Wonder Cups
Jenny Dowd
Lately I have been working on several interesting projects; special orders and prototypes for local shops.
This week I finished a special order of little cups for the Center of Wonder in Jackson, WY. Since this organization is dedicated to creating moments of wonder and supporting creativity in our community, it seemed appropriate to make each cup just a little different.
In order to add a bit of personalization, the Wonder Bird logo is on the inside of each cup. This took some trial and error, in the end I made a stencil using contact paper. Simplifying the logo then adding the details made this process a little simpler.
First, using underglaze, I would paint the positive or negative of the simplified bird into the base of the leather hard cup. Next I would peel off the stencil and paint in the details or scratch them out of the black: eye, feet and curly tail.
The finished cups are super cute plus I got more confident with making, using and altering stencils.
Often these projects help me figure out different ways to approach my craft and sometimes the techniques show up in future work.