Detours

I have been absent from my studio quite often these days. This is something quite rare for me. Pottery is a part of my daily living and breathing. I eat off my work. I decorate with my work. Pretty much everywhere I go, I am not too far from one of my creations.

I have recently set up a new studio for myself and it is all mine. No sharing shelf space, cleaning up after others or being interrupted. However, I have come to realize I miss the community and company of other potters. Pottery is such a sociable art. Potters learn from one another, share secrets and tricks and encourage each other along the way.

So, I'm reevaluating what I actually want in this pursuit of my art. Its a journey of self-discovery, set backs and accomplishments. I still have much of this journey ahead of me and am excited to see where it goes. Everyone has lulls and dry spells but my desire to give my art to the world is strong as ever and sometimes soon my shelves will be bursting with my clay formations.

Until then, here is one picture (sorry for the poor phone pic quality) of a piece inspired by the beautiful plans on my porch. A little pitcher with which to water them!