TOTS

I got a late start today as we finally were able to get our first vaccine with the second coming in just over a month and we are glad to get this started. After traveling to Utica a quick stop at the grocery store and PO totally wiped out the morning. I finally got back to some pots that I threw on Friday and covered up really well and it was back to work.    

There is no arguing that this is a simple design but someone had to do it and I suspect the time of the season factored in just a bit. Combining black slip, sgraffito and white slip trailed accents, this snowberry design really is simple but works nicely on my terra cotta pieces and seems to adapt well to a wide variety of forms and sizes. Admittedly this is a bit time consuming as well as having to work at varying times to get the three techniques worked out with the final process having to come in just under the wire otherwise the white dots pop off in the bisque. Okay, it's not rocket science but  despite the time it takes there is something always oddly satisfying about working in sequence, perhaps  eight teabowls, eight  three pound v-bowls and four smaller covered serving bowls will do the trick. Not a lot of work for one day unless it is Friday but just the right amount to pass the day spent listening to a thumb-drive filled with a hundred hours of 80s tunes.