Sputty

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Ha ha.  That was the first try out.  It's now warped with 200+ ready for a big trial.
You're welcome to come and help.  The scones and clotted cream are on the shopping list for the weekend.

No so much "what's on my workbench", more like "what's in my studio, in the way of my workbench".
http://community.ceramicartsdaily.org/gallery/image/10062-img_2199jpg/

I'm not ready to insert my 2-cents worth (or Lee's editorial rant of the day, depending on my mood and how much No Surrender REV coffee I've had) on this topic, but here is another interesting article. https://www.disegnodaily.com/article/gendered-objects
At the moment, I am working on marketing lingo and trying to not go down the rabbit holes of social psychology, anthropology, art-speak, gender-related assumptions and other pitfalls while trying to wordsmith text to "appeal" to men or women with particular pieces in my (soon, soon, someday soon) online Shop. Stereotypical or not, I perceive these two pieces to come across as more masculine and more feminine, respectively. Of course, the best question is, if the top dish looks like it belongs on a guy's dresser and the bottom one on  a lady's vanity, then "why" ? What say you? 
 

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Thanks Sputty. Dante is an interesting character. He was banished from Florence and ended up in Ravenna where he is buried. There is an empty tomb  in santa Croce in Florence , not far from his home, now a museum. Florence wants him back. They have been feuding for a long time.
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Sputty,
Holds the chill longer?
The drinks seem colder and the second drink is definitely colder - less ice. 

Which is worse:
 
Four days on the beach in the sunshine
or
Four days at Potter's camp in the rain