Finger Puppets! Too Cute!

I found these adorable finger puppets on Etsy, made by Jordan.

Scottish Animals

Arctic Animals

More Snowy Goodness!

I was looking for some ideas for ceramic snowflakes.  Here is what I found :)  I love the idea of using a doily for the texture/pattern!

By OneClayBead on Etsy

Let it snow...

Time for some snowy themed clay ideas..

By Caryn Burwood on Etsy

By MudKatsPottery on Etsy

By Kate Bertin on Etsy

By Greg Laplaca on Etsy

I love this idea!!!!

I found this on instructables.com.  The link is below if you want to check out the instructions for this project, or browse other instructables.  There are a lot of great art ideas to be found!

                             http://www.instructables.com/id/Pocket-sized-Watercolor-Altoids-Tin/

Its Turkey Time!

On my search for some fall pottery ideas, I found some really cute turkeys made from clay.  I also found a cool website for art lesson plans for children too!  Scroll on down and see...

These are made from polymer clay but I thought it they were a real hoot LOL.  On Etsy by Krisi

This turkey  made from a pinch pot was found on the website I just mentioned.  It's www.deepspacesparkle.com

Look at this lovely pair of wheel thrown turkeys!

They were found on Etsy, made by Suzannes Pottery Farm

Tiny turkey leg tiles!  How cute :)  On Etsy, by Popogirl

Not really a turkey, but fowl non the less!  On Etsy, by Adorome

A bit about Bernini

The other night at pottery me and a few friends were discussing one of my favorite sculptures, Bernini's Ecstasy of St. Teresa.  When I went to Rome this was one of the things on the top of my list of must-see works of art, and it did not disappoint!  It is located in a smaller church, less crowded with tourist than most of the other usual Roman sites, which made for an awesome experience.  In looking up information on the internet about this sculpture I found a really cool site if you are interested in learning more about famous works of art and art history.  There was a ton of information about Bernini and his sculptures, photos, and videos too.  Check, check, check it out!

http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/bernini-ecstasy-of-st.-theresa