Believe it or not, Session Two is already over at sfclayworks and we are currently in the second week of Session Three .
Time has been flying by this year!
During Session One, many of us were trying to get comfortable in our new space, at least that was the excuse from many students as to why they did not follow through on their first project.
Our first projects focus was “change”, a reference to the big changes we all had with the closure of our last home, “The Clay Studio.”
The students who did the project did an excellent job of challenging them selves. It is always good when they stretch and try something new.
During Session Two there was a bigger response to the project focused on the feet of our pots. Remembering a couple of old Studio Potter magazines that had a focus on the parts of a pot, students were asked to put their attention on the choices they make when finishing off their work. Too often when we are learning pottery, we settle in to the old standard foot we learned in our beginning pottery class. Now it was time for all of them to start making conscious decisions as to why they do what they do!
Students were asked to make five similar pieces and make a different foot on each piece.
Happy to report, they came up with some winners!
Now they need to keep these new ideas in their arsenal of ideas for future works. More importantly they need to keep the concept of experimentation within a basic form as an excellent tool for them to use as they move forward in the big wide world of clay.
As I always tell them, it is through the “failed” works that we learn the most.
Five foot variations
Below are a few examples of what they came up with this session, our new project focus is “lips”. Looking forward to their creative exploits! Think some of the pots below might be community workers, but it gives a nice balance of ideas.
