A Button for Every Project

   

    Few things give me greater pleasure than creating my own ceramic buttons. I make these from stoneware clay, using commercial stamps or fabrics to create texture, or with molds made from found objects or my own creations. Some of my buttons are glazed and fired a second or third time, while, others, I choose to hand paint with acrylic paints. Each technique has its own merits. Glazed buttons are more durable, and can be machine washed, while hand washing, or not washing at all, is required for those which are hand painted. Yet, these are so very special in that each can be a mini painting. I have even painted landscapes on some of them!

    Hand made buttons have many diverse applications, from sewing onto your favourite sweater,  purses, scarves, lapels, quilts, cards to embellishments on wall art hangings or in mosaics. The limit is one's imagination.

    Today I am sharing with you a glimpse of a small selection of  buttons I have created in recent years. They currently sell at Jocelyn & Co. in Gimli, Manitoba, Global Garage & Art House in Stonewall, Manitoba, Wayne Arthur Gallery in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Selkirk Community Arts Centre in Selkirk, Manitoba, as well as through my Etsy shop, The Casual Goddess, and on my website, Aradia's Gallery.

Do you have a project in need of the perfect button? I would love to help you with it!

Contact me via Aradia's Gallery or by Email.

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