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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.
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