal Nolfo~BrownI am passionate about home state, as are so many who live here, but some don't necessarily see the beauty that we do. This is my outlet to be able to convey that message to others that just don't understand. I showcase my artwork depicting the landscapes, nature and culture of the area, along with other works. At times I also offer information on what is going on locally.
This is South Louisiana seen through my eyes, through my art: Pottery - Paintings - PhotographyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114217296799652793.post-49343128578867131042012-07-21T11:29:00.000-05:002012-07-21T11:29:17.566-05:00Winning Entry at Art Melt 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Art Melt 2012 was held this year at The Shaw Center for the Arts in Brunner Gallery. The preview show was a blast. There were great bands, food and drinks for all who attended. The night ended with awards for the winning entries. It was a great show with many talented artists and I was very happy to recieve Honorable Mention on my Sgraffito Bottle Vase. I was even happier that it sold so quickly. The show runs for about 3 more weeks and is free and open to the public. If you have the chance to get out, I believe it's worthwhile to see. </div>
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The show open to the public the next day was enjoyable as well. There were more bands, a children's art show and an Arts Marketplace outside that was quite interesting. I wish there were more booths, but the earlier rain may have causes some to cancel. The children's art show was very enjoyable also. I always love to see the work of up and coming mini artists. I'm often amazed by what they can do at such an early age. </div>
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I'm very excited that my Sgraffito work has been accepted into Art Melt 2012 in Baton Rouge. Art Melt is a juried show to promote artists throughout the state and is the largest multi-media, juried art exhibit in Louisiana. The show is free and open to the public from July 14th and runs for 4 weeks. The preview party is on July 13th which requires the purchase of tickets from their organization. Hope to see you there. I'll post photos after the show runs.</div>
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I was excited and flattered that Gumbo Entertainment contacted me to do a feature article on my work for the March issue of their magazine. Eric Besson who did the interview was very personable and I think he did a great job. <br />
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For all who are interested in seeing the article… <br />
Click here: <a href="http://www.tri-parishtimes.com/gumbo/article_bf05d612-6712-11e1-8053-0019bb2963f4.html" target="_blank">Artist's Sgraffiti Catches, Pleases the Eye</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114217296799652793.post-75236633282554447732012-03-02T06:26:00.001-06:002012-03-02T07:08:50.464-06:00Showing at Southdown Marketplace<br />
It’s official. My paperwork came in and I’ll be showing my pottery at Southdown Marketplace on March 31st 2012. I'll have a mix of pieces that I've worked on for quite some time and hopefully including some very recent pieces with new surface designs. I'm working hard to get things finished for the deadline. My booth is #313. Hope to see you there. The show is held from 8:00 A.M. till 4:00 P.M. Rain or shine the show will go on so lets hope for a beautiful day.<br />
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For those not familiar with Southdown Marketplace, it’s our semi-Annual Arts and Crafts festival in Houma, La. It’s held at the Southdown Plantation grounds and is located at 1208 Museum Dr. at the corner of Hwy. 311 and St. Charles St.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114217296799652793.post-64679096233526429262011-11-03T17:16:00.001-05:002012-03-02T06:36:36.070-06:00Showing at Southdown Marketplace 2011Southdown Marketplace is on Saturday November 5th and I'll be selling pottery in booth #1. It's a fine arts and crafts festival with a variety of work. A booth became available last minute and I decided to go ahead and take it. I don't know how much I'll be able to setup this fast but I'll try and show as much as possible. It should be a beautiful day with a good turnout. <br />
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The show is at the Southdown Plantation grounds at the corner of Hwy 311 and St Charles in Houma, Louisiana.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114217296799652793.post-46527834815775060712011-10-19T17:02:00.004-05:002011-10-19T17:05:44.290-05:00My Pottery Used for Illustration in HandbuiltPotteryOnline.netI'm a little late in writing this but better late than never. The owner of Handbuilt Pottery Online requested the use of some of my pottery to be used in her October issue. I did proudly accept and she used two of my sgraffito pieces. I must mention the wonderful article she wrote about the history of the sgraffito. Anyone wanting to learn just about everything there is to know about this technique should read the article. I felt honored that she used my Pelican platter for the illustration of the article. The other piece she used was of an Iris on a small vessel and was entered in the "Sgraffito Gallery II". I found her website interesting and enjoyable. There's photos of beautiful work and lots of information on pottery making. <br />
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To see the article on sgraffito click here: <a href="http://www.handbuiltpotteryonline.net/sgraffito-%e2%80%93-strange-name-beautiful-technique/">Strange Name Beautiful Technique</a><br />
To see the website home page click here: <a class="external-link-overlay-trigger overlay-trigger" href="http://www.handbuiltpotteryonline.net/" rel="#external-link-overlay" target="_blank">Handbuilt Pottery Online</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114217296799652793.post-89934858999176039552011-03-23T12:29:00.000-05:002011-03-23T12:29:17.029-05:00Downtown Art Gallery 630 - Spring Art Show 2011Downtown Art Gallery 630's annual Spring Art Show will held from March 27th through April 12th. The registration is today and I'll be entering two paintings and two pieces of sgraffito pottery. Art lovers should get out and see the show. It's a great chance to see what the local artists are doing.<br />
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The gallery is located at 630 Belanger St. Houma, LouisianaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114217296799652793.post-53529621200284625232011-02-12T16:17:00.000-06:002011-02-12T16:17:42.163-06:00Ikebana Containers in Use<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfv6yej3wlclgY1IDc94Qik_JP8faRaMvlwvGoMwqTDbySjprvsxtyW6T_9W9VdlwFygPWY4CyipzRlCTxCkgkt3A_65_lP2q0DWeABkpw0dshzcUwCZc7qkMVbQQw7ImELZ40AJowoY/s1600-h/CIMG2649%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="CIMG2649" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-icLuJJHYomKpIbDJYM2gfb4tmy_g6MqwBOWcBh3QjIpc75uzlQbBVwJDqCnZUoPEK5zybEzjRk1zV60MqkwHQGURBxjiPvPpReHmQOK8giWMgWWiu79kjESB7Av0a-agVomWoColvYs/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="CIMG2649" width="244" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCz_LfkUbkolimrWH0WG4YIvqtteDQF_GzAJofocT_VbvCu56bPNtyYKOoVnRm4elG8IWF46gKOa3es2QBVnpVQcCRUpq-JrLFTRXQNNnq9CABbHz9wbQKd620n7AfWsWWDQ6g1ILBok/s1600-h/CIMG2650%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="CIMG2650" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4b_CngMByEoACHp6f4OjIBh_jGbqSabOWL8q4fnCEJelAElyotdbtjbXMAfIyvXTvezsYhT4YUS7ypmPZGwIJw4gayraUCKGVY7PFyCAv7-PqhkL5tiae3xK3D8mie5AvCAtCJ1Ehfw/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="CIMG2650" width="244" /></a></div><br />
I made the arrangement above to showcase two of my pottery Ikebanas. The flowers for the arrangement only cost $4.00 at my local grocery and I already had the stones.<br />
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I love flowers and one day came across an Ikebana arrangement. It was love at first sight. It’s such an artistic way of arranging flowers that I was drawn like a magnet. Ikebana is the Japanese Art of Floral Arrangement where you use very few flowers arranged in an asymmetrical way. It is now becoming popular all over the world. Greenery and other materials such as branches are incorporated in the arrangement. Ikebana not only showcases the flower's bloom but also celebrates other parts of the plants like the stems and leaves. It is a minimalistic form and usually only consists of a few blooms in the arrangement. The materials in the arrangement are placed so that they are balanced which can be easily done once with little practice. The design is often made using a triangular pattern. A triangular pattern is achieved by taking three flowers or foliage branches and arranging them so that when you draw an invisible line to each tip end it will form a triangle. <br />
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I enjoy the concept and I use the basic idea to make my own arrangements. I find it easy and inexpensive to pick a few flowers and some greenery from my yard, stick them in pin frog and I have a beautiful display. A small bunch of flowers at my local floral department can make a nice arrangement that is also very beautiful while still very inexpensive. <br />
There are many types of containers and I offer some on my <a href="http://cnbpottery.com/ikebana/ikebana.html">Ikebana page</a> on my website, but you can also use many of the items on my <a href="http://cnbpottery.com/Open%20Vessels/Open%20Vessels.html">"Open Vessels" page</a>. All you need is a Kenzan (pin frog) which holds the stems in place. I send one along with pots listed on the Ikebana page. Please note that Ikebana containers that are tall and cylindrical do not use a Kenzan.<br />
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For more information go to this informative link: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikebana">All About Ikebana</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114217296799652793.post-22984583161001219272011-02-10T16:57:00.007-06:002011-02-10T17:18:56.049-06:00Thursday is Painting DayToday is going to be deemed my “Painting Day”. I was invited to paint with some artist friends on Thursdays at Downtown Art Gallery 630 so I jumped at the chance. How can I pass that up? It’s so cold that I don’t feel like working with clay and this will be a nice break. So this morning I threw together my supplies, grabbed the first good subject I could find and ran out the door. I arrived at 10:00 AM…. perfect.<br />
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</div>I made this Rooster mug in an attempt to offer some easily affordable sgraffito pottery. This design was not as time consuming as my other more detailed work, therefore the average person can afford these. It was also fun work so I know I’ll be making a lot more with different designs. This mug was thrown and altered. I manipulated the body after throwing on the potter’s wheel to give it a sort of <em>crumpled</em> look. This one holds a little over 1 1/4 cups.<br />
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<div align="center">This children’s bowl with a cute little bunny and sun design is another example of a quick sgraffito design. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114217296799652793.post-17764220286124657862010-12-04T04:32:00.001-06:002011-01-07T06:34:10.598-06:00Stoneware Pottery–Curved Trays with Slip Trailed Fish Design<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBBfBdAkEDAEzg89M3gx9TJ5aXsPTbhUiehAkaFm4oltUFHv46roIFll_PdrsVLpRAt-d6NIAv6GHj818VwuQzBF1MfMgmmG1RRABgjjKl5iY0cfQeHN6zmEEqV_IblASeA5rZ6__H9c/s1600-h/CIMG3051%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="CIMG3051" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNdA3vvFt5Cwk2CjJj3F7FNsOQKhN9N6yfr3CF8EvtdPVVhg9IJMjRbvABr9eCbkD9-kTRati8uvYSBuVM4RHc33SVsHuWPYVo-H2G0MW8swZuK6UySxq2Z7V0Ah7zGk8y9CAFrq0KrE/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="CIMG3051" width="244" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazP7a-e2xRglsbwnzz44rjqRC0Dfsg8_qnx6Ox8nS21dI0WS1fGowh1GMfYdW8mkhhHzcKPGHR3_UgGry4LyT4aB8_AIR19LfWwK31lpBeV-JM9xD0nPtdESs0whlYcATA9-KVLWb4G8/s1600-h/CIMG3056%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="CIMG3056" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1m_5bsmzgpBk2LRm8OCflZ6scpWuufCAiCYGCGytkwv9NB0yavLGzV-q2-JLXnp5c4eSsRw9CA5_rDEyweNjIJdcUCFNc_kqZlOuNr3O8Y0BOP1C07feoZ9cUijOTy0FmF62nYmUQIEM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="CIMG3056" width="244" /></a></div>These curved tray type dishes have a free form slip trailed fish. This whimsical design would look great in a bathroom, bedroom or kitchen for placing bars of soap, sponges or for placing jewelry or keys. They can also merely be viewed as a decorative piece in the living room. The two above measure about 7 1/2” x 6.<br />
<div align="center"><a href="http://cnbpottery.com/kitchen%20and%20bath/kitchen%20and%20bath.html">To purchase Medium Curved Fish Tray click here</a> </div>The tray below is listed as a platter due to it’s size. <br />
It measures about 10.5" x 5.75. <br />
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Here are some new stoneware bottles made using satin glazes. The tall bottles I call "cylinder bottles" since they are tall and straight sided. They are versitile and can be fitted with a spout to be used as an oil bottle. (I include the spout upon request.) They can also be used as a vase and look great holding either a single flower or a few.<br />
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The bottle on the far right is an oil bottle that is made with several thrown parts. The cylinder bottles are hand built and made from several parts which are extruded, slabbed and thrown. After I complete each part they are carefully joined together to form the bottle that you see. <br />
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I also have a wide assortment of Sgraffito and Botanical Imprinted bottles available on the "Bottles" page of my website that can be fitted with a spout. Included is a swamp scene with egret and two abstract florals. See the link below.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cnbpottery.com/bottles/bottles.html">To Purchase Sgraffito & Botanical imprinted bottles click here.</a><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114217296799652793.post-57099459773802838032010-12-02T19:12:00.002-06:002011-01-07T06:42:01.831-06:00White Sgraffito Design on Dark Clay - Example of side view.<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8x3_PVZ2ooV1lxVBaDIf913RU4K6uS-5XBvpTrcULC-k-2bnvxSognrQriqCQLHdeLpBK4OkexVFlaiy6bA_9lli9vV3AqkuCtwFphwI3-_Lg3hSS2YMsSIHK8SpYQdPherN_2YmowHw/s1600/CIMG3069.JPG"></a></div><br />
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I started making sgraffito pottery using white over dark clay. I only show one frontal view on my website of each piece to save time and space but each piece really has a diminsion that can't be reveiled in one photo. Therefore I am showcasing one of my pots and giving two side views to give an idea of the artwork that can wrap around the side of the piece. I do offer to send more photos of any pottery to whoever is interested in purchasing a certain piece from my website. You only need to email a request with the item number.<br />
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After testing several glazes I came upon this one and I'm very pleased with the results. I have several new pieces listed on my website now. This glaze gives a nice toasty appearance across the whole piece and really brings out the darker clay with sort of a reddish tint. I also have listed some that have a clear glossy glaze and those are more of a pure white.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cnbpottery.com/open%20vessels/open%20vessels.html">To Purchase click here.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114217296799652793.post-12601808965307989932010-12-01T19:44:00.001-06:002010-12-01T19:46:02.189-06:00Two Pottery Angels Now Available<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZtz_4lV7S8FvsSf-yXJAu8mIaEslDa_q58NVqBn7wAtJK91pXsrBwD5fimiZf6GK3FIqF_a7e6F_oA2boWaKlNuWL-1yHQj9YBXgObtucE85JO2DgXkWIVaX-kHcxqmkshrSXA-ZgZs/s1600/CIMG3080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="182" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZtz_4lV7S8FvsSf-yXJAu8mIaEslDa_q58NVqBn7wAtJK91pXsrBwD5fimiZf6GK3FIqF_a7e6F_oA2boWaKlNuWL-1yHQj9YBXgObtucE85JO2DgXkWIVaX-kHcxqmkshrSXA-ZgZs/s400/CIMG3080.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>These are two pottery angels that I recently completed. One is a Powder Blue glaze with a patina and the other is made with a dark clay and glaze also with a patina. The process in which I make them is described on my website.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cnbpottery.com/angels/angels.html">To Purchase Angels Click Here.</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114217296799652793.post-76584195107975880252010-11-15T10:21:00.001-06:002011-01-07T06:39:28.871-06:00Drive Down Bayou Dularge<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4lhNi5VVBlZB1HlKBHLSqso-7oH63rLywh1gbLpSWH4zQ9PGJ2zQK6qyA7MtU6aL_mc-fHADQU8nDeqqxMbvBRs0o2otWW_kCFh1vdyikuxW9TL4J9tvBoKdGie6y4y76wP9PiqjoPy8/s1600/CIMG2585.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4lhNi5VVBlZB1HlKBHLSqso-7oH63rLywh1gbLpSWH4zQ9PGJ2zQK6qyA7MtU6aL_mc-fHADQU8nDeqqxMbvBRs0o2otWW_kCFh1vdyikuxW9TL4J9tvBoKdGie6y4y76wP9PiqjoPy8/s320/CIMG2585.JPG" /></a> </div><br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissxqO39v1p4yrwFVBLcBOzbErVuqGzg8IkQFET13Fgfg9yyPDlmRZSmJmL3sWVDiKO_3jD9ORIc_mjfJ2CgGG1m_Vkc5ws-Jclf8AHGnJa7MiIt42gL01MsdZiUt78phd6VDqiLGid2w/s1600/CIMG2593.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissxqO39v1p4yrwFVBLcBOzbErVuqGzg8IkQFET13Fgfg9yyPDlmRZSmJmL3sWVDiKO_3jD9ORIc_mjfJ2CgGG1m_Vkc5ws-Jclf8AHGnJa7MiIt42gL01MsdZiUt78phd6VDqiLGid2w/s320/CIMG2593.JPG" /></a> </div>During the time when the Gulf was closed due to the BP oil spill, I went for a ride down the bayou to get some photos of trawl boats for my artwork. Since the Gulf was shut down, these shrimpers decided to take that time to repair their nets. I had the opportunity to take some great photos that day. From those photos I was able to work up some drawings and have quite a few designs worked up. Here is my trial run of a couple of them. The top one shows what happens when you drop a tile before it's fired. Oops. It cracked but I decided to break it up more and fire it anyway. It just might be part of a mosaic some day.<br />
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I had a great time talking with some very nice and interesting people that day and also had the opportunity to watch them make stitches in their nets. That's something I hadn't seen since I was a small child watching my great grandmother make a net by hand. I remember her reluctance in allowing me to make a couple stitches in her precious net. She took great pride in what she was doing and was known for her work. This was a source of their income, so I imagine letting go of it was hard. She did show me but unfortunately this knowledge had been long forgotten. It was nice to see it done again and to reflect so far back into the past.<br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">SOLD Alligator Platter</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">These are probably the last of the sgraffito platters that I'll fire before Christmas and the holidays. One shrimp design and one alligator design. These are listed for purchase along with previus platters on my website. My platters have scenes made using my own drawings and photos. I always use a basic design for the outline of an element or two and then carve the rest free hand. It's a slow and laborious process but I love the results. </div>Go to: <a href="http://www.cnbpottery.com/">http://www.cnbpottery.com/</a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114217296799652793.post-15489011584011217362010-10-01T19:21:00.004-05:002011-01-07T06:41:05.275-06:00Two Sgraffito Pots - Bayou Scenes<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lyUTWpdNsHVPrrNnmd12h0aHV2dHcWEM-z4DLW44Fgw9TZGOK-SLuOqpYIZgWRK94ibc0tzKfeUGJvOAFg7OBvjJZmZ3-ZWWdfOmlYrBQjWWuCen20tzYyBKvC77dkot0SaSA1Km95s/s1600/CIMG2578.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lyUTWpdNsHVPrrNnmd12h0aHV2dHcWEM-z4DLW44Fgw9TZGOK-SLuOqpYIZgWRK94ibc0tzKfeUGJvOAFg7OBvjJZmZ3-ZWWdfOmlYrBQjWWuCen20tzYyBKvC77dkot0SaSA1Km95s/s320/CIMG2578.JPG" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.cnbpottery.com/open%20vessels/open%20vessels.html">To purchase this container click here.</a></div><br />
With these two pieces of pottery I made each using a similar design. One has white coating over dark clay and the other has a black coating over an ivory white clay. Both are glazed with a clear glaze. Although the design is similar they are all different in some way. I use a basic design but carve by hand as I go on most of it. <br />
<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114217296799652793.post-6337887022061858492010-10-01T19:16:00.000-05:002010-10-01T19:16:32.983-05:00A Pelican Design and an Iris Design on Sgraffito Pottery. White on Dark Clay<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3Ob7b3uU3tsoHlR5SumVRj8ODbqCy18kgMQJdrFFiUdkg9o7io9s6mbyFdAI5sji2ejiAvedccO46knhzcKh2hBRdi_1wwDPOs2aAP2v7V6Dx24XNVhUNz3o_HYixoSEalFdtHeT72U/s1600/CIMG2572.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3Ob7b3uU3tsoHlR5SumVRj8ODbqCy18kgMQJdrFFiUdkg9o7io9s6mbyFdAI5sji2ejiAvedccO46knhzcKh2hBRdi_1wwDPOs2aAP2v7V6Dx24XNVhUNz3o_HYixoSEalFdtHeT72U/s320/CIMG2572.JPG" /></a> </div><br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjai3tk5F2JtBHkBlrJHVZQRVugHrLQGbxRXnSuElvJMLtoai4aLCTzbK5hHwSxfFpWgm4YqfP1qNttBO0_NvHfs29GY11_1DwNy2noGGCVe1k6-_CTGLgDEJ0YP5woQnvxYgI2-gDOIqY/s1600/CIMG2574.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjai3tk5F2JtBHkBlrJHVZQRVugHrLQGbxRXnSuElvJMLtoai4aLCTzbK5hHwSxfFpWgm4YqfP1qNttBO0_NvHfs29GY11_1DwNy2noGGCVe1k6-_CTGLgDEJ0YP5woQnvxYgI2-gDOIqY/s320/CIMG2574.JPG" /></a> </div>This is sgraffito pottery that I made using a dark clay under a white clay coating with a clear glaze. The white clay coating is carved away to make this design. This one is of a pelican sitting on a post overlooking water. I show two views so that you can see the design used on the back and sides.<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDS0SR0BYRNQ0gCK9z5ln11UedpKEQwnlYxJJ_MdLP9r1vmDAdNptWsCwJz9umStjALRO-lZM9qyasmTwYWWX2LxAEpIEffxCxDgWvg3F5wLhDSCk-AMF-_9ZaY5r87qDgmDDK5VovXf8/s1600/CIMG2575.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDS0SR0BYRNQ0gCK9z5ln11UedpKEQwnlYxJJ_MdLP9r1vmDAdNptWsCwJz9umStjALRO-lZM9qyasmTwYWWX2LxAEpIEffxCxDgWvg3F5wLhDSCk-AMF-_9ZaY5r87qDgmDDK5VovXf8/s320/CIMG2575.JPG" /></a> </div><br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2k0UEOA4mLKTtbi_kU-sik9kwAaSUEwRCkowSjpFardnHH-Z4BQibxry1SJRuWikanEHVMNrbhm1wGZ11iqbM1BI_s38ZA91kPuSvp-k_89Y98ntP0k9dMHsxNSDvzVHqZ6lbRAd2lhs/s1600/CIMG2576.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2k0UEOA4mLKTtbi_kU-sik9kwAaSUEwRCkowSjpFardnHH-Z4BQibxry1SJRuWikanEHVMNrbhm1wGZ11iqbM1BI_s38ZA91kPuSvp-k_89Y98ntP0k9dMHsxNSDvzVHqZ6lbRAd2lhs/s320/CIMG2576.JPG" /></a> </div>Here is another sgraffito pottery pot of an Iris flower. This is a flower that grows wild here in Louisiana.<br />
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This is a deeper platter with four nice handmade feet. For additional views please send email request.</div><br />
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Textured platter with handles</div><br />
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Here is two colander/berry bowls. The last one is the largest.<br />
To purchase my work go to <a href="http://www.cnbpottery.com/">http://www.cnbpottery.com/</a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114217296799652793.post-74645502620538732402010-09-23T11:27:00.006-05:002011-01-12T07:46:55.348-06:00Stoneware Sgraffito Platters with Shrimp Design & Egret in Swamp Design<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NE6wRBuIfWkgh9KL-IiG01Fo-XmJzfzX3ZSGBQfv6lbn_vQ4YhAdBTdvsOWzwjxJCEXfd2kgVLqfmKJg6eDhWVuThw8h8huN8D67KRFeq4XUI7G_ME8VeNd5AP5_DaxdTzLULbV-eQk/s1600-h/CIMG2532%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="CIMG2532" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XzmZP-Swd24JjG6kl4W_lVsWJFRU32tNKhzWSuO3nI5vCD8kQhwZZqROHrPhqXXtWdYIEELQursE0OHUxqYg-RCOUKc5uGTa93ugn3X5Ak-CruEZ4LH5QZuwNud89eouSNg9eUP0PRw/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="CIMG2532" width="244" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"> SOLD Egret in Swamp Scene</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DcOchDL7Tgug9W5Fp88RzK1y3k0LsLg-ydiYRNhzAxTw3w9sVUHXadzHFN8Ja-j6hpjT95Q_GET0_5KDcSoJOrvs_KaYcRBPyCK54wg_7LXY8mZJxphHeZv0SdfA3Hsxe2XDRtI5MQo/s1600-h/CIMG2533%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="CIMG2533" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhED1sC4fuov3wxftVxg58m5sA1imEfllwuIszJ7JWRIlMQC5FzAea_edQS3eQmcBti1mwqm85OF_xLaJ-3enOYm5hGw64AzGczsPOIIyNyo2T-I7MaiXQer2HOabl5YR2tSBcO_VfQhA8/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="CIMG2533" width="244" /></a> <br />
Here are some new Sgraffito platters. I only have two left to fire and that will probably be it for the platters till the end of the year. One is my Alligator Design and the other will be another Shrimp Design. Soon I will be firing some work that I’ve made with white on dark clay background.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114217296799652793.post-77620356128151952212010-09-22T13:02:00.007-05:002011-01-07T07:01:36.281-06:00Stoneware Platters Available with Egret and Pelican Designs<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxFqNHEUfOCSlHF9E-fEw46X7rHMZQ361d3CBdMcBr0fI9q9MMqoCEhADbC-3UV4P-bxmYgA3Mn6_qwYihmZfV1J-RqCjtNtOB-RYEpBye8Wm7TehYdw5FnTZ4FvyHbsbI2nbBYmWK6c/s1600/CIMG2527.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxFqNHEUfOCSlHF9E-fEw46X7rHMZQ361d3CBdMcBr0fI9q9MMqoCEhADbC-3UV4P-bxmYgA3Mn6_qwYihmZfV1J-RqCjtNtOB-RYEpBye8Wm7TehYdw5FnTZ4FvyHbsbI2nbBYmWK6c/s320/CIMG2527.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cnbpottery.com/Platters%20and%20Trays/Platters%20and%20Trays.html">To purchase click here. </a></div><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">SOLD Egret in Swamp Scene </span></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"></div>Here are three 12" Sgraffito stoneware platters that I just finished. This is my favorite kind of work and I get such a satisfaction when I am finally able to pull them out of the kiln completed. I've already added these to my website so refer to it for purchases and to see more pottery and paintings available.<br />
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This is another item done in a recent firing. It's a stoneware pottery jar with a wood fired look. It has an impression done with a hand made rose stamp. Available for sale on the "Pots with Lids" page on <a href="http://www.cnbpottery.com/">http://www.cnbpottery.com/</a>. Go to my "Online Gallery" page to see everything listed for purchase.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114217296799652793.post-59311647420666601832010-09-13T17:07:00.000-05:002010-09-13T17:07:57.391-05:00My latest work<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSq0rCb0CXV9zFHWbhwUNwwU3u4hc5rwxy9DYQqqlc1005wM7TsAq9R3hDpsXfcrEYH-h5AXtl_ipUIsGtSvOLsjgW9rzz6Zf5etE9_Vu2-rzyjHSI3dV-wx_hzzmbMQDEvkl_yTEr0U/s1600/CIMG2286-2a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSq0rCb0CXV9zFHWbhwUNwwU3u4hc5rwxy9DYQqqlc1005wM7TsAq9R3hDpsXfcrEYH-h5AXtl_ipUIsGtSvOLsjgW9rzz6Zf5etE9_Vu2-rzyjHSI3dV-wx_hzzmbMQDEvkl_yTEr0U/s320/CIMG2286-2a.JPG" /></a></div>I'm taking this time to post an example of my latest work in stoneware clay. This is a wheel thrown and altered piece. It is made using speckled clay which is a clay that I love to use. I've impressed a small design on the lower right side. I have three similar to this that are added to my web site for sale.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114217296799652793.post-12185212180094287872010-09-11T08:59:00.003-05:002010-09-13T16:58:27.951-05:00My Pottery Website is Up and RunningI'm finally finished my pottery website so take it for a test run. Now I will be able to concentrate on pottery making and painting. I will soon be glazing my latest platters which are sgraffito designs of local pelicans, egrets and alligators in swamp scenes. I also have a cool image of a Gulf Shrimp done before he hit the pot. I also have a couple platters that will be glazed with multicolored glazes.<br />
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I plan on having at least a couple angels available for Christmas so I will be getting started on those soon too. I'm hoping to have those ready sometime in October.<br />
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As I take everything out of the kiln, images will be posted on my blog, so subscribe to it if you would like to get email updates on kiln openings. You can then refer back to my website for purchases at <a href="http://www.cnbpottery.com/">http://www.cnbpottery.com/</a>. You also have option to subscribe to RSS feed. Personally I find the email updates are more convienent but it's your choice.<br />
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Hope you enjoy my new website and my up and coming art works.<br />
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Crystal Nolfo~Brown<br />
<a href="http://www.cnbpottery.com/">http://www.cnbpottery.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114217296799652793.post-83538482442444863002010-09-02T06:18:00.000-05:002010-09-02T06:18:40.304-05:00Updating Pottery WebsiteI've been working on my pottery website for quite a while. Hopefully it will be ready to publish soon so I can get back to working with clay. Maybe make a painting or two. That would be nice. Till then my old web page is still running. I haven't updated it since it was written with Front Page which is no longer available. I have a new program and I'm writing a site that my customers will be able to purchase directly from it, or contact me for orders.<br />
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Crystal Nolfo~Brown<br />
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