Potteryblog :: Handmade plates with kid made drawings

[Emily Murphy Bicking]

Handmade plates with kid made drawings
May 16, 2016

For my daughter Ada’s birthday, she asked to do a pottery project as part of her 5th birthday celebration.  We brainstormed ideas for a while.  We weren’t going to be able to do a hands on / wet clay project this year.  So we decided to do kid drawings on plates.

I made a 7″ circle on paper as their template for their plate designs.  They had pencils, thick Sharpies and thin Sharpies and all dove into drawing quite quickly.  I love the confidence and lack of inhibitions they had when they did their drawings.  I know at some point in time, most kids become more self conscious with their art. I’m trying to preserve that confidence that my kids have for as long as possible.  I turned the images into decals and applied them to the plates  and fired them onto plates glazed in the colors that the kids picked out.

Here's a video of all the plates (or you can view directly on the blog):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQWd0_dsKUI&feature=youtu.be

They turned out great.  It was a fun collaboration with Ada and her friends. I love that there is a big group of kids eating their meals off of handmade plates that they decorated!

Lastly, here are a few notes/ reminders:

• Don’t forget, you can get kid sized dishes  as well as many other pots in my Etsy Shop. I’ve been busy are restocking it several times a week with new pots!
• Be sure to check out Pots in Action on Instagram this week.  I’m guest hosting with the theme #PIAurban.
  
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram for regular updates!

Thanks for reading! 

Emily 

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