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Day 25

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Writing again

 

I brought two finished pieces home with me from the pottery studio this afternoon.

The two pieces are very different.

One was thrown on the wheel, turned to trim off and shape, then decorated using a technique that I’ve been developing, using layers of underglaze applied with small separate brush strokes.

The other is hand-built, in a freestyle form, using coils and creating texture with various implements and materials.

The former is, I think, a vase. The latter I’m going to use as a candlestick.

On the way home from the studio I stopped off to do some shopping for groceries.

The house was dark when I got back. Trev was out but Lydia was there to greet me.

She hadn’t been on her own for long and doesn’t get separation anxiety like a lot of dogs do.

Even so, she was pleased to see me and, after putting the shopping away, it was time for her tea.

Trev brought fish and chips back for ours which I thoroughly enjoyed, complete with curry sauce, of course!

 

 

Day 11

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I made one pot and started another at the pottery studio today.

I didn’t have a particular idea in mind when I arrived about what I wanted to do or what I wanted to make so I located a plaster press mould that I’ve used before, cut off a slab of clay, gathered a few tools and some canvas to work on, and made a start.

The pots are going to be candlesticks: a non-matching pair.

I used a construction technique that I haven’t used before, using the press mould to form a base and then alternating layers of rolled coils with rolled up, rounded lumps. 

When the coils sank in places I accepted this as part of the process so the pieces are a bit wobbly and lop-sided, which I like.

Day 11

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Had a lovely afternoon at the pottery studio today. 

Thanks to Karen, Charlotte, Jenny, Lee and Sarah for their company and friendly conversation. Such a lovely atmosphere.  I finished off some pots that I’ve been working on for a few months, spraying on a glaze layer before the final – stoneware – firing. I have some different decorating techniques that I’ve been experimenting with, so looking forward to seeing how they turn out.

Also started on some new work – hand built – trying out different textures and making some use of plaster moulds. I finished one piece  and left it on the shelf for a bisque firing.  Two others are in progress, wrapped up in plastic and placed in a damp cupboard so that they’ll be still in workable form in a couple of weeks.

Home to my lovely Lydia, she’s had her tea and is now sitting outside – occasionally barking. 

Trev’s bringing fish and chips back for our tea, so no need for me to do anything much more than finish this post and enjoy a cold beer – sipped from a champagne glass, of course!

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