Cheerful Handles

A handmade white porcelain piece that has circular holes lining the rim on a blue background. It is painted with red, yellow, and blue wavy lines and dots. In the center is a face with eyes that have artful shapes and lines surrounding them, a small heart for a nose, and a wobbly smile.

A white porcelain hand sanitizer container. Painted onto the container are blue, green, orange, and black lines, circles, and plant-like shapes. In the center is a face with two heart-shaped eyes, a heart-shaped nose, and an orange wobbly smile.

A white porcelain platter. Painted onto the platter are dark blue, light blue, and green shapes and lines. A face is at the top center with small heart-shaped eyes, three dots for a nose, and a wavy blue smile. Waved shapes are stacked above one eye while a flower-like shape is above the other. A smaller circle piece of porcelain with organic shapes and dots is in the top left corner.

A brown porcelain platter. Painted onto the platter are black and red organic shapes and lines. In the center are two black hearts for eyes, a bigger dotted red and black heart, and red and black lines forming a wobbly smile. Above the eyes are organic shapes and dots. On either side, circling two holes in the platter, are porcelain snakes; the one on the left is striped red and black and the one on the right is red with a black head.

Seven different white bottles are arranged in order of height, the shortest on the left and tallest on the right. The bottles are painted with different colorful lines and shapes, the tops of a few formed to look like hats. Each bottle has a pair of eyes, a small nose, and a wobbly line to make a smile.

Many white porcelain dishes are arranged on a green surface. They are painted with colorful shapes, lines, and patterns. The majority of the dishes have faces, with a wobbly line for a smile.

Six white mugs arranged on a wooden surface. The front of the mugs are painted with different colorful organic shapes, lines, and patterns. Each mug has a face with a pair of hearts for eyes, a heart or circle for a nose, and a wobbly line for a smile.

Two terracotta sculptures on a work surface. The sculpture towards the top left is cut in half and hollowed out. Both sculptures are shaped like vases, with the top of the sculpture being a head that has two shut eyes, lips, and hair in a braid that rests at the front.

A terracotta sculpture on a work surface. The sculpture has a head with two shut eyes cut out into curves, and a parted mouth with small strips of clay that resemble teeth. The body of the sculpture resembles a vase-like shape.

A terracotta sculpture on a work surface. The sculpture is cut open and hollowed out. The top of the sculpture has two eyes, lips, and hair that's parted into two braids that rest in the front.

Three terracotta sculptures standing up. The sculptures are of varying height with the tallest positioned in the back, the second tallest to the front right, and the shortest to the front left. Each sculpture has a rounded head and a face with two circular holes for eyes and a large, grinning mouth with holes separated by thin strips of clay to resemble teeth. The body of the sculptures are slightly wider than the head and taper in at the bottom. The textures and lines from sculpture-making tools are visible on the body of the sculptures.

Six terracotta sculptures on a work surface. Three sculptures to the left are laying down while three to the right are standing up. Two of the sculptures on the bottom have detailed faces and hair pulled into braids that rests in the front. The three sculptures standing up and the remaining sculpture laying down have two holes for eyes and large grins with holes and thin pieces of clay that resemble teeth.

A glass tile in the shape of a house, painted with acrylic. The glass has a light brown background with strips painted to look like planks of wood siding. The siding is arranged on the roof with gaps, and arranged at the front of the house with space for windows and a boarded up door. One of the windows has two blue tiles within it.

A glass tile in the shape of a barn with a sloped roof. The piece is painted with acrylic to resemble worn wooden siding, and white tiles are placed in gaps to resemble windows. The barn has a door with a black and clear tile inside of it.