AndyL Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Sometimes I wince when I see pottery I had given to friends and family members. I don't give out what I think is Junque unless I tell the people it's a second. I look at the pieces and say to myself "How the HECK could I have given this to people?" Then I remember it WAS the best I could make at the time. I continue to evolve in making my pieces. I suspect and sincerely wish future pieces be better as my process grows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bciskepottery Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Seeing older work and wincing is part of the growth and evolution of your skills. Everyone goes through it . . . even the biggie names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Sometimes I feel that way and other time I rediscover a pot I really liked. Running across work from my hippie days makes me smile, the pots have a innocent and natural presence to them. Denice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Campbell Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Cringe worthy work ... My raku pieces from years ago that have lost their colors and are now crud brown pop up to haunt me from time to time ... YES I would gladly swap them out for current work. Worthy work ... I noticed a lovely pot at a friends house and asked who made it ... She looked at me strangely and said "you" ... I had absolutely no memory of making it but sure enough my stamp was on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyH Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 At least you thought it was lovely when you didn't know who made it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerdry Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 I found a piece recently that I made back in my college days (stone age) and was honestly surprised how good it was, considering how much I have struggled with my skills as an older adult coming back to pottery. But then, so many things were easier when I was young... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan TDH Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 I often wish I could go around and collect much of pottery that ive sold or given away in the past, so that I might introduce it to the hammer, and replace it with better and more recent work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolieo Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 I don't know you guys i've bought pottery that was perfect from people and then given pottery that was perfect from people but my favorite piece is a wonky piece made by somebody who is probably second your ceramics and she was doing something from the heart and that really speaks to me to this day so I think it really depends upon what was being said with your wonky pot People spend years trying to recapture spontaneity because once you get so deliberate and perfect you lose that spontaneity so I think it's a balance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted May 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 Something from the heart is definitely one of my goals when I make and gift a piece I'm never expecting it to be perfect. There's no individuality of our personality in that There's a esthetic I believe in called Wabi Sabi.. To oversimplify it in one sentence I feel it means nothing is perfect or permanent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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