Did some in high school.
Oh, pottery.
Never mind.
No, but I’m pretending to be one to impress my date. Thanks for putting me on the spot.
Bumping your post. I’m not into pottery but my father was quite good at all things art. He was a metal sculptor, potter, painter and all things multi-media.
My childhood was spent traveling to summer outdoor art shows all across this great nation. It was a fun way to grow up as a child. I saw a lot of the country and met a lot of great people.
He was a teacher for his ‘real’ job the other 9 months of the year. He had one man shows in NYC and in Paris and Minneapolis. He was a great guy.
I so appreciate conservatives that pursue the art angle. We are waaaay outnumbered today. Not so much then.
Can’t help you with throwing clay. I do papier mache when I feel moved. Too many damn gardens! I’m glad it’s cold now and I can create!
I plugged an old seepwell with some bentonite once. Worked like a charm.
No but I took a summer college ceramic class just for fun - I know what you mean. The instructor was an insufferable liberal twit. He honestly felt he was part of an elite class and deserved to be paid much more, being a member of the Intelligentsia. Gag worthy. He was a very bitter person. Needless to say, I did not take Ceramics II. But I love pottery, especially raku.
The trouble with leftist ceramicists is that all their pots crack.
Bump for later.
I’m not a potter, even though I’ve thrown on the wheel in the past. I am currently working with colored pencils, learning the medium, and I really like it. I do know what you mean about libs in the arts, having been an art teacher. How do you like throwing compared to hand building?
I am not a potter although it looks like a lot of fun and hard work all wrapped up together :)
I saw a movie the other day, and thought I’d share an idea - there was a scene set in a ceramics store that had tables set up for customers to paint their penguins or deer or vases or whatever they had purchased. It was just brief, so I don’t know if the idea was to come back the next day to allow time for them to be fired or if it was a paint-and-go kinda thing, but it seemed like a really neat idea for suburbia -lots of play-date groups of children in the background. Reminded me of build-a-bear. With finished products for mom and dad to buy. Seems like a great hobby that could turn into a pin-money endeavor. Have fun!
Do you have any book recommendations for getting into pottery? I like working with my hands for my hobbies.
Romans 9:20-21
No, but I play one on TV.
My daughter is. She has a degree in it (a lot more complicated than you see on Ghost.)
You are correct, they are mostly liberals. But in the arts world, that’s almost a given. Talk about glaze formulae. They get excited about that stuff.
Not any more. My priorities changed, man.
love working with clay but unfortunately haven’t done so in many years. Still have my tools for maybe future use. Also most places near me that had kiln I could bring work to to have fired have closed. Too many cheaper premade ceramic stores popped up with their painting parties etc, but gone is the uniqueness of actually making your own piece.
Folk music people are bats, too.
I hope you find someone to chat about pottery!
I personally don’t, but just thought I’d share. There is a ceramic/pottery place on my family’s old homestead in Virginia that was sold about 45 years ago.
https://www.emersoncreekpottery.com/
Those liberals don’t seem to want to make rocket thrust nozzles for me....
I know a guy who is a potter and conservative. Don’t know if he is a member here. His name is Harry.