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i wish i made it…

Published February 21, 2009 i wish i made it 1 Comment
Tags: Michael Hunt

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I’ve been pulling images for the wish i made it… series from antiquity.

This one is a little different. I took this shot myself back in 2oo5 outside of Michael Hunt’s studio – and quickly realized I had to have this pot. It has been holding my dogfood for the past few years and performing admirably.

As I think about working big and making large covered jars – I can’t help but think back to our afternoon with Michael as he toured us thru his kiln, showroom and studio and treated us to a life changing Onggi demonstration:

Michael is one of the very best potters goin. Check out his website and blog chronicling his recent travels in Korea with partner Naomi Dalglish.

Isaac Button can throw a ton of clay into pots in a day

Published February 16, 2009 Blog Notes 2 Comments

I was first shown this film by Linda Sikora in ‘97 when I was still struggling with centering clay. I was reminded of it this evening while poking around Doug Fitch’s blog.

I’ve been thinking about going BIG with my lidded jars. For me – that means anything over 15″ tall and round. Mostly I’m interested in having greater surface area with which to work, but I’m also gearing up to test and stretch my technical and physical limits on the wheel.

Watching Isaac work – I’m not so intimidated. I’m actually afraid I won’t find sleep tonite – so anxious am I to get to the studio and wrestle with 2o or so pounds.

I’m also thinking of wearing a tie and digging out my old pipe, but that’s another story…