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VolvoxAureus - Amy's pottery: October 2009
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Thursday, October 22, 2009. The importance of art. I started this post a month or more ago and never posted it. Here it is! To really explain how I feel about art, I think I should start by explaining what art is to me. I know it's different to everyone, so I don't want to claim that this is the. Definition of art, just that it's my. So Why is art important to me? Because I think that feelings. By Lois Lowry and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). VolvoxAureus (my home page).
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VolvoxAureus - Amy's pottery: September 2009
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009. This weekend is the opening of St. Johns Art, a community art exhibition with the theme “inspired by St. Johns.” In honor of the event, I thought I’d write a post about pottery and community. This post is a long time coming—in my very first post I promised you I’d revisit the idea of community in a future post. The piece (I view it as one piece made up of many parts—like a Volvox. All participants recognize the importance of working together to add the final layer to our arti...
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VolvoxAureus - Amy's pottery: March 2010
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010. What makes a great kiln? A friend asked me the other day, "What makes a kiln great? I gave him a long-winded analysis of differences between kilns, based on my experience and my reading. I've only fired three wood kilns (two anagamas. And a small wood-kiln), so I hope that other more experienced woodfirers. Will chime in with comments. Type of door is a biggy. The door is made up of a large part that fills the main opening (so you have easy access for loading pots into the kiln...
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VolvoxAureus - Amy's pottery: April 2011
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Fall and Winter 2011. Yes, I’m a terrible blogger. Haven’t posed anything in a year. I’ve actually had some posts in mind, and even half-written, just haven’t managed to get them finished and posted. But it’s spring now! You wouldn’t know it from the weather (cold and rainy, just like winter), but the trees and flowers are blooming and we have the occasional warm day. In February I fired with Ken Pincus. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). VolvoxAureus (my home page).
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VolvoxAureus - Amy's pottery: Fall and Winter 2011
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Fall and Winter 2011. Yes, I’m a terrible blogger. Haven’t posed anything in a year. I’ve actually had some posts in mind, and even half-written, just haven’t managed to get them finished and posted. But it’s spring now! You wouldn’t know it from the weather (cold and rainy, just like winter), but the trees and flowers are blooming and we have the occasional warm day. In February I fired with Ken Pincus. April 11, 2011 at 7:23 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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VolvoxAureus - Amy's pottery: May 2009
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Thursday, May 21, 2009. What do you think? I'm really interested to hear what other artists (and non-artists too) think about this:. The following has happened a couple of times in the last few months. I've taken pictures while hanging out with other people. Because I know that I'm really slow about posting pictures (they sometimes sit on my camera for months and months), I've just given people the photos directly- transferred them from my camera to their computers. So maybe I just need to be more clear ...
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VolvoxAureus - Amy's pottery: March 2009
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009. On my website, I talk a little about Volvox aureus. And why I named the site after these colonial microorganisms, but this morning in the shower (where I do all my best thinking), I was giving it more thought. Decided I’d dissect the idea a little deeper. Comes from the Latin volvere. Pottery is a communal activity beyond the classroom. We all produce our own work, but we depend on other potters for a lot. Think this is something I'd like to explore in a separate post. Consequenc...
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VolvoxAureus - Amy's pottery: What makes a great kiln?
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010. What makes a great kiln? A friend asked me the other day, "What makes a kiln great? I gave him a long-winded analysis of differences between kilns, based on my experience and my reading. I've only fired three wood kilns (two anagamas. And a small wood-kiln), so I hope that other more experienced woodfirers. Will chime in with comments. Type of door is a biggy. The door is made up of a large part that fills the main opening (so you have easy access for loading pots into the kiln...
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VolvoxAureus - Amy's pottery: June 2009
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Sunday, June 21, 2009. We unloaded the Nanagama. Today The firing went really well, and we all had high hopes, but were somewhat unsure how successful our reduction cooling was. Turns out it was absolutely perfect! Every piece that came out of the kiln today was stunning! We got amazing color. Most of us used groggy, iron-rich clay bodies so our pieces came out really rich, with great flashing. Business district and I'll be in the studio from 6-9pm. Maybe if you're lucky there will be beer.
