2015-01-29 - Thursday - Bowling for Dollars

Did somebody say bowls?

Thursday night I made 10 bowls for the Cleveland County Arts Council fundraiser. Their Bowling for Dollars event funds their Arts in Education program.

I use the term "Thursday night" loosely since I ended up staying until 1:30 am Friday morning. I was drying them in front of a box fan so I could trim them during the same session.

I love a challenge.

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2014-02-19 - Wednesday - Bowls and trips and such

Got my last bowls back from the firing and was pleased with the new things I tried.

I ran by Clayworks to pick up the Bowling for Dollars bowls and take them to Shelby.  The Bowling for Dollars event was scheduled for the next day so I had to get them there at the last minute thanks to the bad weather we had last week.

Ju-Ian walked into the studio just as I was getting ready to leave.  She wanted to see the Treasures of the Earth show at the Cleveland County Arts Council so she accompanied me on my trip.  We enjoyed the ride and the show but had to hurry back to Charlotte since Ju-Ian had supper plans and I had to get to class.

Last of my 2014 bowls.

Planning on a major handle for pot on the left.
Wasn't crazy about the other one so I started a face on it.

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2014-02-15 - Saturday - More bowls

I glazed the last of my Empty Bowls and the Bowling for Dollars bowls on Saturday.

I'm enjoying playing with underglazes on these.  It's a different direction for me and everything is worth exploring when you're curious.  I probably don't need to reiterate this, but for me every pot is an experiment.  There's always a whole new thing to try or something to tweak.

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2014-02-04 - Tuesday - More bowls

Tuesday I threw some more bowls for Bowling for Dollars and trimmed them and the ones I made on Sunday.  As you can see I have done some different shapes here, inspired by Josh DeWeese.  I'll be playing with this idea for a while.

Beer bottle and pen for scale only.

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2014-02-02 - Sunday - Josh DeWeese workshop

Day two of the Josh DeWeese workshop was another inspiring session.  He finished several pieces that he started on Saturday.  One of them was formed from two pieces, each made from 25 lbs of clay.  It was a wonderful pot and I was amazed by the way he finished it.

Josh is a very talented potter and a really nice guy.  I thank him for a truly inspirational workshop and I can't wait to try some of the ideas he gave me.  My work can only get better by adding some of his ideas to my own aesthetic.

Throwing a mug.

Stretching a large pot.

Now with handles.

A photo of Josh with his friend Larry's mug.
Larry runs a mug lending library.  He lends
them out for a week and asks that people
post a photo on Facebook.

My view from behind the camera and projector.

After the workshop I made some bowls for the
Cleveland County Arts Council's Bowling for Dollars
event for arts education.

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November 17 - Bowls for charity

Thursday I started making some bowls for the annual Bowling for Dollars event at the Cleveland County Arts Council.  I had to re-learn how to make bowls since I haven't made any since last year.

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