The last few days in the studio have been weird. Almost everyday around 3pm I found myself in some sort of funk. I had thoughts of not knowing what to make next, critically judging what I HAD made, worrying about cracking, or some other stupid thing that brought me to a halt and left me standing around or sitting on a bucket with my head in my hands.
I was happy to see the end of the day Friday. I ended on a good note making a couple pitchers that I will get handled over the weekend.
I think mainly the problem was that nothing has been drying in the studio. Pots were piling up on boards and tables and I was just a bit overwhelmed. To add to that I had made those pots on Wednesday that were sort of out of my norm and I had no idea what to do with them after I got them finished.
Speaking of which here they are with the necks on and the bottoms trimmed up.
They look ok. What to do for decoration is the dilemma that I struggled with every time I looked at them after this point. Ha. So I covered them with plastic to get them out of sight! I guess with new pots it's hard to figure out what to do. These are pretty typical shapes but not something I ordinarily make. So I was pressuring myself to 'get it right Ron', 'don't mess them up now'. Oh well. It will be fine. I'll put some slip on them. Do some combing on a couple and leave the others bare. I just have to make more if I want to know what all the options will look like. I hate when I get myself all worked up over something like this. Heck, they are just pots and I can make more.
Here's a shot of how I attach a doughnut of clay that I then throw for the top.
You can see that chuck in the background. That's what I used to trim them all on.
And here are some of the things I have to finish up over the weekend. Hopefully all will go well and I'll throw some more on Monday. I'm getting pretty close to having a kiln load of pots! I'm more than ready to fire and see some new finished work.
