Intentional and Accidental Accidents

      These are two of the little vessels I made to depict frozen moments. I chose liquid spilling out of cups and pitchers because they are common or mundane accidents that happen all the time. I like the irony of using small unimportant accidents, that are a minor irritation, to convey my ideas of what our minds go through in major tradgedies or accidents.

 I finally ordered my casting resin to encase my broken pottery. First, it is time to experiment with it. I am excited.

      Here are all of my glazed pieces that just came out of the kiln. I've brought them home to take some photos of them before they are pulverized on Wednesday. Above are two of my mugs chosen for demolition. I want to make this harder on myself by chosing my favorite pieces. It is too easy to let go of the ugly ones and no turning back now.

It's Time for Glaze and Assemblage!

     Splashing cup number one is on its way! I hope to get a little thinner and more realistic rather than stylized with the splashes as I continue to practice. I am happy with this one as a beginner piece.
     I want to make three cups all the same size that will eventually simulate the stages of an accident taking place. This cup above is a practice for phase one. Now that I realize that I can work more thinly than this I'm excited to throw a few cups over the next couple of days and give it a go.
     I walked back into the kiln room today and realized how many cups and bowls I have huddled on the shelves. I believe it is time for some glaze! Which means it is time for a cup and bowl demolition. I may make a small party of it if anyone is interested in attending the event.
     I've been trying to think of some disturbing/ uneasy music for the background of my smashing video. The first thing that came to mind is Carmina Burana. I played it with my middle school marching band (we were cool) and it did nothing for calming my nerves while being in front of a crowd even though I was part of the music. 

Eggs and Bowls

 I've been working on my bowls all week as well. I have about 11 made with foot rings and a couple more that are drying. My main issue has been with the bottom of bowl where it curves in to meet the foot ring. Most of my bowls are a little thicker than I would like in this spot. I think I need to spend more time in the planning process before I start to trim the bowls at the end.

 I have 15 eggs made so far. I'm hoping to get a few dozen made. I would like to have about a dozen in the bowl, with a dozen spilling and a dozen or so broken on the floor. I was really worried after a failed mold, and two completely useless sets of broken eggs. Once I got the timing down the eggs started looking much better. I have gotten much faster now that I have figured out a technique so I hope that the next 2 dozen are even easier and faster to make.