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This is a unique, one of a kind, hand drawn / painted, one of a kind item.
The design is all hand drawn, not a decal. This one has a couple of tiny defects in the glaze - there are a few of specs of colour on the white where the top glaze had some specs of other glaze in it. There is also a little lump in the top glaze over the foot of the sheep in the final picture.
There is also the fact that one of the sheep is in fact a Balrog! I was watching Lord Of The Rings while making it and accidentally turned my last sheep into part Balrog! Oops! See 4th picture.

The bowl in the picture is the one you will receive.
This is a larger size yarn bowl.

Measurements:
Width: 7"
Height: 4"

It was made using the slip casting method and bisque fired then I hand drew six fluffy Valais Blacknose sheep on to the exterior using ceramic underglaze pencils, then added a transparent overglaze for protection, then fired it a second time in my back garden studio kiln.

This larger size ceramic yarn bowl is a one of a kind, hand drawn white and black knitting bowl with six fluffy Valais 2024 Blacknose sheep on it.
You have to embrace the hand made nature of the beast. But overall this has turned out very successfully and I love it! The little sheep make me smile! One of them has a sticky out pink tongue.

The yarn bowl was slip cast using earthenware clay, then hand painted (by me) using imported ceramic underglaze pencils.

I was unsure about the strength of the application, so I sketched some sheep around the edge of the bowl (wool - sheep!!). This one does not have watercolour over the top and I think it looks better for it.

I then over glazed it with a transparent glaze to give it a shine and to seal in the underglaze.

I made two at the same time - one large (this one) and one small (on a different listing). I think that they came out beautifully! I was inspired by my friends' sheep - Hansel and Gretl, whose pictures he keeps putting on Facebook! They are so gorgeous that they appeared on this bowl.

It is a larger size bowl and it measures: 7" x 4", which is very roomy.

This one is for larger craft / knitting projects.

It will arrive boxed and packaged in sustainable packaging - usually tissue paper, but if I have recently received any bubble wrap I will re-purpose it rather than throwing it away, so you might get some second hand bubble wrap in your parcel!

A perfect gift for a crafter / knitter / crocheter / farmer / fan of Valais Blacknose sheep!

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PS: If you want me to make a custom yarn bowl for you - please put in a request..x