Thursday Terra Cotta

This terra cotta 'drip drop' pot will
Shipped off to its new home tomorrow.
A few weeks ago, a high school mate said she wanted it--
I put off shipping it for a couple reasons--
One, my HS school mate wasn't going to be home for
A week or so to receive it. The other reason, I had such 
Conflicting thoughts to even send it to her. 
Why?
'cause I am really not feelin' the love for this pot.
Yea, yea. I realize I gotta ALL that 'cause 
It ain't really all about me.  :)
So as I type, this 6 inch terra cotta pot is all packed up
And ready to go, but in my usual way I missed 
The last mail pick up for today, hence tomorrow
Said terra cotta pot it will be on its journey to
Its new home in Iowa.
Stay tuned. 

Drip Down Terra Cotta

I gathered up my nerve and tried to do what I have seen online. Paint that drips down a terra cotta pot. What you see here is my first foray into what I call 'drip drop' painting. Wasn't quite sure what look I was going for, yet this is not really quite it, however the more I look at the pot. I kinda like it. 
***This is a 6 inch terra cotta, with Thompson's Water Sealant sprayed on the inside. I painted with all acrylic paints, including the white base. I flipped the pot upside down and then went--well--a little nuts. I did not  know different paints would do different things--like, oh, not drip! Hence so many colors. 
*** The lesson here is, use runnier paints, like Michael's store brand, or some Apple Barrel gloss paints. After seeing what happen, I'm sure you could dilute some of the thicker paints,with water, so they will drip. 
***The pot needs to dry for along time. I would say a good overnight to 24 hours. 
***For me, on my next terra cotta drip drop try, I won't use as many colors. Less could be more in this case.  And I'll spray with a gloss sealer to give it a more finished look. 
Stay tuned.