painted pots

first of all.....oh what a glorious day. It has warmed up considerably and everyone seems happy.

After the long weekend which saw the art centre closed for 4 days the centre opened a little quieter than usual this morning. It was nice and relaxed with only a few artists to chat to. 

That very quickly changed around morning tea time. As Angeline and I were preparing tea for the artists the centre became a hub of activity and soon I was called away to help mix up underglaze colours for three of the artists. 

Nora, Cora and Marie have all be working on paintings that cover the surface of three hand made pots. These pots were made by ceramic artists Robyn Best when she visited Titjikala a little while ago. 

These three artists have produced paintings that are whimsical tributes to the landscape around Titjikala and these pots are no exception to this style. 

Marie's masterpiece. I love how the landscape comes up over half the pot and then the sky takes over.

Marie adds detail to the purple mountains

pink Galah's close to the ground and black Cockatoo's in the sky. Nora's work in progress.

Cora's pot sitting next to Nora who is trying to match the colours I mixed up

This is Cora's pot. Look at how many colours there are in the landscape