It seems like I always
regret leaving things to do over the weekend, in this case, I had to carved 5
terra cotta slipped pots including a covered serving bowl. I had a brief window
on Saturday to attend to the pieces but
caught up with some house things and dealing with a guy quoting on some much
needed yard project well beyond my skill set. So the day started with having to
carve the pots, then I made two square plates and last but not least I did get
to sit down and throw two covered serving bowls/ lids (CSB) and two 3lb
cylindrical covered jars/ lids. I would have liked to have gotten more done but
there were other studio "chores" that needed to be addressed
including making up black and white slips and making a small batch of sandy
stoneware so that it has some amount of time to mature (perhaps a week or two?)
currently drying out a bit on plaster bats. In the end the results of a Monday
weren't all that bad and driven by some classic 70s rock, which is IMO better
than digging holes in the ground and expecting to find the lost treasure of the
Maya in upstate NY. It is all about perspective.
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