I dug this particular clay project out the box well before Karin wrote her blog with her tea items. Since no one is going to believe that story, I figured I might as well steal her title as well.
My remaining clay projects were finished, graded, unceremoniously thrown in a box with dirty saddle pads ( which I forgot in the car. Aren't you glad I am not an Uber driver?), into my car, and then into the garage. I was tired and didn't really want to look at them anymore. I had put a maximum amount of effort into creating these treasures but was irritated with technical difficulties beyond my control. So why learn acceptance when you can embrace denial instead, and bury crap you don't want to deal with?
But now I will reflect and share. Aren't you lucky?
Welcome to non-functional pottery project number #3. The tea set inspired by Mondrian’s Composition No. 10 Pier and Ocean.
The project is blue, like the painting.
It has Mondrian's patterns.
The tea pot is heavier than all get out. The double walled aspects is an interesting aesthetic but detrimental in functional use. Ditto goes for the handle. It is a handle in the loosest sense of the term. Use this as a teapot and you will get the tri-fecta potential for going to urgent care; 2nd degree burns,a broken foot, and deep cuts requiring stitches. Well, it is kind of pretty to look at.
Square mugs. Yeah, square mugs. Weird but yet continuing to work that Mondrian vibe. Do people drink out square mugs? Of course, who would want to after hearing about the cohabitation with dirty saddle pads?
So right now, I am taking a drawing class. I am doing a 18x24" grid pattern self portrait. I appreciate the exercise but not so crazy about the subject matter. I won't complain any more about technical difficulties and contemplate the serenity prayer. It is useful advice if I could only follow it.
P.S. I was given a challenge to do my blog in one hour. This is how my blog usually is without my painstaking editing. My apologies.
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