In The Studio

I think every potter can relate to the weird creative cycle that one goes through as a potter, or as any artist for that matter. Two weeks ago I was on the up swing, I felt like I could make anything, and I was real productive, last week it was like the opposite. I had difficulty in getting it together. I broke things unnecessarily and felt like my name was mud... Anyways, every cloud has a silver lining, I just push through these times and this week wasn't totally a wash, I made some stemmed "wine cups" although the cup is a little small and will get even smaller after firings, it was a proof of concept. I threw 300 grams and left about a one and a half inch of clay on the bottom and then trimmed it to the stem shape. They all look kind of funky, but not bad for a first try. Here they are about bone dry. You can see one that I trimmed through on the left. I also made this ring shape, and the last one is Just some Jars and a funky pitcher I made while I was "in the up swing." The pictures are small because I took them on my cell.