10.25" x 10.50"Porcelain
c. 2003
The Pink Wild Rose plate is the first lesson my students paint. The subject is useful for learning the technique of china painting, makes an excellent introduction to china painting.
The pinks are all gold base colors. The amount of gold in the paint will determine the shade of the vibrant pink that will be achieved.
This piece has been painted with several layers of paint and with each layer the piece is fired in the kiln. This causes the glaze to soften making it possible for the paint, which is a mineral, to be asorbed or accepted into it. As the glaze cools the paints remains. On this piece there were 6 firings.
I have bulk gold base paints, in powder form and all those years ago that I was purchasing it the gold prices seemed high, but now gold is much higher in price and I am thankful now for those long ago buys.
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