the blues ....

why are the "blues" sad .... i think of gray as sad ... or brown ... or beige .... or black ... but a bright beautiful blue? how is that "the blues"? .....

so here's a platter i made .... white clay .... medium blue underglaze (SOO may coats) ... then i used a paisley stamp in black underglaze .... if i were to do it again, i'd do it on a flat piece of clay, let the glazes dry a bit, then put it in the platter form of choice ... but instead, because i didn't start with a plan, i made the platter, had it sitting there in front of me waiting to become something more .... and my stamp was a bit wonky on the curve of the form ... so be it ... i still love it ... i'm partial to wonky though .... 

i think a nice pile of sugar cookies on that plate ... oh ... with blue sprinkles ... 

or maybe some blue cheese and some wheat thins ... i do love wheat thins .... nothing blue about wheat thins ....