Painting Pottery

Another activity that we did in Wichita was pottery painting. I stumbled upon a website for Stoneware Studio and decided to give it a shot. Luckily we were the only people in the place and the owner could give us LOTS of direction.

I decided to let Devin paint a coffee mug for me. (Since everyone knows I LOVE my coffee and I could use it EVERY day.) I let him pick out the colors and he chose colors in the NEON variety-blue, green, and orange. He painted mainly with a sponge. The mug is half blue, half green, and has a few brush strokes of orange on it. HA HA! It may be considered the UGLIEST mug anyone has ever seen, but I think it's absolutely BEAUTIFUL! I attempted to write the boys names and the date on the mug in puff paint- but Devin decided to add a few more brush strokes of orange on the side. When he laid it down it smeared and smashed the letters, only adding to the LOADS of character this mug has!

It takes a week to glaze and fire it so my dad, who lives near Wichita, is going to pick it up for me. (Thanks Dad! I wish I could see your face when you see this lovely work of art!)

Most people know I don't have a creative bone in my body and can only accomplish things that have a detailed list of instructions so it was lots of fun to help Devin create this masterpiece. I will be posting pictures of the finished product when I get it.