Victorian Lace

Victorian Lace Blue Serving Plate
10" x 10.5" x 1.5"

Victorian Lace Green Serving Plate
10" x 10.5" x 1.5"

So many things remind me of my Grandma Ruth. She built five houses by herself. She took care of those around her without thinking about it. She had five husbands. She once told me, "Honey, they weren't any good, so I had to get rid of them". She just did what needed to be done. She was tough.

Victorian Lace Blue and Green Cups
2.75" x 2.5" x 4"

I remember visiting Grandma Ruth one summer and after breakfast, she said, "I know what this house needs, it needs a fireplace". She promptly went out and cut half the wall down in the living room and started to build the fireplace that same day. She hung a sheet of plastic over the opening to keep the bugs and rain out.

Victorian Lace Green Tile
6.5" x 6.5"

The same summer I jumped over a snake coiled up by a cinder block step at the back door. I quickly ran around to the front door and told my grandma I had just jumped over a cottonmouth. My grandmother asked me why in tar nation I had jumped over a cottonmouth, (much deadlier than a rattlesnake). I told her I was already in mid-air when I saw the snake with it's mouth open. She said, "You did the right thing, now fetch me a shovel". My grandmother killed the snake quicker than lightening.

Victorian Lace Blue Choker Necklace
5.5" x 5"

Everyone says I'm just like my grandma. That may be true, but I'm here to report my grandma had a delicate side. She let us pet the baby rabbits she raised even though she knew the mother would probably kill them that evening because our scent was on the babies. She let a duck gosling live after a snake almost broke it's neck. That duck grew up with it's neck flattened completely sideways but somehow lived to be a ripe old age. We all loved that duck and gave it extra food. We never thought of having that duck for a holiday dinner.

Victorian Lace Amber Coaster
4" diameter

I've made these plates, cups, tiles, and pendants from stoneware, so they're tough like my Grandma Ruth, but they also have a delicate texture too. Remember my post about details, these are the plates with the dainty feet. I intended the feet to complement the lace texture on the front of the plate.


Not everything in the kiln came out this time. I'll be getting rid of the things that didn't turn out, so I can make some new things. But be sure to stay tuned as I unveil more items from this weeks firing. The flower is Angle Face rose growing in my front yard, wouldn't that be a pretty color for the Victorian Lace plates?