A few days ago my husband was searching through his shed at the farm and came up with this lovely piece of ancient history. Apparently it had belonged to his father. It was full of sentimental value, but it looked like it had lived a tortured life. But it was damaged on the bottom. And it had cracks on the top. I guess this is part of the charm of old things.
Πριν από λίγες ημέρες, ο σύζυγός μου έψαχνε μέσα στην αποθήκη του αγροκτήματος και ήρθε επάνω σε αυτό το υπέροχο κομμάτι αρχαίας ιστορίας. Προφανώς άνηκε στον πατέρα του. Ήταν γεμάτο από συναισθηματική αξία, αλλά φαινόταν σαν να είχε ζήσει μια βασανισμένη ζωή.
It had lovely detail to it, with rings running through the top.
Είχε υπέροχη λεπτομέρεια, με δακτυλίους που διατρέχαν την κορυφή.
For me it was important to preserve the character of the piece but also give it a little life. So I painted the rings with white chalk paint.
Για μένα ήταν σημαντικό να διατηρηθεί ο χαρακτήρας του κομματιού, αλλά και να του δώσω λίγη ζωή. Έτσι έβαψα τα δαχτυλίδια με
μπογιά από άσπρη κιμωλία .
I painted the rest of the piece with some left over paint that I had. It is a nice sand sort of color. I then wiped off as much as I could to give it a distressed look.
Έβαψα το υπόλοιπο κομμάτι με κάποιο χρώμα που μου είχε απομείνει . Είναι ένα ωραίο αμμουδένιο είδος χρώματος. Στη συνέχεια το σκούπισα όσο μπορούσα να του δώσω μια φθαρμένη όψη.
I used some more chalk paint and dry brushed some small lines, making sure to blur them afterwards. This give a bit of depth to the piece.
Χρησιμοποίησα περισσότερη μπογιά κιμωλίας και έκανα ξηρές πινελιές σε μικρές γραμμές, φροντίζοντας να τα θολώσω μετά. Αυτό δίνει λίγο βάθος στο κομμάτι.
I painted the handle and the top a white color and then I rubbed the white rings using a wire pad. I did not want them to stand out too much.
Έβαψα τη λαβή και την κορυφή ένα λευκό χρώμα και, στη συνέχεια, έτριψα τα άσπρα δαχτυλίδια χρησιμοποιώντας ένα σύρμα. Δεν ήθελα να ξεχωρίζουν πάρα πολύ.
Below you can see how it looks aged when the white paint has been rubbed off.
Παρακάτω μπορείτε να δείτε πώς φαίνεται παλιό, όταν η λευκή μπογιά έχει τριφτεί.
The last step was rubbing some olive oil onto the pottery to give it a nice sheen.
Το τελευταίο βήμα ήταν να τρίψω λίγο ελαιόλαδο πάνω στην κεραμική για να δώσει μια ωραία λάμψη.
As you can see it is far from perfect, but I like the fact that it is revealing its’ history.
Όπως μπορείτε να δείτε δεν είναι τέλειο, αλλά μου αρέσει το γεγονός ότι αποκαλύπτει την ιστορία του.
It also has a lovely sheen.
Έχει επίσης μία υπέροχη λάμψη.
I have tried to preserve the character of this Pottery while giving it some “oomph”. What do you think, was it a good idea for me to up-cycle?
Έχω προσπαθήσει να διατηρήσω τον χαρακτήρα του Κεραμικού, ενώ του δίνω κάποια ζωντάνια. Τι νομίζετε, ήταν καλή ιδέα που το ανανέωσα
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This blog is for entertainment purposes only; my DIY tutorials are not professional advice. Read my full disclaimer here. I love it when I get your comments and I will reply to each one here or on your blog.
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Mary Coakley
Wednesday 29th of June 2016
I really liked what you did with the pottery your husband found,it has not taken from the original character,it is a beautiful piece,I think it maybe grecian.
Mary
Sunday 3rd of July 2016
Thank you Mary. In fact it is grecian as we live in Greece. We are always finding old things, any many times when he is plowing the farm he finds things.
Baba
Wednesday 15th of June 2016
Love, love, what you did. Looks gorgeous.
Mary
Friday 17th of June 2016
Thank you Baba. I really wanted to preserve it's character.
Debrashoppeno5
Wednesday 15th of June 2016
Mary, you brought the piece of pottery back to life. It is a beautiful piece of pottery with such history.
Mary
Friday 17th of June 2016
Debra I suspect if they were to start digging under the houses here they would find a treasure trove of archeology. As it is, in order to build here in Greece the Archeological dept comes to check the ground first.
Cathy Lawdanski
Thursday 16th of June 2016
Mary - this is my featured pick for this week's Over the Moon Link party! You'll see it on Sunday's party!
Mary
Friday 17th of June 2016
Thank you so much Cathy. I will see you on Sunday.
Susanne
Thursday 16th of June 2016
It turned out fabulous!!!
Mary
Friday 17th of June 2016
Thank you Susanne. When I got my hands on it, it was full of dirt and looked awful.