Learning

By fromskilledhands ( January 23, 2009 at 9:43 am) · Filed under Art, Clay, Musings

Things don’t always turn out the way we had anticipated. There is something to be learned by this. Was I present for the process? Did my attention waver? Did I have all the information I needed? What do I need to learn?

Cups

Cups

Cups

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  1. Kim Ayres said,

    January 23, 2009 @ 10:42 am

    Is it the Japanese that in pottery have a word, or concept, for the “happy accident”? I think it’s about the idea that no matter how strictly we follow the rules, there are always minor differences, and it is here the magic truly lies. It is to be celebrated, rather than seen as a failing.

  2. fromskilledhands said,

    January 23, 2009 @ 11:01 am

    I think so, Kim. Differences are to be celebrated and therin lies the magic—the variation in glaze or form that give the piece character and feeling. Is it like that for you in your photography?

  3. Laura/centerdownhome said,

    January 23, 2009 @ 11:55 am

    Oh, I’d like to write a pertinent comment, but you have me thinking now — about accidents in life, in art. About process and “doing it right”, about being in the moment and flow. And about me and how careful I am to avoid mistakes, which can really bind up my artwork, stall my life. :/

    I’ll be thinking about it all day. :)

  4. Cat B said,

    January 23, 2009 @ 3:15 pm

    Well, they look great to me!

  5. fromskilledhands said,

    January 23, 2009 @ 4:54 pm

    They are beautiful—and stuck to the shelves which are leaning against the wall :-)

  6. Eryl Shields said,

    January 23, 2009 @ 5:32 pm

    I’m so used to things not turning out the way I’ve anticipated that I’ve stopped anticipating. These days I more kinda hope, and look forward to seeing what comes of my actions. The only problem with this is that if I have to work with other people my lack of ‘end product vision’ drives them nuts.

    I rather like the idea of hanging those shelves on a wall as an art-work.

  7. Jodi Anderson said,

    January 24, 2009 @ 1:10 pm

    I am so amazed by your craft.

    I was bumping around your shop, I think, trying to see if you made vase-type utensil holders (for the kitchen). I’ve been watching for one at the thrift shop, but so far … nothing that I like. I’d love to purchase something handmade.

  8. Cat B said,

    January 25, 2009 @ 5:19 pm

    Oh, that’s funny! Can you tell I’m not a detail-oriented person? Do hope you can chip them off!!

  9. MaryWitzl said,

    January 28, 2009 @ 2:40 pm

    Ages ago, I used to do pottery and I found it a challenge to get the glaze on thin enough. And the exact same thing happened to my pots too: the glaze would run like crazy and fuse my mugs and vases to the floor of the kiln. Even if we managed to prise them off, they were ruined, the vitrified glaze being glass-sharp… But I also remember firing a perfectly unremarkable looking piece once in a blue moon and finding it had turned into a butterfly overnight. I’ll bet you get that happening a lot too!

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