

Porcelain soap dish with hand-sculpted, hand-painted portraits of dogs or cats on hand-textured, molded dish of my own design. This gloss-glazed piece is fired to almost 2400F with additional hand-painted detail colors fired to 1300F. This can be washed occasionally in the dishwasher, but gentle washing by hand is preferred. R I can sculpt your pets from your photos to create a very special functional keepsake. This is a unique gift for any pet lover. Colors may vary, but I will try to accommodate your color preferences. The piece shown here in the main photo is with 2 labs and is $125. 6 1/4"x 5 1/4"x 1 1/2"h or more.
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Custom hand-sculpted portraits of people and/or pets in porcelain or white clay. They can be fully 3-dimensional figures or scenes in relief.
Working from your photos I can do realistic portraits of dogs, cats, or you. I make each piece by hand. Smaller figures are sculpted in high-fired porcelain, whereas larger pieces are sculpted in low-fired white clay. Each piece goes through 3 firings. All the colors are durable fired glazes (2380F) or overglazes (1300F) .
I welcome your inquiries.
Cheryl Carter
For Cheryl's Wedding & Special OccasionThis artist has been wonderful to work with. My project was a ceramic replica of my closest and dearest friend, my dog Jack. She did the entire piece from pictures! She was very careful to ask me questions along the way to make sure the likeness was right. I am just so impressed with this artist. I have a feeling her work will be priceless at some point in her career… the likeness of my Jack is already priceless to me. There are many great artists at Custommade, but Laura is exceptionally gifted. I just couldn't be happier with the entire process!
Nancy Adelman
For Salt and pepperLaura was awesome to work with! Can’t wait to see the finished product!!! The photos look great! Thank you!!!
David Burritt
For Sculpted Portraits Of People And DogsIt was a pleasure working with Laura… highest quality in all aspects. We are delighted with her creation and we eagerly await Mother's Day because we know it will be such a special gift.
LHLisa Haymaker
For Small Dog Or Cat UrnIt's lovely, thank you!!
Kim Giery
For Alphabet & Name TilesTiles were delivered quickly and they are just beautiful. It was a pleasure working with Laura.

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