WAY BACK WEDNESDAY

I am still making some effort to convert old 35mm slides to digital images with some coming out better than others. This large, Albany slip glazed covered jar was in a recent batch made and fired in the last firing I ever did at Cleveland State University. Thrown loosely, well loosely for me that is, while it was firming up a bit I pulled it to one side to offset the symmetry of the piece. Once bisque the pot was glazed in an Albany slip glaze with a black overglazed sprayed across the surface and swiped diagonally around the piece. I decided to pull this out for way back Wednesday as it clearly defines a short moment in time a really long time ago where everything was an experiment and the less controlled the better. The times sure have changed where now I try to have a group of pots in every kiln that I am 99% certain they will come out as I expect* and control is more or less a good thing though admittedly something of an illusion.  

(*I am reminded of the boxing adage, "everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face in that every potter thinks they know what to expect until they open the kiln.)