Club project - shop box

Club project - shop box

Sunday, 3 November 2013

Blue and White Pottery Shoppe and the Apeldoorn show

I'm slowly but surely making progress with the filing box project. It is now firmly a Blue and White Pottery Shoppe with a few items of furniture. Not a very original name, but who knows the right name will at some point show up... Still quite a bit of detail and pictures on the walls to add -or shelves for some more pottery- but the overall look is how I want it.


Last week I did my first ever course at the Apeldoorn show, well the day before. David Iriarte taught us the fine art of marbling, 'oldifying' a mirror, both as part of a trumeau, all in only 6 hours. All parts had been cut for us, but  Ingeborg Landers translated for us - Spanish to Dutch.

A trumeau was a hall table with a mirror underneath, so the ladies of the house could check their shoes and skirts before leaving the house. In very grand houses, they might be a shaped mirror, with a beautiful painting above it, but ours was a hall table, with a drawer for gloves.  The drawer will have a drawer pull eventually.   Of course, by now the mirrors all show signs of their age. It's quite amazing, what can be achieved with some paint and a toothbrush. Aiming and actually hitting around the edges was the real trick here...
Getting there after a few false starts...
 some of the finished trumeaus
Our table, never even noticed the chaos!
That's David on the right- somehow Ingeborg managed to stay out of all my photos!
My loot!
I already had the small table, the mirror and the rug, but everything else if from the show. You can really see the mirror under the table, reflecting the ginger jar and round vase. I just love the plate by Cocky Wildschut. It's of a sailing ship, called a schouw, like we used to have when I was a teenager.
The other pots are by Elizabeth Causeret, the candlesticks and urns in front of the mirror are by David Iriarte. I'm sorry I couldn't show them off any better.  The 4 wine glasses are by Leo Reijnders (I think). He was in a corner of the hall and demonstrating his skills. He made it look easy ...

Happy mini-time!

Idske

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14 comments:

  1. Miniature Treasures3 November 2013 at 14:30

    Beautiful miniatures, i especially love the first photograph with the tulip vase it really is magnificent, it sounds like you had a great time and hopefully you will build on your tuition from david and produce some more wonderful pieces. Tony.

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    1. Idskesminis5 November 2013 at 15:55

      Hi Tony, thank you for your kind words. I'll be posting soon about a new tulip vase I'm working on. I just keep forgetting to take photos...

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  2. Dorien Litjes3 November 2013 at 14:58

    Dear Idske,
    What a nice box! The vase is a masterpiece and all your pottery looks wonderful in that cupboard. Your marble is well done.
    Hugs Dorien

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    1. Idskesminis5 November 2013 at 15:57

      Thanks Dorien, As I didn't have much time in the summer holidays, I'm glad I'm off the mark again making miniatures.

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  3. Gee3 November 2013 at 19:05

    the tulip vase and the pottery are gorgeous against that wooden background of the cabinet. Your pottery Shoppe really fills up nice! Sounds like you had fun during the workshop and I like your Apeldoorn treasures!
    Hugs,
    Gee

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    1. Idskesminis5 November 2013 at 16:02

      Thanks Gee, I did have fun at the workshop and at the show, meeting up with several of the others. It so nice when people just accept your mini hobby and don't look at you as if there is a screw loose ..

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  4. Unknown3 November 2013 at 20:13

    Deve essere stato molto bello il corso che hai fatto. Stupende le miniature.
    Un caro saluto,Manu

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    1. Idskesminis5 November 2013 at 16:05

      Thank you Manu, yes I loved the course and I will definitely do some more.

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  5. Ilona3 November 2013 at 20:18

    Hi Idske, dus jij bent ook fijn naar Apeldoorn geweest? Wat heerlijk dat je een workshop bij David gedaan hebt en die mooie tafel met spiegel daar hebt gemaakt. Bedankt voor je uitleg.
    Je hebt een aantal mooie aankopen gedaan, geniet er fijn van, hoor!
    Je B&W shop is mooi geworden. Ik vind je tulpenvaas het einde, geweldig mooi, ook al omdat je hem zelf gemaakt hebt.
    Groetjes, Ilona

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    1. Idskesminis5 November 2013 at 16:07

      Hi Ilona, het is zo leuk om te lezen wat men ervan vindt! Ik ben met een nieuwe tulpen vaas bezig, nog erg in het begin, maar het idee en het begin is er...

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  6. Josje3 November 2013 at 21:09

    Ahh what a shame we didn't meet eachother!
    But good to see you had fun and made some beautiful miniatures. Love the trumeau with mirror and the things you bought as well. I see a few things which I also bought, like the reversible candle holders from David Iriarte and the ginger jar.
    Yes, Leo Reijnders is always in the back on the left of the hall, so your glasses must be by him ;-)

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    1. Idskesminis5 November 2013 at 16:20

      Hi Josje, You're quite right, I should be more organised before coming to the shows. It is so much more fun to share the experience. Aren't David's miniatures beautiful, I just loved his Japanned cabinet. You can tell he is a RL furniture maker!
      Thanks for confirming it was Leo Reijnders' glass. His miniatures are so delicate...

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  7. Marit11 November 2013 at 11:21

    Hoi Idske,
    Dank je voor je commentaar. Ik ben er zelf ook niet achter wat nou handig is, want waar die werkkamer nou is (in huis, achter in de tuin, of in een appartmentje 200 km verderop), wat je nodig hebt ligt altijd op die andere plek, en het blijft een feit dat ik me liever niet afzonder om te knutselen. 's Avonds met manlief voor de tv is eigenlijk het meest ideaal. Maar het is wel handig om alle spullen bij elkaar te hebben en dat wil ik niet in de woonkamer. Ik ben bezig met het restoreren van een naaimachine tafeltje dat ik als bijzettafeltje in de kamer wil zetten om achter te knutselen, met een trolley van de Ikea om de spulletjes in te doen en zo naar het werkkamertje te kunnen rollen. Maar of dat werkt? Dan heb ik mijn hobby verspreid over 3 plekken...
    Leuke workshop heb je gedaan. Ik wil ook meer workshops gaan doen, altijd leuk om dingen te leren.

    Groetjes,
    Marit

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  8. Kikka N10 December 2013 at 14:25

    Hi Idske!
    You have a very beautiful Giveaway! I joined to be your follower, I already pu the link into my blog, please count me in!
    Hugs
    Kikka

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