Our secret lake

A-ha!!! A wonderful lake we have: it is just in the right size for a boats contest, and it disappears in a few days after...

At first there was a shock. Couldn't be! After that a huge sadness in the air, like a blanket that covers the country. Mount Carmel was burnt. People lost their lives, others their homes.. Animmals lost their lives, their homes... and it was begun because of a few boys who didn't think. Now it was rainning, and the puddle near my house is growing, and I can't not to think why now and not a few days earlier.

Flea Market 01/12

A great sunny day with a lovely lunch at "Puaa" and some finds at the flea market...

The autumn is here

"what's new and tasty in this aquarium-like dish?

....mmmmmm, not a fish." (Adini, one of my three cats)

The autumn is here! It is still warm in Israel, but a bit less. The grocery stores full with different kinds of apples. The wind blows at the evening and we change our blankets to warmer ones... I like this weather so much, it causes unexplained desire to hug... Isn't it?

Italy

I'm back from a few days in Italy... Everywhere I look I find lovely details and views - wonderful food : for body and eyes! What a wonderful place! I love Italy and I love the Italians! I visited a fair:"Bergamo Creativa" and bought a lot of fabrics and other "good stuff". Hope you will see it (after I use it ..) very soon!

My Favorite Combination

My son keeps asking me what is my favorite color. I always answer that I love them all, but this answer isn't good enough for him. So I keep searching the answer... I love the combination of different hues of red and grey:

After Shock

Yee-Ha! The holidays are over! I 'm a free mother again! for some of the mornings, at least. To celebrate the event I bought some beautiful old tools and threads and I have made some Kenzashi brooches with 3 dimensional embroidery. I'm going to open a shop soon! not for ceramics, but for Kenzashi and soft sculpture. Please stay with me, and I will let you know when it opens!

Shabi Chic

I made a Shabi Chic blanket, sorry!, pillow case!

Modeled by my elder son,: the vampire!

After New Year Fair

That's it! I am after the New Year fair, and I am human again! Now people that talk to me actually get an answer....

This is one of the designs I made for the fair: Matrioshka plate for apples and honey, that can be use for dips and cakes.

Flea Market 15/07

Lovely new finds from the flea market! How I love old lace and old porcelain!

My favorites are floral and clear modern designs. I know, It seems the opposite: cluttered and clean patterns, but this is my taste, I do love to combine them both.

Matilda

Here she is-The hoope in jeans:

A Peep To The Beaks

My birds are in progress. I can't wait to see them finished. I have tried a few techniques for the wings, beaks, legs and eyes. It was an interesting research, and I enjoy every minute of it! The next picture will be, probably, of the complete hoopoe...

Pink Kenzashi

Just finished a new pink embroidered Kenzashi. I think it will look gorgeous on a grey scarf... or on a grey shirt:

Flea market

I went with My friend Dana to the flea market. It was a sunny day, we had a coffee at a nice coffee shop in the market, bought a few unnecessary must have old things, had a great lunch, and even got to Neve Tsedek too.

Such a pleasure!

Earth and sea

A new embroidered kenzashi brooch is in bloom! I love the combination of the natural colors of the brown and aqua . Looking at the brooch, the embroidery reminds me sea creature. I think I will make some .....

Rose cushion

Yesterday I took part in a lovely workshop:

I learned how to make this blooming rose cushion

(Not a very good picture) But the workshop was a great fun, planned very well and very well guided. For details about the workshop: http://www.tapuz.co.il/blog/userblog.asp?foldername=makemyday

Hoopoes

We clean our backyard, and suddenly 3 hoopoes came to visit.... I am going to make some fabric birds:

More Botanical Stuff

My Artichoke and Aloe plant - a container and a vase that "grew" in my new garden:

Pineapple and Friends

Three vases from the botanical line. It is a combination of wheel work and handbuild. I believe that plants have many functions to preserve the race that are very similar to parenthood. I love to look at seeds, fruits and leafs very closely. Sometimes they look very protective

Polka Dots and crackles

I used this pattern on a few bowls. It is made by drops of slips in different colors and clear crackles glaze. The crackles are darkened with Indian Ink. I love it since it looks very gentle and happy.

Have a gentle and a happy day!

Pineapple

This vase reminds me a pineapple. It is one of a group of vases that I have made with different arrangement of the leaves.

Have a nice weekend!!

Introduction

Hi, This is my first try to write in a blog.
I have a huge respect to traditional craftsmen, (craftsweman?) and to the endless beauty of nature. I love old things with great quality and esthetics, but also new things with wonderful designs...
This blog will present things that I love, made or admire.
Just finished an embroidered Kenzashi brooch: