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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Slipping into the Studio

People crave lots of things. Tonight, I had a craving for clay. Not to consume it, just to play with it. So I broke away from everything I was supposed to be doing, and went to the studio. While I was not incredibly productive, it felt good to get on (okay, behind) the wheel.

I mostly made some mug forms. I did this intentionally because now that means I have to go back sometime soon to put handles on them!
I tried something new, too (well, new to me). I have been thinking about little vases lately. Mostly about how much texture you could pack into a small vase, and how popular they might be. I think I might add feet to the wider based vases pictured below.
They are only about 1 1/2-2" in height. I threw them off of the hump (off of a larger ball of clay)

2 comments:

  1. Yes! The best pots always seem to be the ones that you want to make... not the ones that you have to make. To want to make pots ... what a great thing.
    Cheers
    ~Craig

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  2. Thanks for the comments! Making anything is incredibly enjoyable, but as you said Craig, making what you want is very rewarding. I always say that I wish I could just make bottles for a living because it's my favorite form to make. If only I were a potter before glass jars became popular...ha!

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