So I got distracted! I’ll try and catch up with the highlights. The beanpot owner showed up and decided he liked the first lid we did best, even though it was not like the old design. We had made a domed lid like our casseroles. Just goes to show I guess that you can only second guess people so much. We however really like the whole style of the old pot and as I showed you before have incorporated the pulled handles and flat lid into our bean pot. Cindy is still not entirely happy with the top flange or neck that the lid sits in but the next one should be perfect. Here is a picture of the glazed pot in Northern Lights. This one is at the Alberta Craft Council Gallery Shop:
We went ahead with our firing and glazings as scheduled and delivered the pots to the Alberta Craft Council Gallery Store on time. They should be on display some time this week. We took Canada Day and Saturday off then loaded two kilns with glaze loads again yesterday. We have decided we are going to make some larger scale pots for gallery displays, etc. and so have been working with a new "large pot" clay body. Cindy threw the parts for a 24" vase today and threw a 24" diameter shallow bowl as a warm up. The new adjusted body looks as if it has a lot of promise.
When we got home from work today we had an email from a couple of potters working in South Africa all their lives. They began as studio potters and for the past 28 years have made their livelyhood as potters. In the past few years David has began to throw large pieces. The attention to total appearance and finish is terrific. What is the most amazing is to see David in pictures you would never believe he could throw all the huge pieces he does. Cindy and I have talked about how a true craftsman in any field must have mastery of his medium before he can truly create art. David obviously has that. He works with the clay rather than fighting it. Only that way could he do what he is doing. See the work of David Schlapobersky and Felicity Potter and while at their site take time to read some of the stories of their life.
Tomorrow for us more of the same . Cindy will be mugging for another order we just got. A really muggy Summer! My two daughters and all my Grandkids are going to be in the city for a visit on Friday so we hope to have everything organized where we can take most of the day off to visit them!.And so to bed……….