Category: ceramics
The Art of Doing Nothing
For a few weeks in August, Cha Bay escaped to an island off the coast of Maine and did … NOTHING. We disconnected from the Internet, and the only way to get to any commercial retail store or entertainment was to take a ferry to the mainland. Some people get bored by doing nothing and would…
Welcome the Wonk
With the turn of the equinox, which literally translates to “equal night,” meaning equal length of night and day hours, there is a sense of balance, and with it an inherent potential for a tilt. New potters are keen to pick up on the asymmetry of their beginning efforts, noting the wonk in their wares’ rims,…
Music In Pottery
Today, as I was hand-building a ceramic piece for a work in progress, the studio was unusually quiet: no frenzy of students, no classes rolling in. Only the timpani of rain on the window, and the repetitive tapping of my hake brush’s flat handle on the damp clay kept me company. The latter caught my…
Utilitarian
A small sherd to share with you: potter Warren Mackenzie has passed away at the age of 94. He was something of a potter’s potter, who focused on the utilitarian, deriving great pleasure from the fact that his works were meant to be used rather than collected. He studied under Bernard Leach, and was very influenced by Korean and…