Dish Dine Paint Wine! Brushstrokes Studio, Thursday, January 26th

The final product is beautiful and useful.

Storage containers with silicone lids are perfect for leftovers and just in time for a January pick-me-up. I will teach this fun class at Brushstrokes Studio in Berkeley on Thursday, January 26, 6pm – 9pm. After a full holiday season, relax with your friends and make something fun for yourself. I will walk you step by step through the fun process of creating a easy orange slice design for your canister. We will have a potluck starting at 6PM and everyone can relax and have some time to hear the about the steps involved with this design. Feel free to bring munchies and beverages to share.

Call Brushstrokes Studio at 510-528-1360 to reserve a space now.

brushstrokestudio.com

Brushstrokes Studio

745 Page Street

Berkeley CA. 94710

The Cost of the class will be $40.00 and this includes the price of all materials, glazing and firing. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at  cecibowman@gmail.com

 

Bubble Texture and Sponge Fun Video!

In this video, I demonstrate how to use a mixture of glaze and dish soap to create a wonderful bubble  texture on bisque.  I use this bubble texture in combination with sponges to create a series of plates called ” A River Runs Through It”. I will post the finished products as soon as they get out of the kiln. I did this project at Brushstrokes Studio in Berkeley.

 

A little Bubble Art

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Dish, Dine, Paint & Wine

I’ll be leading a class in painting platters using a similar sponge technique on November 17, at Brushstrokes Studio! We will have sponge images for you to use, or you can also bring in your own ideas to create a festive platter for your holiday table!

Call Brushstrokes at  510-528-1360 to reserve a space!

When:Thursday, November 17, 6pm – 9pm

Where: Brushstrokes! (map)

Come dish with your friends, paint pottery and bring your favorite wine and some snacks to dine on. We’ll show you how to do it, step by step, so you can relax, have fun amd make a fabulous unique platter.

Getting Ready for The December Sale!

I’ve recently been working on a series of collections inspired by the rituals of coffee. I love the shape of the Chemex drip coffee carafe that my mom used to when I was growing up.. It is so simple and beautiful. Recently I bought myself one and I really can’t stop looking at it! I wish every part of my morning routine could be this pretty.

Inspired by the Chemex and pretty jars of spices and beans I created these trivets.

I designed the surface of the  trivets by cutting out blue contact paper and painting under glaze. The contact paper gives nice sharp edges to the drawing  and then I used a brown ceramic pencil to sketch lines and textures.

Painting on Ceramics and Paper with Expandable Sponges

This Saturday!

El Cerrito Community Center Do It Yourself Arts Fair

(http://www.el-cerrito.org/gov/artsdayworkshops.html)

Printing On Textiles and Paper Goods

Printing on Textiles and Paper Goods
Workshop: 4:15pm to 5:30pm

All ages welcome. Each child under age 8 must be accompanied by an adult.
Limit 30 participants.
This design workshop will introduce participants to a simple technique for printing on fabric and paper goods. With a focus on designing a set of four napkins and matching place cards we will cut simple images out of flat sponges and use them to design colorful patterns and simple designs that will create a festive theme for your holiday table top. With the guidance of surface designer Ceci Bowman, students will have fun designing their own motif and using it to develop a unique collection

I will be teaching one of my favorite new printing  techniques using expandable sponges to create simple motifs on textiles and paper.

The sponge can be drawn on with a pencil and I can map out my ideas and plan my design. http://www.dickblick.com/products/miracle-sponges/

First I made a template of a recipe card in my on my computer and then printed it out on stiff water-color paper. Perhaps just printing it out on heavy card stock at the copy store would be fine. My printer did not love the thick paper, so I will need to come up with another way. In the class we will be making small cards that can used as place cards or gift tags! I will come with paper templates ready to use.

 The fun part was using the sponges to add a a little design at the bottom! I used Dr. Ph. Martins water-color ink to get really vibrant colors. I used a tiny nib Faber-Castell water proof pen to add the details.

Fun paper products and so easy to make!

The best thing about using sponges, is they make a simple elegant, graphic image that is easy to work with and manipulate in different mediums. I love the texture that it adds!

Follow Up, Platter Design Class at Brushstrokes Studio

Design A Holiday Platter with Surface Designer Ceci Bowman

Thursday, November 17^th from 6-9pm

Brushstrokes Studio

745 Page Street
Berkeley, CA 94710-1339
(510) 528-1360

Brushstrokes Studio

Complete your holiday collection with a festive ceramic platter.  Using a simple sponge technique, create a beautiful, unique platter.

Come dish with your friends, paint pottery and bring your favorite wine and some snacks to dine on.

Ceci Bowman will show you how to do it, step by step, so you can relax, have fun amd make some functional art stress free! Potluck and BYOB starts at 6pm, instruction starts at 6:30 pm sharp.

$40.00 includes instruction and price of materials.

Call Brushstrokes Studio for more information! 510-528-1360

I’m still experimenting with ideas. But I did make this set of salad plates yesterday using this technique and adding simple black brushstrokes to the final design. So Fun!

I have an idea for a skirt and a lamp that match!

Patterns on everything!!

Funky Patterns on a doll

This is just like playing with paper dolls when I was little  except that I create the patterns in illustrator and I  apply them to line drawings of clothes for my doll.

You can play with solids and patterns. 

Make your bed to match your skirt!