Making a Mug.
I may be coning it up here.
“With the most primitive means the artist creates something which the most ingenious and efficient technology will never be able to create.” – Kasimir Malevich
Becoming a Clayist.
I made my first pot using a potter’s wheel while staying in Greenville, North Carolina with Julianne.
Go easy with that wheel!
Here are my tips for Potting:
1. Use enough water!
2. Get that pot right in the center. You should not feel a wobble while the wheel spins.
3. Don’t let the clay push you around! Own that Dirt!
4. Get in close with your body while making your piece.
5. Know when to stop.
6. Most important, get a Good Teacher!
For more info, I would recommend you look up a source on the internet from someone whom has thrown more than one pot.
The finish product. Photographs taken by Julianne.
Create Our World.
Ben
“All true artists whether they know it or not, create from a place of no-mind, from inner stillness.” – Eckhart Tolle
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