l love quotes that make me say hmmmm…….
March 6th, 2010No comments »
Technique is what you know, expression is who you are.
-Michael Tracy, Artistic Director Pilobolus Dance Company
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March 3rd, 2010No comments »
Sometimes the winter is a bit hard to get through in New England. Many of us choose to hibernate, others find great fun playing in the snow. I for one enjoy cross country skiing…its certainly good for a laugh or two. What other sport can you be standing perfectly still ( you think), and fall for no apparent reason. It makes me laugh….and we all need to laugh in the winter.
I spent a good portion of January and February working on my horse hair and feather pots…. preparing them for their firings. The pots are thrown, trimmed and burnished….at least 4 times. Twice during the leather hard stage and twice during the bone dry stage. This requires a lot of sitting!
The process up to this point is tedious to say the least, but it is a nice way to work during the winter, sitting by the wood stove working rather than in a chilly studio.
The fun and most exciting part of the process is the firing. All the pots are placed into the kiln and fired to a specific temperature. My husband Mark assists me with the firing, as he is the poor guy who opens the kiln for me to remove the pot and apply the horse hair or feathers to create a really awsome looking pot. I have to give Mark credit, as this is really a hot and smelly job, and he does this without complaining.
