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What to make for my niece?

Hi again!

My niece is being Christened soon, and I will be one of her godmothers. Thus, I would like to give her a very special gift, but am at a bit of a quandry as to what to make.

I thought an angel that could hang on the wall over her bed (or at least in her room) would be nice. I have some lovely glazes I could use too.

But here's the thing.... I am very into making things that are useful. Mom suggested I make an angel holding a cross, but then I think - ok - when she is grown up, she can hang her necklaces on the cross, maybe!

Then I thought maybe if I made a hole - it could have a cross in it, and I could make another "part" which was a tea-candle-holder. Or maybe the angel watching over such a little dear should be holding something less "hard" than a cross???

Also, I have one idea for having her kind of coming out of the wall - and one that she is more hanging just next to the wall full figure.

I would really appreciate some creative input here, people! Work has to be finished in less than a month!

Hugs all round! You guys are the greatest!

Marianne

Reply to
Bubbles
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How about an angel holding some Resurrection Lilies? Not so heavy, still meaningful.

Reply to
Ron

Except that I would have to "make" the lillies, and I am not that good! :-D

Thanks for thinking it over, though!

Marianne

Reply to
Bubbles

Angel a nice idea, why not throw some childrens bowls and plates too, so you can give useful and just nice.

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Xtra News

Interesting that you would consider angels but not plants... I'm just the opposite! I've always figured that my not-quite-right leaves and flowers won't be anywhere near as objectionable as deformed faces and body parts. (Well, except for trolls and the like... I'm OK at those.) I generally go with the idea that my effort at depicting a plant will still look like *some* kind of plant... I just don't divulge what it was *supposed* to be!

Works for me...

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Bob Masta

Angels can be stylised so that they do not have real features. Someone I know made some lovely ones. Slabs formed into a tall cone, round thing on top with halo around for head. Coil arms coming around to hold a candle or the like, big wings. All done in porcelain with clear glaze and then gold on wings and halo. Really lovely and the simplicity creates elegance.

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Xtra News

reminds me of an old painter friend who recomended i start painting WITHOUT wearing my glasses.

~ impressions. that's the spirit.

see ya

steve

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slgraber

Welll - I don't throw well enough for them to be really nice, and, besides, she is too little to be eating from them yet. I thought I would make that either for Christmas or for her first birthday. I will be getting her a necklace as well - hopefully an enameled heart with "Our Father" on the back of it in teeny weeny writing - just like I had. Or maybe, if they aren't to be bought these days, I could find mine - I am sure it is around here somewhere.

Marianne

Reply to
Bubbles

Strangely enough, I have been pretty lucky with my faces, really. Not perfect, by all means, but even my first attempt (which I think is my best) turned out very well. It is a child's bust, which I moddled on pictures of cute kids I found on the internet. My angel is all from my own head, made for my mother's cousin. I think it turned out so nice, because I was thinking of her all the time I was making it - it is "beautiful" (in my eyes) - just like her soul.

The two garden gnomes I made, the faces were moddled on pics of old men and santas I found on the internet. I am not good with hands, though, and I could do better with mouths. Thus, I hope that my teacher does a nice, long lesson with me, showing me better how to model faces and the proportions needed this Friday.

ahhh - if you want to see the mentioned figures:

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uploading the pics now - sorry that they are too big, but I don't have time for finesses, as I have my "niece" visiting. Marianne

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Bubbles

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