YOU CAN START SMALL WITH A PIECE OF POTTERY.
>> JILL SEES THE WORLD THROUGH DIFFERENT GLASS.
>> I AM SUCH A DIFFERENT PERSON AND I AM ALWAYS LOOKING.
I NEVER KNOW WHAT THE INSPIRATION WILL BE.
>> COLORS, SHAPES, AND PATTERNS POP ON EACH PIECE OF HER
HANDCRAFTED POTTERY.
>> WE MAKE THINGS FOR PEOPLE’S HOMES AND WE HOPE THEY ENHANCE A
PERSON’S HOME AND MAKES IT BRIGHTER AND ENRICHES PEOPLE’S
LIVES.
OUR SIGNATURE RIGHT NOW IS BLUE.
>> VIVID COLORS MAKE THEM COME TO LIFE.
>> THE SIGNATURE OF WHAT WE DO IS THE HAND PAINTING.
THROUGH THE AGES, WE HAVE MOVED THROUGH ALONG WITH OUR
CUSTOMERS.
NINE YEARS AGO THINGS WERE VERY HARD-EDGED TO BEING SOFTER
EDGED.
IT’S VERY BOLD, BUT THERE ARE MORE TEXTURAL PIECES.
THINGS ARE PAINTED, LAYERED.
>> AFTER MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF CREATING AT HER STUDIO, IT IS
EASY TO ASSUME NEW DESIGNS COME EASILY.
BUT SHE SAYS IT IS NOT THAT SIMPLE.
>> BRING ALL THE SKETCHES BACK TO THE STUDIO AND THEN I SHARE
THEM WITH THE TEAM.
THERE ARE ONLY A FEW LITTLE GLAMOUR GIRLS THAT STAND OUT AND
EVERYONE GOES THIS IS THE ONE.
>> WITH ALL OF THE TRIAL AND ERROR, THE STUDIO SPACE IS
BUZZING WITH CREATIVE ENERGY.
LAWRENCE IS CERAMIC WORK FOCUSES ON BOWLS AND LAMPS.
>> THE FIRST LINE I HAD WAS CALLED DISH AND IT WAS GEOMETRIC
SHAPES, VERY SIMPLY DECORATED PIECES.
>> BUT THEN HE HAD AN IDEA.
DRILLING INTO THE CLAY.
>> I DID ONE LAMP AND I ONLY DID A SECTION OF IT.
SLEPT ON IT AND CAN BACK AND THOUGHT I WAS ONTO SOMETHING.
>>’S LAMPS AND BOWLS ARE SOLD NATIONALLY AND ARE OFTEN PAIRED
WITH ROSENWALD’S WORK.
>> IS IAN AND YANG.
-- IT’S YIN AND YANG.
>> THE DESIRE FOR INSPIRATION IS AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH RIGHT NOW.
>> I THINK WHAT’S HAPPENED IS A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOK AROUND THEIR
HOUSE AND SAY, GEEWHIZ, THIS ROOM IS LOOKING LIKE IT COULD
USE A LOT OF HELP.
>> ACCORDING TO A SURVEY, 58% OF HOMEOWNERS HAVE MADE INDOOR
IMPROVEMENTS SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC.
BUT DURING THE LOCKDOWN, HER TEAM HAD TO GET CREATIVE.
>> WE WANTED TO FIND SOMETHING THAT WOULD NOT TAKE AS MUCH
LABOR IN STUDIO AND THAT WE COULD MAKESHIFT DO OUTSIDE.
>> TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR DIY PROJECTS, THEY CAME UP WITH AT
HOME KITS.
THEY CAN CHOOSE FROM MORE THAN 100 COLORS AND SHE DEMONSTRATES
A FEW TIPS FOR THE HOME CRAFTERS.
>> THE COLORS START OUT VERY THICK.
I LIKE TO THIN THEM DOWN A BIT, IT MAKES IT EASIER TO MOVE
ACROSS THE SURFACE.
>> WHEN YOU ARE PAINTING, YOU DON’T WANT TO PAINT WITH BIG
STROKES.
YOU WANT TO GET A BUBBLE OF COLOR AND MOVEMENT AROUND THE
SURFACE.
IT IS MORE OF A DELICATE PROCESS.
AND THEN YOU WANT THIS SWEEPING GESTURE.
THE PIECE IS SUPER POROUS WHEN IT IS AT THIS STAGE.
IT IS SOAKING IN THE COLOR, THAT’S WHY I ADDED SO MUCH
WATER.
THE SECTION IS READY.
I LIKE USING THE TABLE BECAUSE THE TABLE IS A WORKTABLE.
YOU WANT TO COPY THE SAMPLE BECAUSE IT IS JUST A QUICK
GESTURE.
WHAT IS NICE ABOUT THESE LITTLE LINES IS THE KIND OF MAKE ANY
MISTAKES SORT OF DISAPPEAR.
AFTER PAINTING, TRAYS RETURNED TO ROSENWALD’S POTTERY STUDIO
WHERE SHE ADDS THE FINAL FLOURISH.
>> THEY PAINTED HOME FINISH THE PIECE, SEND IT BACK TO US, WE
FIRE IT, WE PLACE IT, AND SEND IT BACK TO THEM.
>> THE GOLD RIM, A RECOGNIZABLE FEATURE ON ALL OF HER PIECES.
>> I THINK THAT IT BRINGS IT UP A LEVEL AND IT’S BACK TO JOY,
HONESTLY.
WHO DOESN’T LIKE A LITTLE GOLD?
LOOK AT ME.
I’M USUALLY WAY MORE BEDAZZLED.
IT’S JUST THAT LITTLE NOTE.
>> SHE GOT HER START SELLING HEARINGS ON THE SIDEWALK.
SHE STARTED SHOWING HER WORK AT A TRADESHOW WHERE HER DESIGNS
WERE PICKED UP.
SHE TELLS US SHE AND HER HUSBAND ARE SOME OF THE FEW WORKING
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