Alfred University Summer Ceramics, Tuesday July 11th
Studio potter, Ryan Greenheck presented the morning demo which focused on showing tips and techniques for throwing mugs and a teapot. His meticulous, technical approach provided a sharp contrast to In-Chin’s more self-expressive and fluid style. Ryan uses his craft to run a business, and so much of his demo and afternoon lecture revolved around his personal life story, how to run a business — what sells, the bottom line, and hard work.
In the afternoon, In-Chin demonstrated the beginning phases of building one of his famous houses. I requested to download a professional video of In-Chin’s houses that gives an appreciation for the magnitude and peaceful spirit of his houses collection. I’ll post the link next week, when it’s available.
My studio time involved throwing eight mugs — six were keepers — and trimming plates. I again used “Julia’s method” of abandon, as I still need practice on simple cylinders. As I was trimming one of the plates, I accidentally nicked and removed a portion of the lip. Unable to repair the damage, I added symmetrical curved cutouts in a North-South-East-West arrangement. Maybe the plate could be used to hold four skewers, each resting in their own carved out semi-circle dip in the lip.
The day passed quickly, and included another wonderful evening concert, featuring German Concert Pianist, Andreas Klein with Yuval Zaliouk, conducting: Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 and Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 “Little Russian.” It was another magnificent concert, and the audience’s exuberant response was amazing.
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