A woman with a checked shirt shows her sculpture of a flower on a blue turntable, in a pottery studio with shelves and art supplies in the background.

I handbuild ceramics- flowers, animals, birds, all kinds of things.

I also watercolor - beaches, people, animals.

And in both media, I confess a thing for birds.

Once I was that kid with a book in her hands. Now I sketch, paint, make things out of clay.

Enjoy.

This is Mayor Marmot, in Yellowstone National Park. He -or she- sat about four feet above the road and kept a close eye on everything. This road wasn’t going to watch itself.

Mayor Marmot, Yellowstone National Park

by Amy Lesemann

This is a female cardinal, looking a little crabby because it seems it’s always her bright red mate that is featured in all the pictures.

Chilly Cardinal

Amy Lesemann

These lilies look delicate - but once in ceramic, they are pretty sturdy.

A delicate, pale pink flower with five petals and orange-tipped green stamens, resting on a textured surface.

White lily

Amy Lesemann

Decorative artificial flower resembling a star-shaped flower with reddish-brown and white petals, green center, and small red protrusions, on a wooden surface.
Ceramic flower sculpture resembling a lily with white petals decorated with red spots, placed on a dark surface.

Stargazer lily

Amy Lesemann

A flower-shaped cake with orange petals and a dark center on a dark surface.

Muscadet Oriental Lily

Amy Lesemann

I enjoy brown eyed Susans because although they may be commonplace, they are still lovely and bees are fond of them.

Field flower beauty

The squirrel gang….

Amy Lesemann

The squirrel trio!

Ink wash on paper.

These trees are right by the school near my house, on a beautiful fall day. The light transforms them.

Trees transformed by light

Amy Lesemann

Watercolor painting of trees with autumn foliage, casting long shadows on the ground, near a body of water.
Watercolor painting of a small bird perched on snow-covered ground amid leafless dark tree branches, with a red brick wall in the background.

I love the attitude of this junco in the snow.

Junco dreams of spring

Amy Lesemann

Black and white watercolor painting of a squirrel sitting on a branch.

This is a fairly young squirrel on my deck.

Squirrel study

Amy Lesemann

California Quail

For some reason, I became fascinated by this bird. Painting him took forever. The feathers in his topknot are actual California quail feathers from a responsible breeder.

Small sculpture of a penguin with a rough, textured surface, standing against a dark background.

Quail with topknot

Amy Lesemann

Ceramic sculpture of a bird with a textured body, dark feathers, and a distinctive crest, placed on a wooden surface against a plain gray background.
A ceramic sculpture of a bird with a textured blue body, a black beak, white area around the neck, and a tuft of dark feathers on top of its head, set against a plain background.
A textured, artistic glass vase with a narrow neck and a feather attached at the top, placed on a beige surface with a plain gray background.