Hand Painted Porcelain
Each piece of porcelain is hand painted by
artist Rosemary Thomas, who creates the
designs on each item. Using the principles of
art and her natural God given talents, she has
chosen porcelain to be her canvas. The
porcelain is made with generations of quality
and has been hand selected to meet her
standards of excellence. The paint used is
comprised of several minerals, combined with
oils to create beautiful colors and textures—
giving each piece of porcelain its own
one of a kind identity. When
painting porcelain, the artist
uses several coats.
Between each coat,
the piece is kiln fired
and checked for
quality. Using
24-karat gold trim, each piece
has the gold applied and is kiln fired for a final time.
Rosemary started hand-painting porcelain in 1973. Her mother, Nebraska artist E. V. Conner and Rosemary started the business together and also taught classes to others in Nebraska. In 1985, their business went into wholesaling their products at wholesale gift markets in Nebraska with permanent showrooms in gift markets in Kansas City, Minneapolis, Chicago, Denver and Atlanta. While they enjoyed what they were doing, they decided to downsize a bit, realizing they were truly artists and not machines that produce items one dozen at a time. Rosemary and her mother worked together producing beautiful hand painted china for 30 years. Her mother was a free spirit and hand painted what she desired, while Rosemary painted most of the orders and commissions. Through the years their hand painted porcelain has been taken to shipped to Japan, Canada, Puerto Rico, Ireland, Saudi Arabia and throughout the United States.
Each piece of porcelain is hand painted by
artist Rosemary Thomas, who creates the
designs on each item. Using the principles of
art and her natural God given talents, she has
chosen porcelain to be her canvas. The
porcelain is made with generations of quality
and has been hand selected to meet her
standards of excellence. The paint used is
comprised of several minerals, combined with
oils to create beautiful colors and textures—
giving each piece of porcelain its own
one of a kind identity. When
painting porcelain, the artist
uses several coats.
Between each coat,
the piece is kiln fired
and checked for
quality. Using
24-karat gold trim, each piece
has the gold applied and is kiln fired for a final time.
Rosemary started hand-painting porcelain in 1973. Her mother, Nebraska artist E. V. Conner and Rosemary started the business together and also taught classes to others in Nebraska. In 1985, their business went into wholesaling their products at wholesale gift markets in Nebraska with permanent showrooms in gift markets in Kansas City, Minneapolis, Chicago, Denver and Atlanta. While they enjoyed what they were doing, they decided to downsize a bit, realizing they were truly artists and not machines that produce items one dozen at a time. Rosemary and her mother worked together producing beautiful hand painted china for 30 years. Her mother was a free spirit and hand painted what she desired, while Rosemary painted most of the orders and commissions. Through the years their hand painted porcelain has been taken to shipped to Japan, Canada, Puerto Rico, Ireland, Saudi Arabia and throughout the United States.