creative jewish mom

Ceramic Flowers In Relief Wall Plaque

 
As I mentioned yesterday, I spent a good nine months going to a ceramics studio weekly with my son, and there are so many projects now in our home that i just have not had the time to share them all with you! And honestly quite a few are packed up in a box, so they won't be seen by the world just yet.......This dimensional floral ceramic plaque however sits on the modern sideboard next to my dining room table, and while no one has actually asked about it, I really do enjoy looking at it.

While I don't really have time to delve into ceramics further, and painting (and designing are calling my name), making a series of plaques to go with this one would be something I would consider doing......

Whimsical Ceramic Vase With Face

We are in the middle of celebrating Passover, and I am taking a break from the computer, but have a few projects that I finally got around to photographing, though quickly.

A spent about 9 months or so going to a ceramics studio with my son every week, which was so wonderful, and now we have ceramic creations everywhere......I really do need a huge studio of some sort with a huge specimen cabinet to display them all! Though possibly not this vase, which I'm quite happy with, as it adds a whimsical touch to my house, and is currently even on the side board in my dining room, filled with kalanchoe plants, about to rebloom.

Ceramic Kid's Craft: A Red Poppy Ring Dish

Spring is here, and the fields of Israel are covered with wild flowers, a truly lovely sight, In Northern Israel, the red poppies are an indigenous species that we look forward to seeing every year, and this year we were inspired by our love of this special flower to recreate it in the ceramics studio. With my guidance (I have to admit) my son made this sweet red poppy ring dish, that I think we will use on our passover table this year to hold salt.I only wish we had made a bunch of them so that the table would look like a field of wild flowers! Ah, yes, that is what I'll start to work on for next year, as I just love this one and was thinking I would make some more delicate ones.

A floral ring dish or even votive candle dish is a great project for those just beginning to explore the realm of ceramics (or truthfully paper mache as well), or air drying clay, as it involves just a few simple steps, ready?

Clay Dreidels Hanukkah Craft

These clay dreidel ornaments are a fun Hanukkah craft for all ages, and with Hanukkah just a week away, there is still time for all kinds of crafting, and of course making things from air drying clay could be great right about now. Or use this as inspiration to make some Hanukkah ornaments from baker's clay, almost forgot about that one! I made these with some left over clay that I had rolled out and used to make some other projects, and I just love their rustic simplicity! Not sure just yet how or where I'll display them but I'm thinking they might be perfect together with the clay bunting banner I made quite a few years ago as wel!

I'll admit, one of my favorite things about these clay dreidels is the imprinted pattern in the middle of each dreidel, keep reading to find out how I did that!

DIY Ceramic Hanging Planter With A Herringbone Pattern

This herringbone pattern hanging planter is one of the things that i've made and just haven't had the time to share it with you......until today. I made this a good six months ago, but didn't actually hang it until a about a month ago, and I have to say, I'm actually really pleased wtih the results and how nicely it fits with the modern Moroccan scheme I've got going in the living room. My ceramics teacher wanted me to go bold and bright, but while I would have loved the outcome possibly, it never would have worked in my gold, black, and white (plus creme as well) scheme. Actually it is a gold, black and white and green scheme on account of the mini jungle of houseplants, this ittle guy included. I

I actually made a series of three of these hanging planters, each with a different herringbone pattern application and of different heights. Maybe someday they'll all hang together as I had planned, but in the meantime, we are enjoying this one being used as intended, and the other two are sitting in the middle of my round coffee table. Wondering how I made it? Read on.......

Ceramic Tiny Planter From Leftovers!

isn't this little ceramic planter just the cutest? And the perfect size to hold this bird's nest sanseviera baby and a few of the tiniest little succulent offspring as well! This project ia what results when you have some left over rolled out clay and a bit of time left at your weekly ceramics studio, and I have to say I think I'll have to make a bunch of these to give as gifts, right? So now you know, creativing with clay can be planned or very impromptu or both!

Ceramic Textured Nesting Plates That Kids Can Make!

Aren't these ceramic textured nesting plates just gorgeous! My twelve year old son made these at our weekly ceramics studio class, and I just love them. And the colors really make me happy, so I can't wait to use them. Though not all of them actually as my not so little anymore sweetie made one of the sets to give to his teacher as and end of the year thank you gift, pretty nice right? Ah yes, so this craft also falls under the category of teacher appreciation gift, got that? It is true, one does need to make plates that look this good in a ceramics studio with a kiln, but maybe this is the incentive you need?

Ceramic Fish Plates: A Perfect Sushi Set And Great For Rosh HaShana Too!

A ceramic fish plate and some little ceramic fish that could be used as chop stick rests are really truly adorable, and so festive, don't you think? My twelve year old son made this set, which was originally supposed to be a mobile of sorts, but I love them too much as if to think about stringing them together somehow! And with Rosh HaShana a little more than two months aways, thinking about crafts for the Jewish new year is a great thing to do right about now! And whether or not you have access to a ceramics studio and a kiln, you can still make something similar, so lets get started.

Ceramic Mid-Century Style Wall Clock Craft For Kids!

If you are following along on our creative adventures then you already know that my 12 year old son and I go to a ceramics studio once a week, together, for some quality mother and son time, and because of all the creative activities I could do with him, the one thing he really likes is something we can't really do at home: kiln baked ceramics! I'm not complaining though, and I am really treasuring this time that we have together, and I know we are building memories as well. You know, like really tangible ones that he'll even be able to hang on the wall in his own home one day!

This mid-century style ceramic clock that my son made is his second clock, as we just love making clocks. There are so many possibilities, and I love the fact that you hang them on the wall as opposed to needing shelf space for them somewhere. And in house like ours that has only a kitchen clock at the moment, well, clocks are actually a really fun and practical thing to make! And the good news is that for those who don't have access to a ceramics studio, there are so many other ways to make clocks! So keep reading for a few suggestions......

Ceramic Plates And Trays Made By Kids

Yesterday at the student's show at the ceramics studio that my 12 year old son and I visit every week (for some quality creative time together) we were very inspired by a show of all the student's work. I only had time to capture a small portion of the wonderful creativity to share with you here, though I'm hoping that just a few posts will be enough to get those of you for whom this might be relevant to the ceramic studio, (with your kids, or without) as working with clay is a wonderful way to enliven creativity, build skills and confidence too!

And of course, while kiln fired ceramics like these truly produce the best results, don't let lack of access to that level of ceramics hold you back. Many wonderful projects can be made with air drying clay or even clay that can be fired in your oven! Not to mention polymer clay crafts of course, which is great for small projects, and of course simple modeling clay crafts are fun too!