Whew! Time
flies when you are busy creating art!
Especially when you love it so. J I apologize for the delay in
posting.
Let’s see,
where did I leave off last time? Oh, yes! I had begun two pieces and had
started to regroup after all the delays.
I am happy to report that I have finished sculpting two pieces and have
begun sculpting two more pieces! I would
have had one of the pieces done a lot sooner (the Prostate Cancer piece) but I
have decided to go a different direction with it. No worries though! I did not scrap all that
work again-I revamped it and it is now the Testicular Cancer piece! I do like how it finally came out.
That is the
trick with ceramics, (any type of art really) as an artist you must constantly “communicate”
with the media you are working with and come to an agreement between what you
would like and what the art wants. Yes, I said what the art wants. This is
because art is not just a result of manipulated media or a product of what an
artist makes, but it is a creation, like no other, and has a life and
personality of its own! Think of it this
way: you ask a 3 year old to do something and she is not in the mood, will she
cooperate? Nope. What do you do then? How about asking her how she would like to do the task? If you
give her the choice-she’ll give you the result you wanted-albeit, maybe not in
the manner you had planned, but the desired result just the same.
Anyhow,
enough wisdom for now. J Back to the nitty-gritty. In the next couple of weeks, I am planning to
make another batch of clay, continue on a few glaze experiments and hopefully
create some new glaze recipes.
Another
note: I have decided that I will not put sculpted ribbons on the pieces because
I feel it cheapens the piece. Instead, I will be engraving the ribbon symbol in
its respective place for each piece. (See Testicular Cancer photo) This decision has also created a new endeavor
that I will be embarking on for this project-an accompaniment of sorts. More details to come later-much later. J
Please enjoy
the photos! J (Included in photos: Autism, Testicular Cancer, Breast
Cancer)
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