Katerina Giannaca ceramics exhibition

As I have already told you I am taking ceramics lessons. These are divided into 6-week terms during which we do one subject. Also each term starts with a presentation of the subject.
The first subject was the bowl and our teacher showed us a powerpoint with various artists.
The result was to make two bowls. One small one in just one lesson (three hours) and a bigger one in the next five weeks. Last week we glazed the bowls and they were put in the oven.
I brought them home and felt really happy to show them to friends.
Here they are.

 I really loved how they turned out and especially the bigger piece

which is glazed in a glaze not suitable for food so my spiders have decided to settle in it. Spiders made by Laura of Dans le Lakehouse.

The second term was called "The box" and I chose to make a biscuit jar which is not ready yet.
Here's how it still looks.

This subject was introduced with a visit at Ro Art Gallery where we saw the works of art of painter and ceramist  Katerina Giannaca. We were lucky the artist herself was there too.

 Here are some photos from that exhibiton visit. Don't you love all those shapes and colours?

We then had some drinks with our teacher and all the ceramic class classmates and discussed the experience of learning how to make ceramic objects. I know I am enjoying it really very much! And that was a great visit!

7th July to 14th July

Going on with my summer holidays......

 I loved taking photos of spiders and insects in general this summer.
I loved having my breakfast coffee with hubbie.

 I loved looking at the neighbour's flowers. I admit I have no green fingers.

 I loved finding seaglass even a little bit.

 This worm was almost like a long green sea glass piece.

 I loved looking at people and things through different perspectives like the little mirrors on my summer dress.

 Sometimes I found great sea glass pieces,even a bead.

 I loved sitting out on my balcony.

 Or on the grass at the deck chairs.

 This spider had a special zip closing at her web.

 I found some special stones,this one with the antilope and the other one with the ear stuck on it.

 I loved eating this caramel ice cream cake at my son's friend's 16th birthday.

 I loved watching the horizon at the sunset.

 I loved cooking gemista(stuffed peppers and tomatoes).That's a before and after pic.

 I loved reading books at the beach like this Kostas Pretenderis funny book.

 I loved finding messages on the beach made by happy tourists.

...and Insectopia.

The second exhibition we were taken a guided tour at was about insects.
Although I don't like all insects I really enjoyed this exhibition as I saw alive all kinds of insects I have seen on documentary films on TV and the tour guide,a young Biology student by the name of Modestos was excellent in explaining to us and giving us lots of details about each little creature.
The highlight of the exhibition was the big butterfly room where butterflies hatched and flew all around us!I LOVED that room!
Photography was allowed but without flash so I haven't got many good photos!
I was so happy to hold a butterfly on my finger!

 Hubbie had a visitor on him!

 And my colleague Kalliope had two!

 There were lots of kinds of ants.

 And phasmids.

And spiders!

And lots more various insects!