I'm faced with a challenge. I am almost out of clay.
I need to make something. My soul cries out to make as much as my upcoming deadlines. A nice catalyst for thought is further challenges of only this little bit of clay.
It rolled out beautifully ;)
I will follow up with a result tomorrow!
This piece is a pest. a result from over thinking and misunderstanding....
il set the scene - I am in a Show. Back to the Table. And I'm nervous about it. Intimidated actually, the invites have arrived and the photographed work is exquisite. And I am ultimately embarrassed that my crazy paintings arent about to help the "Back to the table" and skillful vibes of this fairly conservative exhibition.
Im doomed to fail, I think, because I had made a plan.... I shouldn't do that.
I made tableware and smooshed it into flat table surfaces - real kitchen tables, real cedar wood fragments - but the results were stale and unsatisfying.
I was hoping I could meet the skills of functionality in ceramics halfway with painting ideas. But it just looks lame. It doesn't get me excited. iy might make sense.but why would I want that when I could have a piece of solid fun!?
And so after a great conversation with a close friend who reminded me of what really matters - this piece is out. and so are the others fron past posts. the conservatives can have them.
What is in is me making something insane, and I am happy again!
I question functionality without having to make direct tableware motifs to communicate it. Its a part of the heritage of the material.
...my paintings are whats further possible.
It's lucky I learnt this soon enough to not compromise my integrity too badly. its essentially a secret, except for all of you.lovely readers.
lesson here! stay true to you - your not a joke until you lose sight of what you mean. I thought I was included as a joke for the show... but better I have realized that I'm the Jester. I have to get used to being the opposition.
