A real nice Sam Chung is helping me wake up this morning. I took this beauty in trade during this year’s Art of the Pot tour down in Austin where Sam and I got to catch up a bit. It has this wonderful waxy quality and feels like a real good cup of coffee.
a big teaching gig just came my way – so i’ll be a bit scarce in the immediate future. Wish me luck…
Mt. Sopris as seen from SAW
turned into a pretty ok day in the studio – though the afternoon rain ended up slowing down my progress – which is probably a good thing.
below are some shots of a jar taking shape:
Stem Bowl; early 15th C. Ming Dynasty
I wish i made just about anything these days… studio has been pretty tough to get to.
What i am thinking about when i’m in there is maximizing the white space in my surfaces – using white as a powerful tool.
For that reason among others – this beautiful piece poked out at me this morning and i wish i made it…
An oldie but a goodie.
This is another one of the few mugs I pulled aside to get me started in my new apartment – it is also one of the pots I’ve had with me for the longest time. This mug was made by Shanti Gillis in ‘98 or ‘99. We were classmates at Alfred and I just had to have this mug.
I can’t for the life of me remember what she took in trade for it – but I feel like I owe her one.
also- here is a quick shot of a fatboy jar before painting gets started – i’ll post some progress tonite:
I got my head shaved today – which was remarkable only in that i didn’t do it myself and i had company.
What was just maintenance for me was a big deal for my compatriots – Diane is making lemonade and is one hell of a trooper and Jeannie is one hell of a friend.
In any event I think we look gooood!
framed… glamour…
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best haircut I’ve ever had.
a little mid – 9o’s Stevie.
i’ve always had a soft spot for this song – it really is no big thing.
Alleghany Meadows; 2oo5
The big move had me pack up my too big pots collection and make some decisions. I have all my pots with me, mostly, but only very few are out of their cardboard boxes.
I allowed myself the time in my packing process to select ‘cups and mugs for now’; ‘plates and bowls for now’ etc… About half a dozen of each and they have gone into pretty heavy rotation.
I’m quite liking the simplicity of selection each morning and getting to know better certain pots that have been in my life for awhile now.
Above is a mug that Ghany made @ Penland during our Spring Concentration in ‘o5. It’s loaded w/ sentiment because of that association – but also one hell of a mug. The negative space in the handle is just loaded w/ tension and dicipline. I didn’t quite capture it this morning – but that first tuck in of the handle comes ever so close to contacting the mug – yet does not. I could have caught a sliver of daylight poking thru in that spot – had i a bit more coffee running thru me.
Whatya want at these prices?
Another of Issac’s ‘things that make life worth living’ selections from Manhattan.
I love the sense of all which is possible that is conveyed in this piece. Thanks again Wolfie.
I strolled thru the studios @ the Anderson Ranch this morning and had a delightful time. In addition to the exhibition Julia Galloway mounted for us at the gallery – she has been in town to teach a two week course on ceramic history which concludes today. It was a ton of fun to see so many highlights of our history spread out on the work tables – and some great finds in the books lying around:
i woulda shoulda taken her class…
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