Thursday, October 09, 2008

Piling up...

Its late and I am tired so this will be brief. Life is slowly settling into some sort of normalcy. While the markets crumble around the world I feel lucky that I have something as tangible and concrete to fill my days as making pottery. I keep thinking about the guys on Wall St., panic stricken and sleep deprived not knowing what the next hour will hold. Why I chose to do this and not that I don't know but I am thankful. I suppose the question for potters is whether this is going to make people stop buying pottery and maybe some of you all can already answer that. Anyways. The pots are still piling up at an astonishing rate, spilling out of the studio and into the kilns and barns that surround the pottery. Below are a few pictures of the work as well as Joseph Sands first appearance on the blog and Eryn Prospero. Eryn is here only for a few more weeks before going back to Canada and Joseph will be around for a little bit. At this juncture I will just say this....Joseph can throw. I'll devote a post to this freak of nature in a few days but for now I need to get a little sleep. Be well...




5 comments:

Tracey Broome said...

Mark's sales are always so fun. We come for the spring show and I get a Mothers Day present every year. Funny thing is, I always end up picking one of the apprentice pieces for some reason. I have several of Aaron's pieces that I love. It's amazing to see the number of pots that get fired.

Brad Lail said...

It is good to see ya posting again. I cant wait to hear more. Good luck with the form changes, and throwing pots with masters. Keep up the sweet news bro.

Brad Lail said...

Man! I miss squirrel hunting back home. I bet the weather is perfect right now. Are the leaves falling yet? I think slow cooking in a crock pot or something is the way to go. Any other way, and it could be a bit tough. I bet you will be able to teach me some recipes after a bit of cooking experience and creativity. You can bet I want to come pay a visit. I have been drooling over the new kiln pictures online, and would love to see it.

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Anonymous said...

alex, nice to meet you bro! keep your great adventure alive, and the pots will just blossom. look forward to hanging out in the future. hit me
up if you ever roll this way. tell joesph and mark whassup up, sorry i couldn't get out there..peace