A Stack of Bowls

And so my stack of paper pulp & tea bag bowls has grown. 

This one is thick and chunky and 

I decorated it with a copy of a drawing I did a few years ago. 

I loved the look of the layer or overlapping tea bags in this one,

so I chose not to cover it up with paint. 

This bowl has a number of layers of paint on 

and I really like the texture on the outside of the bowl.

And this final little bowl is decorated with trees from 

a photograph I took a few years ago.  

I love when I can use my drawings or photographs in new creations. 

These bowls have a final layer of wax that seals and protects them. 

They are great for holding collections of stones and sticks

..... not so good for holding soup!

Bowl Making

Yesterday I spent much of my day working on bowl making.  

I started them many months ago, and they have waited patiently for my return.   

I managed to finish 2, and prepped four more. 

These bowls are made from egg carton pulp 

that is covered with layers of tea bag paper and paint 

before being decorated. 

The final coat is a layer of encaustic wax. 

I have a plan for this one.....

but this one will just happen as I go along. 

I was planning to work on these today, but the day was sunny.....

and the mountains called me. 

Maybe I will work on them tomorrow.....

Bowl Making ..... Again

I have been on a bowl making spree.

I made the forms out of egg cartons that I soaked 

and pulverized into pulp.  

The forms were covered with emptied tea bags and paint
then other paper, and sometimes drawings or images were added. 

They have a final coat of paste wax to seal them.

These bowls can't hold soup, 
but I can imagine them holding some of my 
rock or shell or feather collections. 

I also made a couple of small bowls 

To add to my small bowl collection.

And my stack of larger bowls is also growing.

Its been fun making these bowls,
but I have decided to take a bit of a creative
and blogging break to get outside
and enjoy what may be the last bit of our summer.

I will be back in a couple of weeks!

See my previous bowl post here.