Dealer Troy Schmidt, Red Dragon Pottery: Ceramics

Using a full-size potter's wheel, IGMA Fellow Troy Schmidt creates 1:12 scale hand-thrown pottery from fine English porcelain. In addition to miniature ceramics, he makes life-size pottery and teaches beginning ceramic classes. Always exploring and experimenting, his exciting glazes come in a wide range of unique colors. Email: RedDragonPottery@gmail.com. Web: http://reddragonpottery.com

Dragon Handle Ewer with semi-matte celadon glaze. 1:12 scale.

Carved ewer with cut lip and classic gloss celadon green glaze. 1:12 scale.

Troy randomly wrapped a thread of soft clay around a vase with a simple form to add interest. 1:12 scale.

Here is Troy with a dragon sculpture. He has made many dragon sculptures over the years but this is the largest one.

Pilgrim bottle, about 12-inches tall. The form dates back over 1000 years and his version was inspired by ceramic flasks that were once common in tombs in northern China.

Natural stoneware vase with a reticulation glaze, about 14-inches tall.

Simple teapot with Troy's signature purple glaze. Life-size, not 1:12 scale.

Small three-footed teapot, about 6-inches tall.

A matcha tea bowl, or chawan, with a classic shino glaze. Life-size, not 1:12 scale.

Jar with a piece of Columbia River basalt for a handle. About 8-inches tall.

Original design from 1999 shows Mother Nature creating woman in her own image, with a new glaze from 2014. About 12-inches in diameter. 

To see more 1:12 scale Red Dragon Pottery, go >here<.

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Dealer Peter Acquisto, Acquisto Silver

An IGMA Fellow in Silversmithing, Pete Acquisto has been making beautiful 1:12 scale silver and gold reproductions since the 1980s. Based in Arizona, Pete has attended Good Sam for more than 30 years. He is continually producing new and exciting miniature silver masterpieces. Each one is an objet d'art. Web: http://www.AcquistoSilver.com

Silver Victorian Pickle Castor, with glass by Ferenc Albert. 1:12 scale.

Dealer Fern Vasi Dolls

An IGMA Artisan, Fern Vasi creates captivating 1:12 scale porcelain character dolls of all ages and from all walks of life. Each tells a story with its distinctive costuming, body language, and varied emotions. Do stop by Fern's table. Her figures are sure to bring a smile to your face.
Email: fernvasidolls@yahoo.com

"Trying on his new look" is a humorous scene that showcases a hairdresser fitting a gorilla with a classical French white wig, complete with feathers.

Dealer Roberta Solari, Le Miniature Di Eurosia, Italy

Roberta Solari creates decorated tiles and decorated terracotta Tuscany pottery. She makes distressed wood-with-wire sideboards, tables, garden potting benches, distressed wire birdcages, and many other fabulous distressed decorative wire accessories.

Low distressed wood table with single candle and other items. Separate small tin tray. Pair of white pumpkin candles.

Dealer Sandra Wall Rubin

Sandra Wall Rubin is an IGMA Fellow and a master at creating unique miniature floral arrangements. Her inspiration often comes from 17th century Dutch masters paintings. Sandra's processes are numerous, as she uses a variety of conventional--and unconventional--materials.

Beautiful ikebana arrangements inspired by floral arrangements of 16th century Dutch masters. Note: Ikebana is the ancient Japanese art of flower arranging.

Dealer Troy Schmidt, Red Dragon Pottery

Troy Schmidt of Red Dragon Pottery is known for his creations of exceptional quality wheel-thrown porcelain artwork in 1-inch scale. Each piece is individually handcrafted on a full size potter's wheel. In detailed miniature, Troy creates replicas of historic ceramic styles as well as modern art for miniature museums and collectors.  He is known for constructing a diverse assortment of pottery shapes and styles. Web: www.reddragonpottery.com

Blue Celadon Group: A soft grey-blue celadon glaze that highlights any texture and carving on the porcelain.

White/Green Japanese Celadon Group: The formula for this recipe was given to me by Harvey Young a potter from Mashiko, Japan.  While conducting a workshop at our Santa Barbara studio in the 1990's he reformulated one of his glazes so we could use our local ingredients - this glaze was the result.

Shino Group: This is an orange American variant of a glaze group that had it origins in 16th century Japan and was at that time typically white with orange edge highlights.  Over time it has evolved to include a group of glazes that range from white to orange (sometimes with gray/black speckling).

Black and Gold Group: A metallic Semi-Matt Black glaze of my own formulation highlighted with bright gold luster in 22K

Crackle Group: A delicate Asian inspired glaze which appears ancient and timeless at the same time.

Dealer Deb Laue, Dragonfly International

Dragonfly International is where-to-go for supplies and kits to make jewelry, hats, hatboxes, purses, toys, trunks, gift boxes, and much more. Deb Laue carries a fine selection of leathers, laces, trims, fabrics and flocking. She also has mannequins, display busts and stands for the do-it-yourself miniaturist. Her first-rate crafter tools are "must have."
Web: www.dragonflyintl.com

Dealer Debbie Young, Young at Heart

Long-time dealer Debbie Young offers quarter-scale kits. Most are reproductions of actual houses. Over the years, she and her husband Jeff have created more than 100 different house kits. They also make quarter-scale individual room and whole house furniture kits.  This year, Debbie is offering a pre-registered Friday Workshop. Web: http://youngatheartminiatures.com

Oct. 12 Friday Workshop, "¼-inch Gothic Display House."

Dealer Alvin & Rose Schulz, A&R Miniatures

Alvin & Rose Schultz specialize in LED lighting and sound accents. Their line includes working Televisions, Holiday pillar candles, Caldrons (with or without sound), Christmas trees, Wizard’s Tables, Thunder and Lightning, Flickering log sets (with or without sound) and Mantels. They also do custom LED lighting and sound designs. Products include 1:12 scale, 1:24 scale, and 1:48 scale.
Web: http://www.arminiatures.com

Ceramics by Troy Schmidt, Red Dragon Pottery

Troy Schmidt's exceptional 1:12 scale wheel-thrown porcelain pottery is formed on a full-size potter's wheel. His exciting glazes come in a wide range of truly unique colors. An IGMA Fellow, Troy sells as Red Dragon Pottery. He also makes some rustic 19th century grotesque face jugs, unusual brickware inspired by antiquities, and more. RedDragonPottery@gmail.com, http://www.RedDragonPottery.com,  https://www.facebook.com/RedDragonPottery

"Open Space" donut teapot made up of multiple parts that were all thrown on a potter's wheel and combined to form this teapot. It was recently included in the book "500 Teapots, volume 2" which features work of ceramic artists from around the world.

A delicate ewer with carved leaves of grass and a light green celadon glaze.

A playful trio of vessels decorated with contrasting white bubbles on a semi-matt black glaze.

To see more of Troy's work, go here and here.

At the Show - Ceramics

IGMA Fellow Troy Schmidt makes wheel-thrown miniature porcelain ceramics. Each piece of 1:12 scale pottery is individually hand-crafted on a full-sized potter's wheel from fine English porcelain. Doing business as Red Dragon Pottery, Troy has been coming to Good Sam for more than 13 years. For news and updates, check out Troy's Facebook page. RedDragonPottery@gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/RedDragonPottery, http://www.RedDragonPottery.com

Roman amphorae ceramic storage vessels.

Hand-thrown Asian ginger jar with wood handle, ewer with dragon handle, and bowl with bamboo handles with Chinese matte yellow glaze

Porcelain artwork glazed with rustic orange and verdigris patina glazes.

Two dichroic bowls and amphora on metal stand.

Face jugs with an iron brown and two contemporary glazes inspired by19th century Southern folk art grotesque face jugs.

Porcelain pots with a matte lavender glaze.

Bold red and black glazed wheel-thrown pottery.

Pottery bowls with a three dimensional reticulated glaze.

Brickware inspired by ancient ruins found throughout antiquity.

At the Show - Ceramics

Troy Schmidt of Red Dragon Pottery has been a dealer at Good Sam for about 15 years. He is an IGMA Fellow in Ceramics. Using a full-sized potter's wheel, Troy individually handcrafts each piece of his 1:12 scale hand-thrown pottery from fine English porcelain. Constantly exploring and experimenting, his work is highly imaginative and his glazes are exceptional. Be sure to stop by Troy's table at this year's show. And, check his Facebook page for news and updates. RedDragonPottery@gmail.com, http://www.RedDragonPottery.com,  https://www.facebook.com/RedDragonPottery

Three hand-thrown Asian inspired vessels with traditional celadon glaze. Two have bamboo handles.

Stunning hand-thrown Asian teapot, pitcher and vase.

Handcrafted potter's wheel with bold red-rimmed bowls off to the side. Photo taken on showroom floor.

1:12 scale and full size pottery bowls with the same three-dimensional reticulated glaze. From the 2010 Good Sam Show.

Hand-thrown pottery with a lovely blue glaze from the 2009 Good Sam Show.

To see more of Troy Schmidt's pottery, go here.

Dealer Troy Schmidt, Red Dragon Pottery: Ceramics

Always experimenting, IGMA Fellow Troy Schmidt creates 1:12 scale hand-thrown porcelain pottery in a wide range of unique glazes. His ceramic artware also includes 19th century grotesque face jugs, unusual "brickware" inspired by antiquities, and more. He makes life-size pottery as well. Email: RedDragonPottery@gmail.com  Web: http://reddragonpottery.com 

Four porcelain creations with a rich white-green semi-matt celadon glaze. Ewer with carved decoration (left), Amphora with Dragon handles (back), Faceted vase (right), Bowl with bamboo handles (front).

Assorted tea ware all finished with a shino glaze.  Jar is about 3/4-inch high.

Troy throwing some English porcelain miniatures on a full-sized potter's wheel at a recent demonstration.

Selection of Hanging Birdhouses. 

 A pair of earthy looking amphoras seated in metal stands. 

To see more of Troy Schmidt's work, go >here<.

From the Chairman: 2013 Good Sam Show Ad

We would like to share this half-page ad for the Good Sam Show. It appears in the Sept-Oct issue #35 of Dollhouse Miniatures magazine (page 32) and features hand-thrown pottery by Troy Schmidt, Red Dragon Pottery. It is followed by 3-1/2 pages of dealer ads under the banner of Showcase of Miniatures at the top of the page.

Using a full-sized potter's wheel, Troy Schmidt handcrafts 1:12 scale hand-thrown pottery from fine English porcelain.