What Could Go Wrong
Potter with lamp in head
Just look at this photo. It is one of my favorite shots taken by my better half during our last trip to Paris. I have a lamp growing out of the side of my head, and I look happy about it. When we least expect it, things go wacky. One of the best parts of having limited control over the environments of ceramic production is what I call, “Happy Accidents.” Even though these accidents are not at first apparent as treasures, these wacky mistakes become the pieces that we hold on to forever, or sell as "one-of-a-kind."
Then again, there is the mess of mistakes and experiments that turn ugly and end up as…Road Kill.
Then again, there is the mess of mistakes and experiments that turn ugly and end up as…Road Kill.
ONLY IN LOS ANGELES
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MY FAVORITE POTTERY DEMO
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BEFORE PLASTIC AND COMPUTERS |
ST. IVES AND LEACH POTTERY, 1930'S |
Things Never to be Repeated (but never say never)
Cute in 1975
I will never put faces on mugs again. Things that break will not be glued back together. Mugs with chipped feet will not be sold. It crawls only when I tell it to crawl. Kingman feldspar is gone but not to be forgotten. Nevermind, forget it and use Custer. No more stoneware bongs. No bisk shelves in the cone 10 firings. No more visiting Otto. Runny glazes are to be vetted out and expelled from the studio. Cone 6 stoneware may look like cone 10, but need to be kept seperated at all times. Stop snorting the talc. Sleeping through the reduction. Adding beer and urine to the pugmill mix and No detours