BIRDS and BEES and other insects...

I began sculpting insects on pottery when my children became interested in them.  My son and I would search for earthworms in the soil, or observe bees on flowers, and one of my daughter's first words was beetle (pronounced "ba-da")...so naturally their dishes needed to be adorned with insects.

I am currently offering a bee, mantis, earthworm, beetle, and cockroach on cups.  Occasionally I will make a hummingbird or two.

Each cup is wheel thrown and each insect/bird attached and carved, so each is slightly different.