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 Studio Notes

Wednesday mornings I write about what's happening in the studio—whether I'm at the drawing table or the pottery wheel.

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Underglaze vs. Watercolor
Underglaze vs. Watercolor
Ceramic Paintings
Ceramic Paintings
What I Did Last Year
What I Did Last Year
 
 

Hi, I'm Jennifer

I make illustrations and ceramics from my studio in Baltimore. I've spent twenty years drawing for children's books, and four years learning to paint on clay.

I love working with my hands—whether it's watercolor on paper or underglaze on a bowl. Every ceramic piece is one-of-a-kind, and my illustration work is available for commissions and licensing.

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Underglaze is strange. It's like watercolor but also not at all. They share the same binder, but bisqueware absorbs water instantly. Clay particles gum up your brushes quickly. Colors change dramatically during firing. Each pigment reacts differently
I love how they look before they're fired. #ceramicart #ceramicdesign #ceramicdecor
I got into ceramics to draw on three-dimensional forms, vases and bowls and such. Which makes it strange that I'm most drawn to this series of framed ceramic paintings. I create three-dimensional canvases just to paint on them in two dimensions anywa
Got into the Potters Guild. Tabled at my first market. Started blogging regularly. Learned enough Spanish to stumble my way around Buenos Aires and Montevideo. Somehow kept drawing and making all year, even if it was just client work during the mont