Absence does make the heart grow fonder…
It’s been 7 months since my last post. Wow that comes across as a bit of a confession of sorts, but let’s be honest… those 8 words are an admission from someone who misses writing about her adventures in clay. Here’s another doozy – I haven’t touched clay in over 11 months. Sacre Dieu!
Stoneware Slab Built Covered Box – 2008
Et zut alors! How did this happen? I’ll confess another little tid bit since I’m being so open right now. I lost that loving feeling in regards to clay and decided to return to school to finish a grad degree in an unrelated field. I quit clay & pottery cold turkey which was made easier after packing up my studio and moving cross town last summer. A funny thing happens when one removes something from daily life that was once passionately loved. Regret, longing, day dreaming about caressing my hands over…? If it sounds like I’m talking about a lover, well, we all know that clay is like that in some ways.
So why start writing about clay today – there’s nothing special about Monday, June 7, 2010. Shooting stars and messages from the oracles aren’t guiding me to the studio or anything. Here’s the scoop: My daughter is signed up for an art camp this week at the Art Student’s League of Denver which just happens to be a few blocks from the Colorado Potters Guild where I happen to be a member, albeit one with a low attendance record. I decided to use this time to work in the studio and with fingers crossed there won’t be too many many other members around to witness the passion rekindling between me and an old love. I think I’m going to try throwing (even if it is on a foreign wheel mine is still buried in the new garagio) and expect to fill up the scrap bucket with many failed attempts. Or is throwing clay a bit like riding a bicycle.
It’s a start….
Undaunted
June 7, 2010 at 7:57 am //
Yay!!! Cynthia! I’ve missed you! How’s the course going? I can’t wait to see what you produce in the studio! Wow, 11 months without clay…
Cynthia
June 7, 2010 at 1:21 pm //
Hey Linda – school is good, but intense. I finally feel like I can come up for air. I visited your blog the other day – congrats on your first kiln firing!
Undaunted
June 7, 2010 at 2:11 pm //
Thank you Cynthia
I made my first sale too 
And it was the first sale of the whole show 
Yay me!
dinahmow
June 7, 2010 at 2:29 pm //
Welcome back! I’ve kept your URL in my reader, figuring that one day you’d be here with tales to tell.
Cynthia
June 8, 2010 at 6:13 am //
That was kind, Dinah! For awhile, I wasn’t sure that I would come back or not – but I’ve been thinking about it for the past 2 months now. Can’t wait to see what you’ve been up to…
ang
June 7, 2010 at 5:02 pm //
hey C welcome back, I hope you have a great wkd immersed and getting to know your clay again!
Cynthia
June 8, 2010 at 6:14 am //
ang
June 8, 2010 at 7:45 pm //
hehehhehehe sounds like fun! ….up to?? my studios a mess and i’m hibernating…hope to sort it out this wkd…
LInda Starr
June 8, 2010 at 4:29 am //
Welcome back to blogdom; have a great time working in clay again. I’ve been making a few covered boxes, but nothing like the one you’ve shown, your’s are so beautiful. I just tried Frost porcelain and it cracks so bad but for large bowls, not for small pieces. I was going to give up on it, perhaps a different procelain or maybe I’ll just stick with stoneware. Can’t wait to see what you make.
Cynthia
June 8, 2010 at 6:16 am //
Ohhh – Linda – been loosely following a bit of what you’ve been up to the past year. I’ll check in later today. I’ve never tried Frost porcelain, but a friend of mine uses it and loves it, though it can be uncooperative at times. I had to choose a clay yesterday at the guild – figured I’d try a ^10 since I was there. Big conundrum.
patricia griffin
June 10, 2010 at 7:02 am //
Welcome back Cynthia! You’ll be unloading gorgeous work from the kiln in no time!
Cynthia
June 10, 2010 at 2:04 pm //
Thanks Patricia!