I can't believe my last post was in August and here we are, getting to the end of September! I've been photographing plumbing, sunsets and believe it or not, some pots. I've actually been blogging in my head! But that doesn't do much good for you kind folk who check on me. So here goes the painful task of extracting those blogs that are buried in my brain. I wish I had a memory card I could remove from my eyebrow and insert it in my computer's card reader and BAM...blog...uploaded and posted!!! Am I lazy or what? Don't answer that. Boring stuff first. Why do I photograph plumbing; or more specifically, irrigation pipes? Well, when they split and leak (a geyser in this case), a photo can document the nest of irrigation pipes you come across when digging it all out. Could my husband have put any more clamps on that pipe? I try not to get involved in those projects. "I don't do irrigation pipes", I tell my husband but when it involves moving my prize perennial pink dianthus plant...I'm involved! The reason I tell you this is because it is also the reason I don't have as many new pots to post. Most of the summer was like this, so I am glad that the Autumnal Equinox, also known as Fall, is only two day away!
Now for pottery...The bean pot is a piece I made way back in 2009 when I was exploring styles of lids and copying Americana pots from a book on antiques just to learn how. I didn't know how to trim a foot rim, so I carved flower petals around my stamp to remove excess clay. It sat around on my self until recently. My knowledge of glazes and glazing seriously lagged behind my throwing skills. Only now can I say that they are even. Except for a demo or two at the senior center, I am self taught. I've learned what I can, when I can, from where ever I can. And in my case, my source of learning was from the great and varied pottery videos of the wonderful potters that take time out to post on Youtube. Too many to list or remember but some are posted on my bloglist to the right. Thanks for everything you Youtubers. (sounds like a root vegetable...lol) Tune in tomorrow for some dazzling Utah sunsets.
