Finding One’s Way with Clay and Colorado Potters Guild Website
Finding One's Way with Clay by Paulus Berensohn
One of the perks of being a member of the Colorado Potters Guild is being able to check books out of the library. Finding One’s Way with Clay by Paulus Berensohn happened to catch my eye the other day and I have enjoyed reading and looking at all the photos in the book. It’s an older book, but still available new and used. I was just a lass of 6 years in 1972 when this book was first published!
I was looking for some project ideas I could make with the kids in my after school clay class and found a couple of interesting ideas in The Spirit of Clay by Piepenburg that involved pinching pots - so when I saw the cover of Berensohn’s book, I was captivated. I have a fairly primitive studio & mobile studio, so his projects really appeal to me since hands and a few small tools are all that are required - no expensive, heavy or complicated equipment needed. I want to do make some humble pinch pots now.
One of the interesting things about the book is that it actually feels very current, which is why I keep double checking the publication date. Additionally, the photography by True Kelly is fantastic (especially her artistic shots of Paulus) and lends a sort of timeless quality. I did get a hippie vibe from the author and photos which is further confirmed after reading this 2007 interview published in The Harvard Crimson Magazine.
Meanwhile, I attended the semi-annual Colorado Potters Guild Potluck yesterday afternoon and enjoyed getting together with the other members socially. Following lunch, we had our formal meeting and it was announced that I will be taking over the Guild’s website duties - yes, call me webmistress from now on. ;) I plan to vamp it up a tad and will be moving the site to a Wordpress Platform. The project will be done slowly over the course of the winter - so no urgency.
On another note, ever want to know how your writing style stacks up with the Meyer’s Brigg Personality test? Type your blog url into Typealyzer to find out. I am apparently a ESFP - performer:
The entertaining and friendly type. They are especially attuned to pleasure and beauty and like to fill their surroundings with soft fabrics, bright colors and sweet smells. They live in the present moment and don´t like to plan ahead - they are always in risk of exhausting themselves.
They enjoy work that makes them able to help other people in a concrete and visible way. They tend to avoid conflicts and rarely initiate confrontation - qualities that can make it hard for them in management positions.
With that, I bid you adieu for today,
~Cynthia
