getting things done
The first bisque kiln was a success and thanks to my sweet husband taking my son for the day, i glazed up some tests for some new satin semi-opaque clear glazes.
So, now I was able to get to some cleaning and organizing…honestly my favorite things to do.
After having moved studios several times I have managed to collect quite a lot of things. Test tiles galore for one. 
These are a fraction of the tests I have, however I only could keep a few strands of these because i could only find the lists for some, about from 2007 to now I have well documented tests. Before that I was so all over the place, from celadon to shino to terra sig. So many of them were not recorded, how sad this was to look at. I’m glad I now have a very diligent system of writing on the actual test tile, this way there is no loss of paper.
Then on to my art school portfolio. From appalachian and unca, whoa. Not sure why I still have all of this, maybe i was keeping it to remind myself why i chose clay as my medium.
I decided to document some of these, since record keeping was on my mind. These were some of my better ones but i def. know why i chose clay. I miss having to push myself in drawing, I love to sketch and am religious about my sketchbook, that is definitely something that i acquired in college. I really believe that all of the drawing and painting classes and learning about the figure helped shape my eye today with clay.
This is an excersize that i can’t remember the name of. It was so fun, I still do this occasionally. You cut out pictures from somewhere and then paste them on a sheet of paper, then you draw to connect them in some way. It was always so fun to see what can form out of these random images.
Here’s to all the pages and pages of drawing paper that i and people like me have gone through.
I’ll be writing soon about my glaze tests. Hopefully there is some goodness!!!
Tags: clay. art school, cleaning, organzing studio, pottery, studio
August 30th, 2009 at 5:52 am
Annie.. I love to organize too! It’s such a great feeling when everything is finally into place!
Love the sketches.. you are so talented! (I have some really talented friends!) I’m super impressed! I’m glad you chose clay.. not for any reason that you displayed or probably a reason you think.. but I’m glad you do clay cause you are 1) awesome at it! and 2) my only friend who does it.. so it makes you super unique and 3) I love having such talented friends whom I can get items from etc and then everytime I use them and other’s comment “that is so cool” I can say “my friend Annie made it!”.. and it’s 4) that much more special!
August 30th, 2009 at 6:00 am
I have always LOVED your drawings. I think that is the first “medium” i have ever seen you do, and i have always been impressed. remember you arab man you drew? i still think about him. clay is your love and passion though and is shows through. good job documenting and organizing!
August 30th, 2009 at 6:55 am
annie, speaking of your sketchbooks, you should post a few pics of the pages of yours. it is so cool to see the inner workings of a ceramic artist’s mind, because it really is interesting to see that, then look at their pots. anyways, just a thought. did you throw al that art work from college away?! I hope not! Keep it. But i know you’re just like me and you go through ‘purging’ cycles of cleaning!
August 31st, 2009 at 10:16 am
Ok you have inspired me to get out my sketchbook. You always inspire me and are one of my favorite people to discuss art with. If you ever get the urge to organize more come on over, you too Courtney!!
September 6th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
I love this side of you! I would love to look through your sketchbook…it would almost be like reading through your journal…how fun! Every time I am in your studio I am a little more awe struck!