Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Furrytale Ceramics

In the past I've mentioned a couple of artists whose work I collect and shared a few of their pieces with you. One is Youlia Anderson who owns Furrytale Ceramics Studio in Pennsylvania. Youlia is originally from Russia and must have studied dogs closely to capture their movements so well.
Each of her pieces is hand sculpted without the use of molds, so each is an original.
I like her work because she's captured the whimsical nature of Porties as this piece show.


Her work is very dimensional and detailed. She does free standing pieces, wall art, and useful pieces such as plates and mugs.


I have a couple of Christmas pieces, too.


She sculpts a number of different breeds of dogs and also does horses. One example is the Terrier Taxi that I posted  in November.

She really seems to capture the spirit of my breed as in this piece called "Rub A Dub Dub, A Portie In The Tub."

Check out her web site at Furrytale Ceramics. Her work can also be found at Cafe Press and on Ebay.

21 comments:

Two French Bulldogs said...

Oh my goodness we love the boat
Benny & Lily

Bella Roxy & Macdui said...

Gorgeous sculptures. We'll check them out.....there may be scotties!

XXXOOO Daisy, kendra & Bella

Molly the Airedale said...

Youlia Anderson does beautiful work. Mom has seen her beauties for sale on ebay many times!

Love ya lots,
Maggie and Mitch

Dexter said...

Those sculptures are awesome. I sent her a peemail to see if she does mastiffs. One can always hope.

Slobbers,
mango

♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥ said...

Very nice pieces. We laugh when we see that last one. We know how much you PWDs love the water, but a bubble bath?? No way for us - BOL.

Woos ~ Phantom, Thunder, and Ciara

SissySees said...

Love it all, but that "Fudge" mug!! How sweet. I'm afraid to click over... she probably does bassets and JRTs too. ;)

gMarie said...

Darlin' those are fabulous! Does she do my dogs? Hope you are well - new job is kicking my arse these days, lots to do and really busy. Can't wait to settle down and get my life back :) g

Lapdog Creations said...

Oh those are simply adorable... I esp love the Welcome sign!

Dawn said...

Very cute!

Jan said...

We love art when it is fun like this.

♥I am Holly♥ said...

Those are adorable! Lots of love, Holly and mom

LizzieJane said...

I love the Portie in the tub! What lovely pieces you have Sue.
x

Marjie said...

I especially like that the portie in a tub has taken a fish for company!

~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...

I remember the figurine you posted in November and love these just as much! I think they'd be a great addition to anyone's home!!

Beyond the Dog Dish said...

I really love these - I am not sure which is my favourite. It's a toss up between the car and the bath tub!! She is talented!

Pamela said...

The artwork is grand. I sometimes complain that artists depicting animals give all the great poses to cats while dogs are either just sitting or standing. You're right, these ceramics really do capture the motion of dogs.

I've awarded you a Memetastic Award. Stop by Something Wagging This Way Comes to pick it up.

powder-puff said...

Those are lovely! The tub one is absolutely adorable!

Lots of love
puffy

Scrabblequeen said...

Awesome pup art! Off I go to see more.

Brandon - The dog with a blog said...

Oh gosh, those are wonderful!
The sculptures are so cute :)

Rudy's Raiser

Soggibottom said...

If ......
If I were a dog :-)
I would have been born to be a water loving fluffy tailed doe eyed and soft haired breed. :-) :-) :-)
Love this post Sue :-) x x x x x
I would also be able to snorkel... :-) x

Tracy said...

Wow, what talent...I wish I had the patience to do something like that. I love the two dogs in the boat; how fun!