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Jan 9 / Melanie Hopwood

Back to the studio

Been finding it hard to motivate brain and body after switching off over the festive period but it’s actually been great to get back into the studio this week, see my fellow artist friends and have a catch-up.

Studio now cleaned up after Christmas craziness and have been knuckling down glazing 200+ tiles that the lovely children at St. Charles School in Gosforth made and painted. That kiln is going to be hot, hot, hot over the next few weeks…

Oct 25 / Melanie Hopwood

SPLAT!

Having fun experimenting with some new glaze combinations.
splatTo see the results click on the names to check them out at my shop:
Turquoise Splatter Donut Pendant and Pink Splatter Donut Pendant

Sep 12 / Melanie Hopwood

Gorgeous Glazes

turquoise and blue boxed pendantsBeen trying out some lovely new glaze combinations. Having a bit of a blue and turquoise phase. Think I must be dreaming of a seaside holiday as we bluster our way into Autumn…

Jul 14 / Melanie Hopwood

Rockpool Boulders

These are the latest enclosed forms to incorporate Sue Spencer’s beautiful haikus:

layer upon layer
time may stop here
then move us onward

sea smoothed stone
caressed by time

Two Rockpool BouldersRockpool Boulder - double poolRockpool Boulder

Jun 5 / Melanie Hopwood

Turquoise Cubes

Turquoise Cube BraceletTurquoise Cube Earrings
Turquoise Cube Bracelet and Earrings, porcelain and sterling silver.

Jun 5 / Melanie Hopwood

Cute pink earrings

Pink Crater Earrings

Hand-made porcelain bead earrings on sterling silver ‘fish-hook’ ear-wires:

Jun 5 / Melanie Hopwood

Twist pendants

Hand-made porcelain twist pendants on sterling silver snake chains:

Jun 5 / Melanie Hopwood

Twist earrings

Hand-made porcelain twist earrings on sterling silver ‘fish-hook’ ear wires.

Two-tone twist earrings, turquoise and purple

Purple Twist EarringsTwo-tone twist earrings, pink and purpleTextured Twist Earrings, Blue

Jun 5 / Melanie Hopwood

Dark blue choker

Blue choker

Stoneware bead with cobalt blue glaze on faux suede cord.

Jun 5 / Melanie Hopwood

Hearts, hearts and more hearts

Hand-made porcelain hearts on faux suede or satin rattail: