Everlastings

Remember when I was making flower shapes and bowls about a year ago? At the time one of my readers suggested I make a flower arrangement from clay. But I got distracted on other projects like my wall tiles, towers, woven baskets, wagons and carts.  A while back I fired the first everlasting flower arrangement and it made it through the bisque and the glaze firing. This everlasting is about 8 inches tall, just the right size for a window sill, bookcase, or a desk at work.

Behind the scenes I've been working on more of these everlastings in different colors, flowers, sizes, and styles. I think a ceramic floral arrangement would be perfect for folks with allergies, for people in hospitals who can't have live plants, for those challenged by flower arranging, or just for fun. These flowers are always fresh and they won't wilt sitting on a picnic table in the sun.

Can I ask your advice on how these everlastings might be packaged and arrive safely in the mail? The stems and flowers are glazed to one another so they can't move and bump into one another. What do you think? I thought I could wrap the piece in a soft batting material and then peanuts or bubble wrap. Perhaps I'll have to do a test mailing to see if they'll survive. Stay tuned for more everlastings coming soon. This post is part of the Mud Colony what's happening in the studio. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.