2" to 4" tall. Birds made of porcelain. Hand built and hand painted.
6"x6" oil on board
My Cecile Brunner Rose is in bloom! All the rain we've had has encouraged this beautiful rose bush to flourish and blossom. Many years ago in my garden I had this lovely little rose cascading over a trellis greeting visitors coming up the walk way. My young daughters placed the sweet little roses in their hair. It makes me happy to think of it and to see how pretty it has become. I want to share it!
3"x 1.5" hand built porcelain nest.
New birds this morning. These little birds are hand built and hand painted on porcelain clay. 2.5"x 3.5". I have to say the birds bear a very, very loose resemblance to the actual Junco, Sparrow and Chickadee.
9"x12"
Little metal trays painted in oil with birds and touched with gold. 6 1/2" x 5 1/2".
New birds this morning!! These little birds are 3"x 2" and that varies just a bit. They are made of porcelain clay,one of a kind, all hand built and painted with mat glazes that are fired into the clay. All 3 birds are SOLD!!! 
New crow this morning! This is a sculking crow if ever there was one! He has his acorn and he is very pleased with him self.
Hand built in red earthenware clay and glazed in black glass glaze 11"x4". This will go to the Chambers Gallery today!
I'm having fun with these little birds. They are made of porcelain and hand built. 2"x 2 1/2".
Made of earthenware red clay this is a new crow taken out of the kiln yesterday. He has an acorn in his beak. He is 4"x 11"long . I have another crow in the firing right now. I can't wait to see him, he is a bit skulkier than this one. I'll post him as soon as he's finished!
Just pulled this little piggy from the kiln yesterday. I love the white glaze.He is 8.5"x4.5". I'm working on birds next, little birds but they will be painted . Back to working with porcelain after working with the earthenware clay. It's all fun!
A trip to Paula Teplitz the wonderful potter.
6"x6" oil on board. Oh I love weddings! Everyone is talking about them right now and there are many family's here who are participating in this ever beautiful event. I am inspired by all the fun and excitement and just had to paint a "wedding cup cake"!
6x10"" Hand built pig with wings! Just finished some clay work. This pig has to be fired and glazed but I wanted to put him on. He is made of white earthen wear clay and will be glazed white and as soon as he's fired I will put him back on. I'm concentrating on clay work right now and will be painting again soon. This piece is for Heather's Gallery.
hand built earthenware clay 5" tall
20x24" o/c / It's been a while since I painted a rooster. The last one was on one of my pillows. This was fun to paint, I just love to paint all birds!!
5" tall I'm loving the white pears! This is part of a special order for the" H~art Gallery"in DelMar Ca. This is my daughter Heather's new gallery!
6"x6" oil on board Who doesn't LOVE cup cakes? Butter cream frosting? I'm going to be painting cup cakes again and I'm excited! Wish I could eat them too!! Maybe just a bite.
5" x10" Two more bird houses. Yes there is a bird peeking out of one of them ( pretend). They have roses on top and words. All pieces except the chards are hand made. I will post the backs too, I've been asked what they look like. These are weather proof, they have been sealed to protect them in the elements including water.
10"x5" piqueassiette . I have been working on bird houses for the last couple of weeks. I have 4 done and will post the other two tomorrow. The bird houses are first made in clay and fired then the shards are cut and applied. Then grouted. I have two more that I will post tomorrow! 
10"x7" This isn't actually a Peruvian seed jar but I got the idea for it when I saw one. The jars had little farmers and vegetables hand made and placed on the jar. They were made of clay and usually terra cotta. Seeds were kept in side the jar and saved for the following year after farming. They were the best of seeds only, like gold, insuring a good crop the following year.
My friend Annette gave me plants for my birthday several months ago and this is a brand new bloom for Spring! It has rained so much and the winds have been so wild the little tag that was on it is gone! I don't know the name of this plant? Do you? Anyway, I love it and it grows beautifully in a big terra cotta pot on my deck.
6"x6" oil on board. When I was looking at photos of humming birds I was astonished at how many varieties there are. Amazing! I had such choices , the light on this one shown a beautiful lavender and I just had to paint that!
6"x6" oil on board. Little juncos. I paint many of these little guys because they are very popular here along the coast. I have allot of them on my deck since the squirrels keep knocking my bird seed about. They love to go along the ground and eat, they are seed eaters, so there is plenty of nourishment there for them!
6"x6" oil on board. An insect eater that prefers to nest near water. He will nest in a bird house!
This is my Daughter Heather Roddy. She is opening her first ever art gallery in Del Mar California in the Flower Hill Promenade. It will be named Del Mar Art Gallery. It won't be open for several weeks but when it is Heather has asked me to give painting workshops there.
20"x24" oil on board. This painting is one I did some time back and I've probably posted it but I wanted some color up here!! I will be painting some new works soon and I'm wanting to get back to my loose florals. They are so much fun!
6"x6" oil on wood panel The willet, like other shore birds wades through the water and probes with it's long beak in the wet sand or the mud of wetlands looking for food. It dines primarily on aquatic insects. It winters along the entire coast line of California.
6"x6" oil on board Yes, I know, I said shore birds! Well, I must keep up with my inland birds too, I so love them. I will go back and forth, it's all fun!
