Church in Snow Ornament by Jen Stein

Slab-rolled porcelain ornament impressed with hand-carved clay stamp of a church nestles in the snow.. Handmade by Jennifer Stein of Ramsey, New Jersey. The ornament is fired then stained to highlight the textures, then delicately painted with glaze and fired again to over 2200 degrees. Gold accents on the Star on the steeple are added post-firing. Strung with gold ribbon for hanging. Signature stamped on the back. Measures approximately 2" x 3".   Growing up in Northern Italy has influenced my passions and esthetics. I have been working in clay since 1994 and absolutely love throwing porcelain on the wheel. Over the years I have made miniatures, large alto-rilievo murals, functional ware, figurative sculpture, and even bathroom sinks.   For the last decade my focus has been making rouletted pottery - intricate bas-relief textures impressed into the rim of my thrown porcelain pots with a hand-carved roulette. I love to sculpt new roulettes (round stamps) so I now have many patterns to