Milkpaint madness
‘Earthenware’ uses carved cross-hatching through layers of milk paint, which are also sanded back. About 9″ diameter.
The center medallion is turned on the offset axis, but moves visually back to the center! It seems that the effect of the offset bowl is obscured by creating a center for it. Won’t do that again…..
Milkpaint is subtle. I find it very difficult to photograph the actual appearance of these platters. 
‘Mums’ uses deeper carving in order to fit the scale of this 18″ platter blank. The mums are sanded back to the original red underpainting so that the edges of the petals emerge. Sunflower milk paint provided a deep layer over the whiter paint, which was textured with deeply textured paper while it was wet. It has a little more of a silk brocade feeling. A thin wash of sparkly gold covers the entire platter.
