Paper/papir

Paper is a beautiful word and it is also a beautiful thing...
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Papir je zelo lepa beseda, je pa tudi zelo lepa stvar in pravkar sem odkrila spletni biserček - www.fi2.si  Če vas papir zanima (za tak in drugačen tisk, razlike itd...) ga poglejte.

At last! / Končno!

Finally I made it! Thanks to EPK for the support... our first prototypes made from porcelain ;)
exhibited in teahouse Čajek in Maribor
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Končno mi je uspelo, hvala EPK za podporo... Škratovi prvi prototipi iz porcelana ;)
Razstava v čajnici Čajek na Slovenski ulici v Mariboru

Made me smile/Tole me je nasmejalo

Pete pinnell nailed it / Žebljico na glavico s petom Pinnellom

Amazing contribution about the simple things- ceramics through the Pete Pinnell`s eyes.
Like one of the commentators wrote: 32 minutes of delightful insights into the seemingly simple cup
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Izjemen prispevek o preprostih stvareh- keramika skozi oči  Peta Pinnella.
Ali kot je napisal en izmed komentatorjev: 32 minut čudovitega vpogleda v navidez preprosto stvar- skodelico

;)

But you can always hope for a miracle...
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Vedno pa lahko upate tudi na čudež...

Sale! Good prices! Only 27 million! / Razprodaja! Ugodno! Samo 27 milijonov!

This dish from the period of Northern Song Dynasty (this sounds almost like Lord of the rings) was auctioned in April at Sotheby's in Hong Kong for U.S. $ 26.7 million. Price is a record when it comes to auction prices of ceramics from this era.

A flower-shaped bowl is a Ru ware(汝窑- literally five Ru) produced in the years 1107-1127 AD in the Henan province for the use of the imperial court. It is considered to be amongst the finest ceramics ever made. The glaze, once described as “the color of the sky after rain" is the finest attribute of Ru ware.

It is a beauty though! I wonder if anybody would dare eat of it...would you?

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Tale skleda iz obdobja Severne Song dinastije (tole se malo sliši kot Gospodar prstanov) je bila prdana na Sotheyjevi avkciji v Hongkongu za 26,7 milijone dolarjev. Postavila je rekord v ceni za keramiko iz tega obdobja.

Gre za skledo v obliki cveta, ki spada med keramiko Ru (汝窑- dobesedno pet Ru) in je bila za dvorno uporabo izdelana med leti 1107 in 1127  v provinci Henan. Šteje med najboljšo keramiko na svetu. Glazura, ki so jo opisali kot  “barvo neba po dežju" je največja značilnost keramike Ru.

Vsekakor lepotica! Me zanima, če bo še kdaj kdo jedel iz nje... bi si drznil/a ti?

Beautiful fuzion / Čudovita fuzija

Misa Tanaka won 2nd prize on Takaoka Crafts 2009 Competition which is one of the most distinguished and followed craft events in Japan. 2nd prize- unbelievable! It would be the 1st one if this was up to me!
Technicaly it is a fusion of porcelain and glass.
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Misa Tanaka je 2009 osvojila drugo nagrado na Takaoka Craft Competition, ki je najbolj priznano tekmovanje te vrste na Japonskem. Drugo nagrado- neverjetno! Če bi bilo po moje bi bila to definitivno prva nagrada!
Tehnično pa gre za fuzijo porcelana in stekla.

Quiet Sky by Misa Tanaka

Go Petra! / Naprej Petra!

Skrat`s slogan is "Gifts for happy beginnings and even happier endings!"- and I hope that slogan fits Petra`s story... I just checked her website, her blog and the patterns that she is making and I am so happy. Happy for all the optimism and taking risks and beating the fears. Petra thank you, you made my notsogreat Day.

Do not miss her travelogue to TCC market place!

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Škratov slogan je "Darila za srečen začetek in še srečnejši konec"- in upam, da bo taka tudi Petrina zgodba... Ravno sem odkrila njeno stran, blog in vzorce, ki jih dela in sem res, res vesela. Za ves optimizem, tveganja, premagane strahove. Hvala Petra, polepšala si moj neprevečkrasen dan.

Ne zamudite njega potopisa na TCC market place!

Homework / Domača naloga

Another elegant creation signed by (probably the most famous young female) Slovenian designer Nika Zupanc...thumbs up

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Še ena elegantna stvar s podpisom (verjetno najbolj znane mlade) slovenske oblikovalke Nike Zupanc... Palce gor

Jessica

DAILY DROP CAP IS A PROJECT BY DESIGNER & ILLUSTRATOR JESSICA HISCHE.Since September of 2009, an illustrative initial cap has been posted daily (or at least regularly), to prettify the internet and beautify your blog posts.

The choice for each letter is quite big, great, isn`t it?

Kind regards,

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DAILY DROP CAP je PROJEkT oblikovalke in ilustratorke JESSICE HISCHE.Od septembra 2009 je dodajala okrašene inicijalke in skrbela, da bi bil internet lepši prostor.

Izbor inicialk za vsako črko je precej velik, fino, ne?

Lepe pozdrave,

ooolala / ulala

Wonder Object from Mark & Angela Walley on Vimeo.

ooolala, how charming
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ulala, kako očarljivo

Skrat`s birdhouse / Škratova ptičja hiška

Skrat attended the "bird house contest" at Gorenjska banka... pick your favourite bird house and vote on Facebook

* if you would like to vote for Skrat`s birdhouse - check no. 14

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Škrat se je udeležil razpisa za ptičjo hiško pri gorenjski banki...izberi svojo najljubšo hiško in glasuj na Facebooku

* če želiš glasovati za Škratovo - si oglej št. 14

Detajli:

- hiška je nepremočljiva in ni higroskopična, saj je zunaj glazirana

- ima streho, ki preprečuje dežju, da bi namočil gnezdo, voda s strehe odteka nazaj

- glina je trden material, ki preprečuje večjim pticam (detel...) vdor v gnezdo

- hiška je dvodelna, da se odpreti (streha se sname), saj jo moramo vsako leto očistiti in odstraniti staro gnezdo (ostanki jajc, morebitni mrtvi mladiči...), kjer se zadržujejo zajedalci, osja gnezda, celo mravljišča

- velikost vhodne odprtine je zelo pomembna, ker na ta način preprečimo plenjenje in spodrivanje manjših vrst ptic, naša ima odprtino velikosti cca 28 mm. Zelo pomembna je tudi višina od dna hišice do odprtine, saj premajhna višina omogoča plenilcem lahek

dostop (detel...)

Feathers for a fall / Perje za jesen

I would change the nod part, but the feathers are fantastic

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Jaz bi spremenila tisti del z vozli, ampak perje je pa fantastično

Fairytales from Poland / Poljske pravljice

I have just found great great illustrator - Asia/Kavka from Poland.

Anyone needs an idea for my birthday gift? She is selling incredible prints that would look great in our living room.

...and since she has a dog named Fika I feel somehow connected ...we have a dog Fik

;))

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Pravkar sem našla čudovite ilustracije, ki so delo ilustratorke po imenu Asia/Kavka iz Poljske.

No če kdo potrebuje idejo za moje rojstnodnevno darilo, punca prodaja čudovite printe, ki bi izgledali super v naši dnevni sobi.

...no počutim pa se še posebaj povezano z Asio, ker ima kužka po imenu Fika...medtem ko je našemu ime Fik

;))

Now that is something that I need / No tole pa res potrebujem

Look what I just found- Instant comfort pocket box. A little helper for tough days ;)

check Kimslittlemonsters from Utrecht in Nederlands - a lot of cute little foxes (my favourite), houses, girls ...

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Glej kaj sem našla- Instant tolažbo v majhni škatlici. Majhna pomoč za težke dni ;)

tele zverinice dela Kimslittlemonsters iz Utrechta na Nizozemskem - ogromno lušnih lisičk (moj favorit), hišk, punčk...

Orcellana bike / Orcellana kolo

Yes I can imagine the owner biking from the marketplace with her backpack stuffed with goodies.. and the mixture is just right, blue and white "porcalain style" decoration (which reminds me if another biking phenomena - Holland) and sporty handlebars. Custom made with a lot of feeling by Orc Cycles. I wouldn`t mind having a beauty like this one (but there are many more on their site), not al all ;)

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Kar predstavljam si lastnico, ki s tržnice prinaša dobrote v nahrbtniku na temle kolesu... zame je mešanica ravno prava, modro-bela dekoracija, ki spominja na porcelanaste poslikave še enega kolesarskega fenomena- Holandije in športna balanca. Kolesa po meri in z dosti občutka izdeluje Orc Cycles. Niti malo se ne bi branila tele lepotice ;) (čeprav so tudi ostala na njihovi strani kar za domov odpeljat)

Atipical Spain typo beauty / Atipična španska tipografska lepota

Studio Atipo really great typo (and other) cases - check it out...

Studio Atipo super primerki tipografije (in ostalega ) - preverite...

Something freshfrom Canada / Nekaj svežega iz Kanade

Something fresh from Canada... really nice colors and curves. Almost retro but so modern at the same time. The first two pieces are my favorites... Zoe Mowat

Nekaj svežega iz Kanade... res lepe barve in krivulje. Skoraj retro ampak hkrati moderno. Prva dva sta moja favorita...Zoe Mowat

Animal shelter new products / Novi izdelki za azil

As promised- we designed some a few new products for our municipal animal shelter:

- birthday calendar with animal illustrations

- small bags for dog walks (treats, doggie plastic bags or just anything else). We made two kinds- one with a belt and another with a carabiner

- small cushions/toys filled with cat nip

Kot smo obljubili smo naredili nekaj novih izdelkov za azil...

- koledarček rojstnih dni z živalskimi ilustracijami

- majhne torbice za sprehode (za pasje piškotke, plastične vrečke ali kaj drugega). Naredili smo dve obliki- eno s pasom in zaponko in drugo s karabinom

- majhne blazinice/igračke polnjene z mačjo meto, ki jo muce obožujejo

What`s new? / Kaj je novega?

What`s new?

Skrat is working on a new project- new mould for ceramics hopefully ;)

Of course faze no. 1 is some daydreaming, doodling and sketching on a paper... I would like to make a jar for storing coffee, sugar or something like that. My plan is simple form with a nice curve and interesting lid (or maybe few different lids).

When the image in your head is done, I pourred plaster cylinder (appropriate size for my form). I pourred it onto some kind of adapter for my lathe (so that the cylinder could be clamped into my lathe. After a few days (cca 2) I clamped the cylinder and started turning. Plaster is wonderful material for turning. Anybody who tried wheel turning should try lathe - it is even better because you can see the form the whole time (no bird`s eye view). There are some problems with mould making but more about that next time.

Few pictures of how it all started...

Kaj je novega?

Škrat dela nov projekt- nov kalup za vlivanje keramike, upajmo ;)

Seveda je prva faza malo sanjarjenja, čečkanja in skiciranja na papir. Jaz bi za začetek rada naredila posodo za kavo, sladkor ali kaj podobnega. Tako čimbolj preprosto obliko, z lepo krivuljo in zanimivim pokrovom (hmm morda tudi z več različnimi pokrovi).

Ko je slika v glavi vsaj približno gotova, vliješ valj iz mavca primerne velikosti (vliješ ga na držalo, ki ga lahko vpneš na stružnico). Čez nekaj dni (cca 2) ga vpneš na stružnico in centriraš, nato pa sledi čarovnija. Mavec se namreč čudovito struži in je res super. Kdor je kdaj poskusil lončariti mu priporočam tudi struženje- je v bistvu še boljše, saj je izdelek cel čas viden (ne gledaš iz ptičje perspektive...) in struži se zares čudovito. Seveda je nekaj težav pri kalupih ampak o tem kdaj drugič.

Sledi nekaj slikic kako se je tole začelo...