Currently I am wrapping up a handbuilding ceramics class that I started a few months ago.
The covering with
plastic, the waiting, the checking, the drying, the bisquing,
the glazing, the
firing, and the mess . . .
just for a simple little vase or dish which may or may not turn out anything like what you had envisioned.
from here, they all look like beautiful mood-makers.
ReplyDeletei love the shape + texture of that bowl.
Gracias, Xenia.
DeleteThe bowl might be the only piece that turned out more or less as expected since it doesn't have glazing. :)
I have 13 or so pieces to pick up later this week. We shall see.
I agree with Xenia. Embrace the wabi sabi! I had the same idea ( I did ceramic and sculpure 20 years ago in art school and enjoyed it a lot despite the labour and the wait) being obsessed with ceramic I decided to take a workshop, the demand is so high in this area that I have to wait until next autumn! enjoy the process, nothing ever turns out as we would like to that's the beauty of handmade.
ReplyDeleteI think it's OK that I don't love the process for myself. The other (big) personal issue I have is that I don't like the hazards of dealing with the dust and heavy metals/ notable toxicity of the unfired glazes - especially at the large studio I took my class where it's sort of a free for all. It's much too "risky" for my comfort level. And messy! I just don't feel at ease working in that medium, and that's what is important, I think, not so much the results. It's similar to how I feel about woodworking - love the craft but I am way too uncomfortable with the tools and the dust - the whole process really. I can say, though, that taking this class has seriously deepened my already existing love of the finished product and I have even more appreciation for the potters out there that I will buy from in the future. Maybe I'll be buying some of your pieces come this autumn! :^D.
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