HAND PAINTED CHINA

I STARTED MY ARTISTIC CAREER AS A CHINA PAINTER MANY YEARS AGO, STUDYING WITH SOME OF THE BEST PAINTERS IN THE US.  FOR YEARS I SOLD PAINTED CHINA AND PAINTED PORCELAIN JEWELRY.  THIS IS WHAT LED ME TO PORCELAIN DOLLS.

  A YEAR AGO I DISCOVERED A SOURCE FOR MINIATURE BLANK CHINA AND I BEGAN CHINA PAINTING AGAIN...IN MINIATURE!

  

THE TERM CHINA REFERS TO PORCELAIN THAT HAS BEEN COATED WITH A GLAZE AND FIRED,

CHINA PAINTING INVOLVES PAINTING THE PIECE WITH SPECIAL CHINA PAINTS (I MIX MY OWN)  AND PUT INTO A KILN AT HIGH HEAT WHERE THE PAINT MELDS WITH THE GLAZE, THUS MAKING IT PERMENANT.  TO GET A REALLY BEAUTIFUL AND PROFESSIONAL PIECE, MANY LAYERS OF CHINA PAINT ARE ARE APPLIED WITH A KILN FIRE FOR EACH COAT

PLEASE NOTE:  MANY CHINA PIECES THAT ARE ADVERTISED AS DONE BY HAND ARE IN FACT DECALS (ALREADY PAINTED) AND COME IN A SHEET, APPLIED TO THE CHINA AND FIRED. SOME ARTISTS WILL ADD A LITTLE CHINA PAINTED SHADOW AND CALL IT HAND PAINTED. 

MY WORK IS ALWAYS ORIGINAL, ONE OF A KIND, HAND PAINTED, KILN FIRED, SIGNED AND DATED(where possible).  I NEVER MAKE THE SAME PIECE THE SAME WAY TWICE

PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO HIGHLY REFLECTIVE NATURE OF PAINTED CHINA AND HIGH MAGNIFICATION OF PHOTOS. ITEMS CAN APPEAR COARSE

FIRST STOKES

AFTER SEVERAL

FIREINGS

COMPLETED W/GOLD

BACK OF VASE

SIZE COMPARISON

FULL SIZE PLATE 8 INCHES ALONG WITH THE MINIATURE VERSIONS. LARGE PLATES PAINTED BY ME SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

HOW THE PAINTED CHINA LOOKS WITH 1:12 SCALE FURNITURE AND DOLLS

CHOCOLATE POT

TEAPOT

PITCHER AND BOWL.

MILK PITCHER

GREEN VASE W/ROSES

TEA SET W/CHERRIES

BURGANDY VASE W/ROSES

.VERY TINY TEAPOT

TO PURCHASE THESE AND MANY MORE PIECES, GO TO DOLLS FOR SALE ON NAVIGATION BAR, CLICK ON CATAGORIES AT TOP, CLICK ON CHINA.

SOLD

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