Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Pottery 101

"There's no retirement for an artist, it's your way of living so there's no end to it."
::: Henry Moore :::


So I am finally going to show my pottery. Here are 3 of my pieces. The first is my first project that was a hand molded object. Mine kept losing shape and I finally thought it looked a little like an old ballet slipper so that is what it became. It is good for holding miscellaneous stuff. There were a couple of projects in between the ballet slipper and my bowl but they didn't photograph well so I have not included them in my pictures. My bowl turned out quite well but the glazing is a bit uneven. All 10 students were trying to glaze all of their projects from the six week class at the same time and it made for a rather chaotic process.The last picture is an extruded piece which can be used as a funky vase or perhaps a pencil holder. I know that will be a very popular Christmas present this year. I am anxious to get back to the classroom and try my hand at some more projects but I just haven't found the time yet.I suspect that I will be spending much more time there this winter.






Just got a call from Jessica about the LA quake today. She said it was pretty impressive. There appeared to be no problems at the Fox Studio but she is anxious to get to her apartment and see if anything is damaged. Definitely the largest quake since she has been in LA.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

WOW-I would not describe any of your pottery as something from
a "101" class - I took that class in college and never saw the caliber of pieces you have done!!!!
I will put in my order for after you complete your Christmas projects - I loved all three - so surprise me (I'll pay top dollar)!!!
Glad Jessica was okay at work - hope her apt. is in tact. I haven't been able to get through on the phone with my sister who lives in Irvine. Never dull out there (fires etc).
My best to you all - I think about you and pray for you everyday!

Anonymous said...

Artist Linda-very appropriate. The pieces look even better in person, I am duly impressed!
Thinking of you all-