I started doing clay again at Mishy's. I called her last week, asked if I could do some work around the studio for my clay fees. She of course agreed.
Mishy's a true hippie. Does not like to throw things away. She's a strong proponent of the 'why buy it when we can make it' philosophy. She has all sorts of odds and ends gathered around her studio. This of course extends to people - all sorts of odds and ends.
I took a couple of the monkeys with me on Saturday and we attacked a rock pile she wanted moved. We managed to do an hour, maybe two of work before the heat got to be too much. We regained our composure tried one last time, and decided the heat was just unbearable. The funny thing is that it hasn't really gotten hot yet. It was only 98.
Mishy gave me a bag of clay to get started. Was too exhausted to do anything yesterday, except nap. Managed to get in a bit of clay work in today before work. I did a pot and a small mask.
The pot is basically a modified octopus pot. I kept the legs low and splayed out, sort of like a star fish. I also added six petals around the top, with six horns in the center of each petal. Not quite sure what the end result will be.
The small mask is more or less a laughing skull coming out of a plaque, with fangs, an exposed tongue, and devil horns. Just something I did with some of the leftover clay.
Today's projects were more or less a small refresher in shaping the clay. I was just flexing the creative process, making sure everything is still good. Yeah I think I'm good.
I have some ideas on what I want to do, just don't want to go over the same thing over and again.