Handcrafted Porcelain Ornaments By Pat Swinsky
Starting with a mold and liquid porcelain slip, Pat makes each hanging ornament using 50 plus colors of porcelain. After firing and polishing, each piece is ready for decorating. With a lathe to hold the piece, she uses a tool resembling a hypodermic syringe to apply the glaze design and fire it again. If the design has gold accents, they are added after the second firing and the piece must be fired a third time.
All designs are applied freehand, no patterns are used. Each piece is one of a kind and signed. Each piece is individually gift boxed with a hang tag describing her work. She has been working in this medium for 35 years and does all the work herself. |
