Tag Archives: work in progress

Process : Sketch to Porcelain Sculpture

From a sketch to a porcelain sculpture, here is the whole process and history of this commissioned piece. 2 years ago I was contacted by another artist about a commission, the brief was : a big porcelain sculpture with 16 animals, the animal species were listed as follows : This was to be white with […]

Watercolor Otter Illustration – Step by Step

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Painting ONE HUNDRED OTTERS in One Otter Illustration with watercolors is quite a challenge, here’s how I did it in 2018. This painting has : Some time ago I made a post on my Twitter account to find out what thing to draw in 100 copies. I had prepared a sheet with 100 small boxes […]

Meditative Watercolor Painting : 20 Bears

medidative watercolor painting pattern of 20 bears by kness

It’s been sooooo long since I painted an animal pattern ! I thought I’d share it directly with you instead of just posting on social media. I just spent two days painting and drawing because I needed it. Like pottery, painting a repetitive pattern is a meditative, calming ritual that I particularly enjoy.  Wanna try it […]

Sculpting Ceramics Opossum Grandma and a Christmas Tree

ceramics opossum grandma and Christmas tree

In November, I was asked to create a ceramics opossum figurine that quickly became one of my favorite pieces ever. I documented the process for this one. I thought it would be a good opportunity to show the sculpting clay animals process and all the different steps. Let’s go through the making of Granny Possum […]