I have recently started converting some older 35mm slides to digital images and talk about a stroll down memory lane. I have made a lot of pots, I am not bragging just stating a fact. In fact, looking through all the slides I am jolted back to various places I have worked, themes I was working through and styles and varying ideas, many of which have continued to this day. There is majolica, slipware, abstract resist, still life, Persian influenced pots and many others. I am somewhat surprised at the number of directions that have worked out and even more that hit a brick wall, think “twister-ware”. I started the “twister-ware” while my wife was out of town and when she got back it was, “what were you thinking?”. Needless to say, the “twister-ware” has remained a bench mark for a bad idea.
Illustrated is a set of altered pitcher and mugs glazed in a rich Persian blue glaze over black and white slip. This set was made for a show about ritual and was entitled; Gathering. Having made all these pots, sometimes my mind wanders to wondering where they are now? Have they found a purpose, are they being used? It is funny that some pots or sets of pots, stand out in your mind and every once and a while you wonder if they still have something to say to the owners……
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