I mentioned in my last post that I spent the first week of February in Palm Springs, but the truth is I spent the first few days of that trip in Desert Hot Springs hanging out at Two Bunch Palms. That mostly meant lounging around in hot springs pools, but of course, I couldn’t resist photographing some of my colorful decorative metal dishes in my room, especially when I realized how well they matched the bathroom tile!

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There’s a ceramic artist I follow on Instagram who always lines up her pots after a successful kiln firing to take a “class picture.” And even though my new colorful metal dishes are made in smaller batches, I do love this idea. I especially couldn’t get it out of my mind as I was photographing the collection by size and type for my wholesale line sheet. So here are a few class pictures of the latest group. Don’t they look sweet?

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My new colorful decorative bowls feel like the next logical evolution in my art. A way to tie in the abstract painting I’ve been doing on and off for the past nine years with my skills in metalsmithing. So of course, I couldn’t resist photographing one of my new bowls in front of one of my first finished abstract paintings. Especially when the colors match so well!

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I’ll admit there’s something super satisfying about seeing new colorful decorative metalwork all stacked up. Yes, I do love seeing them all spread out as well. But the stacks just make such interesting combinations of color and line!

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I teased out a new batch of colorful decorative metalwork in my last post, including a few raised bowls, and I’m excited to share that this new batch is now available in my online store.

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Before I went to the cabin last week, I spent a little time in the studio experimenting with a few more forms in my new collection of colorful decorative copper dishes. My favorite has to be this gorgeous little bowl, shown here stacked on top of two colorful trays!

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A few weeks ago, I spent a week in New York City going to museums, eating great food, and just generally absorbing all the art I could. I think it’s safe to say that all of that looking had me feeling inspired because I came home and decided to combine two processes I’ve been in love with the past year – making bowls and powder coating!

The result of this burst of inspiration is my first ever batch of little powder-coated dishes! While they aren’t food safe, they are perfect for holding rings and other jewelry or just as a little decorative accent in your home! And they’re available now in my online store!

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