Bead Chat Magazine Spring 2015 | Page 116

I’ve also recently moved on to doing my landscape designs with decals. I draw out the design in Photoshop and then print it on to a special decal paper made for firing in the kiln. I’m not sure which technique I prefer really...they’re all great fun to experiment with. Using decals allows me to add a lot more detail as I can draw normally as I would using a pencil by using my graphics tablet. The designs you see below I drew from scratch...a fawn, fox face and hare amongst other bits I’ll have available in the next couple of weeks! I have many, many more designs planned, it’s just finding the time to do everything...and get up to Scotland for more material and fresh air! We plan to move to Scotland eventually, saving up for a mortgage at the moment...I shall have room for a bigger kiln and a pottery wheel. I want somewhere near the sea, with creativebeadchat.com E