This afternoon though I did some sorting that I have been meaning to do for a year since I moved into this workshop, I bought a new top for these trestles that are my table as this one is bowed beyond belief (you put a full cup of tea in a certain spot and you can nigh on have it over flowing with the tilt on it). I bought some flat!!! ware boards, I know, a crazy extravagance, not enough to replace them all but I can burn the worst now, good kiln fodder. I could do with sitting having a good hard think about what to do in this space, some of it works ok but I am severely lacking in shelf space for in progress work. The ideal spot is a pain of a spot as it's a solid granite boulder wall and you need nothing short of a thermic lance to get holes in it.
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Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Tuesday Tuesday
This afternoon though I did some sorting that I have been meaning to do for a year since I moved into this workshop, I bought a new top for these trestles that are my table as this one is bowed beyond belief (you put a full cup of tea in a certain spot and you can nigh on have it over flowing with the tilt on it). I bought some flat!!! ware boards, I know, a crazy extravagance, not enough to replace them all but I can burn the worst now, good kiln fodder. I could do with sitting having a good hard think about what to do in this space, some of it works ok but I am severely lacking in shelf space for in progress work. The ideal spot is a pain of a spot as it's a solid granite boulder wall and you need nothing short of a thermic lance to get holes in it.
Nothing wrong with striving to be better, more excellent than you already are, but keep in mind that you ARE a fantastic potter and don't let that nasty self doubt creature sneak in!!
ReplyDeleteI love the shape of those new pieces, look forward to seeing what they become
xoxo
I thought it was Monday all day until I read your post :)
last weeks head space was fun!! and really looking good at this weeks efforts so far.. head down H :))
ReplyDeleteYou'll get those button mugs back!
ReplyDeleteJust breathe and go for it!!
A little self doubt is the boot in the ass that keeps us all moving forward.
ReplyDeleteHi Hannah! Your fabulous and spot on pots always knocked me for a loop before I felt brave enough to put my comments on your blog. I will always be happy that Hollis was the one that said let's ask Hannah and Doug to be in the Blog show- I was not sure you two would send work- but send you did- and then to meet you both. It has been wonderful. I hope one day to board a plane and come your way. You bet your sweet a** ...keep up the work- I still want to take a bite out of your pieces everytime I see them.
ReplyDeleteWhat you need is a sds drill you can buy them relatively cheaply they drill almost through everything and if you put a chisel bit on you can demolish anything too.Toolstation.com 5 kg sds hammer drill catalogue no,17425.Matey .
ReplyDeleteTim
You should see my work space- yours is REALLY tidy...the pots will be great too:it is always a step into the void doing something new.
ReplyDeleteHannah (and others)
ReplyDeleteBarry Lopez in "About This Life: Journeys on the Threshold of Memory" apparently writes a wonderful essay on a potter firing their Anagarma Kiln.
Has any read it?