Tatterdamelion

Author: sasha

  • Flying Butter Dish

    Does butter fly?

    This item has been sold, but I would be happy to custom make a similar one  just for you!

    This little creature will guard your butter with her life, and look cheery and fanciful on your kitchen counter while she does it!

    This butter dish is made from white earthenware clay, it is food safe and can be put into the dishwasher if you must but if you ask him he will tell you that he would prefer to be lovingly hand washed.

    I used layers of engobes, staines and under glazes all sealed under a layer of thinned clear glaze to achieve the textures and patterns on this piece.

    The dish holds 1/2 a stick of butter is 3″tall and 4″ wide.

  • Blue Tear Drop Sake set

     

    This simple little vessel has a big splash of colorful pattern dripping from its rim. Fun for serving sake to your friends!

    This sake set is made from white earthenware clay, it is food safe and can be put into the dishwasher if you must but if you ask him he will tell you that he would prefer to be lovingly hand washed.

    Rather than using glaze, the surface was treated with white terra sigillata (a solution made from the finest clay particles that leaves a sexy luster/sheen without the use of glaze) in this case the surface is burnished to a finish that looks somewhat like bone and the colorful pattern was hand painted on with velvet underglaze and a dilute clear glaze on top.

    The bottle holds 2/3 cup of liquid and is 4.5″ tall and each cup will hold 1/16th cup, so you can fill the cups up several times before the bottle is empty.

  • Toadstool Butterdish

    This french butter dish looks as though it was picked from the forest under a moonlit and starry sky.

    She would look lovely on your kitchen counter for cheerful everyday use as well as as a special serving vessel on your dinner table as you entertain friends. (more…)

  • Vintage Towel Skirt

    Made from vintage towels this cute skirt is very absorbent!!!

    I found these fancy vintage hand towels and felt that they had a purpose higher than drying hands (although they are still absorbent so dry away if you must).

    This skirt is a size medium (fits a womens 6 7 8 or 9), it fits well both at the natural waist as well as at the hip so this makes its sizing more versatile.

    Because the terrycloth will likely fray a little bit I carefully zig zag stitched all the seams for durability.

    spot Hand wash and line dry or dry clean only.

  • cycle

    Sculptural metaphor illustrating cycles of  birth and death, decay and renewal. This sculpture stands 5″ tall and is about 6 square ”s wide. “Cycle”, is hand sculpted from low-fire red earthenware, and the surface is painted with colored stains, engobes, velvet under-glaze and a thinned, clear, over-glaze.  The bicycle spokes are  made from wire.

  • Yard Long Daisy Chain

    Fanciful, fresh, simple and extravagant, these pretty rag daisy chains will make you feel like you live in your very own fairy-story.

    Availible on etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/tatterdamelion

    This is a yard long strand of hand crochet flowers created from torn strips of up cycled fabric.

    These are really fun to hang on or wind around just about anything. Hang them in a room that needs cheering up or drape them onto yourself when you need cheering up, truly, they will spiff up anything they touch.

    The yard long strands attach to themselves or one another with a pretty vintage button that fits through a loop.

    If you would like more than one strand, or different colors, please see my custom order option or convo. me directly and i will be happy to make a custom order for you.

    To purchase your very own daisy chain please go to:http://www.etsy.com/shop/tatterdamelion

    or contact me directly @ sasha@tatterdamelion.com

  • Vintage Necktie Pleated Skirt

    Knee length Skirt made entirely from vintage neckties!

    Available on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/tatterdamelion

    I  really enjoy the idea of taking a masculine business world symbol and turning it into something that is fanciful and feminine.

    The design in the photo is one I made for myself, and have warn a whole lot.

    If you are interested in having one like it, Please visit my etsystore http://www.etsy.com/shop/tatterdamelion or get in touch with me directly @ sasha@tatterdamelion.com

    Because I do not use a pattern, and all my materials are vintage neck ties, each item I make in this way is entirely unique…no two will ever come out exactly the same, and I love to explore new ways to put them together.

    3. If you would like me to invent a whole new skirt for you (with your input of course) I would love to do that as well!

    Please contact me as soon as you purchase this made to order item and we can begin the process of creating your special garment!

  • Lavish Monster Butter Dish

    She will guard your butter with her life and look luscious and ornate while she does it.

    This butter dish is made from white earthenware clay, it is food safe and can be put into the dishwasher if you must but if you ask her she will tell you that she would prefer to be lovingly hand washed.

    I used layers of engobes, staines and under glazes all sealed under a layer of thinned clear glaze to achieve the textures and patterns on this piece. There is a lovely crackle effect from the thickness of the engobe (an engobe is a slip made from clay colored with stain).

    The dish holds 1 whole stick of butter is 4.5″tall and 6″ wide.

  • Fabric vase

    Clay? Cloth?…

    This vase is wheel thrown and then hand altered to have textures that may remind you of your favorite sweater. (more…)

  • Bird Girl (a work in process)

    Bird Girl.  She is not enough of either world to fit, so she strives for a balance of pretending  in  both directions, she dons human clothes whilst tying a beak onto her face with a string. (more…)