I need air, but , the special one please

I have not even started thinking about my new year resolutions…

All I know is that I do wishes in my heart for some peace.

Peace in my heart, peace at my home, peace to my family and for our

Country’s future peace at the middle-east.

And, as for myself… I have many things to think of – the past few months were crazy

With all kinds of changes. Very major changes in my life and I have to get into some conclusions.

This just got out of the kiln, and fits well the current condition, that I am just waiting for some air.

Just want to rest from time to time, to stay relax without all these worries…. Oh well, I don’t want it to be a gloomy blog today, I want to say that among all that is happening, the love around me does gives me a great comfort.

Stay safe!!

Much love

X

Ooty

Hot out of the kiln

This one is still hot from the kiln. I saw this picture at one of my google searches and I imidiatly fell in love with it. I found the artist Kate Doodles blog and this picture was great muse! Just about 20 minutes after seeing it I was at my studio playing with mud making this sweet deer cupcake.










I really enjoyed making it and I thank Kate Doodles for the inspiration.
Hope you like it too.

Much love
x

Ooty

Hanukah is over....

Hanukah is over :( I love this holiday why can’t it be more than 8 days?? Besides all the over over (over) calories amount from jelly doughnuts eating, I’m sure all we’ll approve of that (lol).

Anyway, back to life. I am waiting now for my kiln to cool enough so I will be able to take a peek, it is only bisque fire (first ceramic fire) but I have some finished work there too. And, as always I am having hard time staying patience…

And, since I have to keep my hands busy ( you know, just to keep the demons away) these are what I do when I don’t want clay dirt on my hands =) plus my little one adore these pictures and asked for me to make for her room (I haven’t decided on the colors yet, but I’m so happy she likes what’s her mommy’s doing).

Much Love

x

Ooty

Merry Christmas

Happy holidays to you all. It has been a great ‘Hanukah ‘ so far. Everything is going great. The winter is finally here, so it’s cold and very inspiring to me!!!






Lucky origami star are my new latest therapy (lol)

Enjoy the Holidays

Much love

x

Ooty

Hannuka is Here!!!!!

Weekend was nice and quiet as I wanted for some time. Sometimes doing nothing is the best thing to do =)

The only thing we did do is to get my girl little a mouse… I don’t believe we actually did it, but she wanted it for the longest time, and begged for it for about every other second… so we gave up at last and got her new little white mouse (so now the counting at the house is 3 humans and 5 animals). She called the mouse “Cheese”, and as long as she’s happy I’m happy too.

Hanukkah is here!!! Finally!!! Every candle day is a party day – I love it!

This is going to be a great festive week!!!

This is something my friend ask me to make her. She wanted harmony and love eastern symbols, and also chose the colors.

Happy Holidays!!!!

Much Love

x

Ooty

Forum Meeting =)

Yesterday I had a great time!! We had the arts and crafts forum meeting. I have been the forum manager since 2003, and I have to admit that this gets more fun at every time!! I love to hear other ladies stories about how they found arts and crafts as a major love in their lives. And, the stories about the events or things that were leading towards the wonderful creations. So you must understand what a great time we all had there.

Usually we all make something at these meetings, sometimes for charity, sometime learning a new technique, and, what's most fun is that we trade hand made gifts there - I don't have pics of what I gave out - I didn't get the time for it, but I took pics of what I got =) in the spirit of the Hanukkah that is coming.

By and from Yael Yaniv

By and from Idit Biton

By and from Sima

Great isn't it?
Much love
x
Ooty

waiting for the weekend!

I am feeling not so good lately, I don’t know what it is, but it is like my power is on low… hopefully this coming weekend I will have some time for myself and will get back my strength. Good thing though, that I am getting myself busy with card making and some drawings. Things that I normally don’t do – and what can I say.. I like it!!!!

Hoping for better feeling and great weekend

Much love

x

Ooty

It's studio time

I was planning to have my studio time today – warned everybody around that I am not coming out of there until I am done with my plans….BUT, as soon as I entered the studio I’ve noticed that I ran out of white clay lol.

Oh well, instead of working, I went shopping for some art supply which is always great fun!!! I love the smell of the clay shop, every time I get there I act like a little girl in a candy shop – - - I want it ALL (lol)

Off to work now =)

Much love

x

Ooty

Apples =)

Today is going to be a great day. I am having finally my studio time!!! The plan is to make Apples of course.
Most of my apples today will be made of ceramics, but I also promised my little one an apple crumble so I guess I will be spending some time in the kitchen (Yummi!!!)
So here by is my apple favs at Etsy – I just hope they will be still listed for me to buy them all ( I love feeding my obsessions lol).

Etsy Buy Handmade ooty

Much love
x
Ooty

New week =)

New week has arrived. I hope for this one will be much better. Hopefully I will be able to have some studio time as I am planning to. Wish me luck on this time =)


Making these sheep has been my late night therapy. I just love making it, keeps my thoughts clear and take the demons far away….
This is made out of White ceramic with purple angob flower in her head.
Hope you like it too.
x
Ooty

Calabash

Weekend is finally here!!!
Not that I am actually gonna get the chance to have some rest, but I know I will have a great quality time with my friend, and I know I will see people that I love which will comfort me.
Today I am going for a ‘Girls day at the CLAY Spa’ which should be great break from life for couple of hours of relaxation.

I am feeling much better but have not got the chance yet to get into the studio today…hopefully I will do so tomorrow because I do want to get some things done before the holidays are here.




This is ‘Calabash’ pumpkin look alike sculpture that I made for my friend. In the Feng Shui it is known (because of its shape) for its healing qualities and getting bad energies away from us into it.
Have a great weekend
Much love
x

I think winter is on it's way..

These changes in weather has finally gotten me, and I am not at my best at home. I hate being this useless, being unable to move around and do things.

But, this time, I have decided to take it easy and give myself all the time my body needs. So, I took some papers and scissors and tried to keep myself from not going carzy..












Much love
x

Bird

I took a break from my day job, I really had enough of it. I hope that I am back to my art way of life. Being out of it was very hard for me. Too much reality is not healthy I guess for anyone, collapsed economy, major terror attacks, working 24/7…..brrrrrrrrr.....I think it is back to studio time!!!!! Wish me luck on this time:)

This is something that I am not used to making – but I really needed an emotional break and I made this one, I don't have a good picture of it, still I hope you'll enjoy it
Much love
x

Something for Christmas

Since I have moved back to Israel , and even though I am not Christian, I do miss Christmas. This beautiful holiday, and how everything around looks so fancy and the feeling of the holiday atmosphere and spirit in it… so I have decided to make something small to my friends that do celebrate this wonderful holiday.

Golden apples Christmas ornaments. Made with love with white clay, clear glaze and of course 12k gold laster to add some richness to it.

Hope they’ll love it!!

xxx

Gold Again

Usually I will not add 12k gold to terracotta clay, but since I got little obsessed with this material I have decided to give it a try. I am pleased with the result of this one Apple, hope you’d like it too.

xxx

Ooty

Golden Apples

I love making these little fruity creatures.

White Clay with 12k golden hand painted decorations.

xxx

Fish

Beside my old and loved apples obsession, I have find myself keeping busy with fish sculpting and looking for different symbolic terms of it.
From what I have seen, most of the symbolic meanings are related to its natural being in the water, and yes water holds many mystery in, what’s makes it even more challenging to me. Making fish with rusty earthy material such as “mud” :)

Some of the symbolic meanings of Fish are (and for the most at the eastern parts of the world): fertility (which I like!),eternity(I don’t know about that – they don’t live that long, but they are here for a very loooooooooooooooooooong time…:-P), creativity (Yay!!!), femininity (!),good luck (is always welcome),happiness (same here), knowledge and transformation (I’d like to try that!)
Well, anyway with all these symbols in my head this what came out of my hands

xxx

Pile

Pile of life
Trying to keep it all set

The combination of rough terracotta clay with the gentle bronze glaze takes my breath away at any time. I don’t know what it is about golden fish that keeps me optimistic, but I do know I enjoy making them with mud between my hands J.
This was made only with one fire, therefore the glaze is not that shiny.




xxx

Ooty