2009-06-04 Thursday Painting Pots

Thursday night I was back at Clayworks painting earthenware pots. I am trying different scenes, but most of it is rather naive, primitive, or juvenile looking. Every once in a while I am really pleased with one or two, but I have quite a ways to go to bring up the average. Not having done any painting for thirty years has taken it's toll on my admittedly minor skills. I'll keep practicing. Onward and upward.

Painting, painting, painting.

Last of the three pitchers-turned-vases.

2009-05-31 Sunday Clayworks

Sunday I stopped by Clayworks and put some of (what were once) my pitchers together. The tops got too dry to pull a spout on so they are now vases. You can see the last one in the back that hasn't been assembled yet. Next came the decisions on handles --sometimes that can be painful. After assembling them I covered them and put them back on the shelf to even out the moisture.

What once were pitchers are now vases.

2009-05-28 Thursday Home and Clayworks

Thursday evening I put some more plants in the front yard. Some were rescued plants from Nick and some were from Grower's Outlet. We are creating quite a mixed bag out front. The coolest plants were the white ones that I got from Nick. They live in the deep woods on the roots of oak trees and completely lack chlorophyll. I hope they make it.

When I got to Clayworks I trimmed some more plates. After talking to Adrienne about my two-part pitchers she advised me to throw them as thin as possible. I decided to just try to throw some really thin forms and make pitchers later. Baby steps.

"Look Ma, no chlorophyll!"

"Us too!"

Their (hopefully) happy home.

The front natural area.

Maracas.

Trimmed plates.

Really thin pots.