9.6.08

Mountain Garden

Mountain Garden
While I was away, Rooms on View opened and closed its doors, and so now I can finally show the plates I made for South Africa House!

Jesse and I were asked to make a table setting of 6 dinner plates and 6 side plates, that would be set together on a table. We worked in the same colours, using ceramics transfers, but our final results were quite different (see Jesse's here).

My designs were simply drawings of little plants and weeds that I'd collected on a walk on Table mountain, and you can see some of those sketches here. I call the designs Mountain Garden, because we almost have the mountain as our back garden.

Enough chatter, here are my plates. First dinner plates, followed by side plates:


Now, the sideplates, each of which has a dinner plate friend:

Both Jesse and I really enjoyed working with ceramics tranfers, and it was such a great project. All these plates got sold at the show, but watch this space, cos I'm keen to make more.

I also designed a table napkin for South Africa House, and have some to sell in my Etsy shop. Keep an eye out for them later this week, and also for a tutorial on ceramics transfers.

30 comments:

zee said...

Pretty pretty pretty! They're all beautiful! There is no end to your talents, Ms. Moore. Great to have you back, have been enjoying reading about your vacation- I'm so jealous.

Sam said...

Yours and Jesse's turned out so beautifully. My favorite is the last one of each size.

Cicada Studio said...

They're absolutely lovely! I'm not surprised they sold so well. Congrats!!

Muriel said...

Mmmmm Beautiful!

Cher Ami said...

wow, awesome. they are perfect

Amy C said...

These are super special I love em.

lusummers said...

ah...you're just too damn clever for words, ain'tcha? did you use 'lazertran'? i've been dying to use some of that for a while....can't wait for the tute :)

JSchwa said...

Lovely. You should totally sell some!

Karin said...

Really excited that you will be posting a tutorial on this!

gracia said...

These are beautiful and simple... lovely!

Freshly Found said...

MmmHmm!!! What fun. A deilghtful outcome. Looking forward to seeing more - and the tut too!

FruensWerk said...

I LOVE THESE...so exciting with the transfer thing...nice nice nice

julia said...

as I said on Jesse's I really love them!
I'll be happy for a tuto too :-)

Nicole said...

Beautiful work. Congrats.

ruby-crowned kinglette said...

wow heather! thank you so much.
and congratulations too, yours are so beautiful.

Ashley L. said...

those are just too cool! i love them! and the process to make them seems cool too! thank you for sharing.

this is my first visit to your blog but surely it won't be my last! :)

lula cat said...

wow! these are amazing! thanks for the tutorial!

gadgetgirl said...

Very nice!

Wouldn't something like Lazertran work as well? I have some & will be trying it out on porcelain tiles.

Fun times :)

nina said...

Wow, they're amazing! Great work!

Donatella said...

These plates are lovely! I like ALL the designs - thank you for sharing a wonderful tutorial too

Mal said...

beautiful plates - I really really want them :)

Erin said...

absolutely wonderful!! i was so enthralled when jesse posted pictures of hers. All of them came out so well, and this is a facinating tutorial!

Delovely Designs said...

LOVE them! I think that they all turned out so beautiful.

Juddie said...

Oh Miss LaMinx! Your wonderful pieces never fail to take my breath away! They're just beautiful ...

Di said...

The plates are fantastic! I love them! I am not surprised that they all sold - if I'd been there I'd have bought some too!

The Lil Bee said...

These are so delicate and pretty. I just love them!

Francesca said...

OMG! i never say OMG but OMG! these. are. AMAZING!
that's all.

Heather Moore said...

It's a bit late to do this, but I just want to say thanks to everyone for your kind and enthusiastic comments! Really, it's so fantastic to get all of this positive feedback. Thanks!

Danielle said...

These are just brilliant, love love love them! Great colours and style!

Vale said...

wow, so delicious!