Jenni Varila

Garden Gnomes

Garden gnomes have been looking suspiciously cheerful, and generally minding everyone’s business for centuries. I decided to make my own version for my own garden!

Gnomes are 20-30 cm tall and made from white clay, black underglaze and clear glaze.

Garden gnome 1
Garden Gnome 2
Garden Gnome 3
Heyy, this wall relief survived the glaze firing in one piece! I’m so happy with how it turned out. The cracks in the center of the flower look like they were part of the plan. 🌼🤝 Garden gnomes have been guarding gardens, looking suspiciously cheerful, and generally minding everyone’s business for centuries. I decided to make my own version. 🐰 The garden gnomes are ready! 🐰🌱 Meanwhile autumn has already started to creep into our yard, but I’m absolutely thrilled with the result. The clear glaze really boosted the overall look. Let's make a mess... I mean, glazing for my ceramics! 🤍 Another dog-themed candle holder in the making. 🌸🕯️ #borzoi #candleholder #handbuilding #ceramics I made a borzoi candle holder sculpture. I was going to add a flower on the dog’s head at first, but it turned into a hat instead. 🎩🕯️ Making a soap dish with long legs 🦵🐯🦵#handbuilding #clay #pottery #soapdish #underglaze Slab-building a Borzoi. 🐶🌼 This flower arrangement was made in a very free-spirited way. If it survives drying without any cracks, I might be a little surprised. Fingers crossed! 🤞🌸