barn owl ornaments

Barn owls ornaments finished with slips and engobes, no glaze.  Real twigs are used as perches, attached with the wire which runs through the owl and also serves as a loop to attach the hanger.

 Each owl comes with a stenciled box filled with shredded maps for nesting material.  A length of twine ties up the box, making it a gift-ready package.

Below pictures were taken on a beautiful winter solstice afternoon in Marietta, Ohio. 

And, the owl ornaments remind me of this local news:  A snowy owl had been recently hanging out in the area, which is unusual this far south.  It had been injured so was captured for treatment and release. This picture is taken from the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge facebook page.

Merry Christmas!

Barn Owl

The time got away from me and I just managed to get two owl ornaments made this season.  I think I made screech owls last year and barred owls the year before.  Or, maybe it was the other way around. This year it is barn owls.

I throw in a little education with the owl- after hours of modeling and painting them, and looking at pictures for reference I want to know more than what they look like.  This one flew off this afternoon to perch at Riverside Artists Gallery.  I need to find a box for the second one before it goes anywhere.
The colors are primarily the same as what I used here.  No glaze was applied. The color is all in the slip, with some cobalt wash for the eyes and rutile englobe on the beak and claws.