November Meeting at Marilyn's

Marilyn, our lovely hostess for the day, is also showing us how to marbleize!  Thanks for a fun demo. 

Helen is mixing her colors right on the mug for a dramatic affect and royal shade of purple.

Janett chose shading green for marbling.

Lois has her luscious tea pot on display.  This will be one of our auction pieces at our Christmas party - December 3.

She has out done herself with this one!

one of Lois's pieces for artist sale table!

Necklaces by Lois that will also be on sale table.

Beautifully set table ready for our lunch break.  Thanks Marilyn for your gracious hospitality and charming lunch setting.

Table display of Marilyn;'s works, family photos and antique pieces that adorn her lovely table.

Iris and Poppies

Iris by Lois Blackburne

Poppy Spoon Rest by Janett Wartenburg

Christmas Ornaments painted on glass

Christmas Ornaments painted on glass balls with porcelain paints and then fired!  Jan gave a demo for the PAC on glass ornaments at her house in October.  Great job everyone, and thanks Jan for a fun time

Big Thicket PAC Prepares for Christmas!

Auction piece and door prize - Janett Wartenburg

Necklaces for the sale table - Helen Turner

Ornament painted with porcelain paints on glass and fired! by Jan Wamsley

Items by Lois Blackburne

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Crosses by Helen for our sale table at annual Christmas party, December 3.

Items painted by Helen

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Big Thicket Porcelain Art Club Enjoys Demo on Violets given by Lovely Helen at October Meeting

Helen , club secretary  is well known for her beautiful violets.  Helen  gave a very informative, easy to follow demo on painting violets at our October meeting.  Thanks so very much for a great demo!

Helen's painting steps for beautiful violets.

Marilyn Willis taking notes.

Jan Wamsley intensely watching demo and planing out  her next violet!

Lois takes picture of Helen's work.

Welcome back Linda, we have missed you!  We are so very thrilled to have Linda back with us after recovering from several surgeries over the 2 years.  Stay Well!.

Big Thicket Porcelian Art Club Potpourri

 Marilyn Willis, our dear and charished Big Thicket member, celebrating her 80th Birthday.

Cookie Jar done by club members in seminar by Lois Blackburne.  This took 2 months at 3 classes per month to finish in June and July

Pastel of life long friend by Lois Blackburne

Tray done by Janett Wartenburg during club seminar given by artist  and teacher Lois Blackburne.  This took 2 months and 2 days per session to complete in March and April. Add caption

Oil by Lois Blackburne - won First at Conroe Art Show

Emma - by Janett Wartenburg on porcelian tile. caption

SEMINAR IN MARCH GIVEN by LOIS BLACKBURNE

Jan has a great start on her roses.

Helen painting her design on a round tile

Marilyn as she works on her tray.

Nothing like china paint and brushes!



Lois lending a helping hand with her magic brush!

Our trays have now been fired 3 times after a 2 day seminar in March.  We will have another 2 days together in April to work on them.  I will post pictures of our completed pieces as soon as possible.  It has been fun and I wish to thank Lois and Jan again!

Oil Painting by Lois Blackburne

Award Winning Oil

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Lois Blackburne

Latest News for Big Thicket Porcelain Art Club - February and March

True to form for February in East Texas, we did not have a February Meeting due to rain, sleet and ice. We were all a bit disappointed and anxious to start our seminar with Lois, painting  roses on trays.  We survived the weather and disappointment of waiting another month to start our group project.  March was here before we knew it and we had a 2 day session at Jan Wamsley's home.  The pieces have a great start and third fire. There are so many dimensions  of painting and theory Lois has incorporated into a fun seminar. Thanks Lois for sharing your time and knowledge with us.  Thanks to  Jan for your wonderful warm hospitality, also for firing all of our trays for us!  We would have been lost without you,  some of us don't have a kiln large enough to accommodate a tray.





Esquite Piece by Lois Blackburne donated to State Convention for our Auction.  We can always count on Lois to donate her time and china pieces to help enrich The Porcelain Arts.

Big Thicket PAC January Meeting

Lois Blackburne standing in front of the design she will be teaching in her seminar next month at our February meeting.   We are so very lucky to have Lois and her many talents in Big Thicket PAC.

Our lovely hostess, Jan Wamsley has opened her home to us again, for our January meeting.  We all  painted a coat of pink glaze on our large trays. Jan will fire all the trays and have them ready for us to paint roses on in February when we have our meeting and seminar at her house.  Many thanks to Jan for all she does for Big Thicket.

Carol Fisk prepares her paint for glazing her tray.

Marilyn is busy with her tray....note the size of the trays we will be painting!

Artist Display