What are you doing to your pottery to make it different? Making items which match is fine for sets but let your imagination run wild otherwise. Start with an ordinary piece of pottery. Squash it, twist it, A. beat it, B. cut it.
A. beat it with a stick that has some texture.
Beat it with the edge of a stick which is plain.
Beat it with a stone.
Beat it with a tool; any kind, wooden paddles you make and texture yourself.
Cut it and twist the sections.
Cut it completely and rearrange the parts.
Cut two or more pots and combine the parts.
Do the above but combine with someone else's pots.
Without beating, press objects into the clay such as buttons, textured wood, rocks or anything else you can find. put one design on top of another. Have fun. Like I said, have fun. If you don't like it, it's clay, you can redo it. That is the beauty of clay.
Combine clays or add inclusions of other clays and do all of the above. Have fun.
Contrast heavily textured areas with smooth sensual areas.
Cut holes in them, use the cutouts to texture. Have fun. Repeat, have fun. Nothing is unacceptable to try. Some of my photos show these techniques. I had fun! Then, let us see your results.
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There are photos of a few of my pots on "My Page." Larry Jelf
Pauline: Being a retired art teacher, I find it easy to "teach". Sometimes this is not accepted. I have started a number of people on their way to being potters. Just last week a gentleman I had almost forgotten stopped me and told me that he was again back at pottery and enjoying it. I had taught him years ago and forgotten. It pleases me know that these people are getting the same joy that I got while involved in the art.
I am not yet completely familiar with all the workings of this site.
This sound like great therapy. I forgot how working with clay (at least for me)can unleash the primative nature within and generate simply awesome works.I have not touch the potters wheel or clay in 35-40 years. Thanks Larry for
rekindling that fire. I need to find a class this winter!
This sound like great therapy. I forgot how working with clay (at least for me)can unleash the primative nature within and generate simply awesome works. I have not touch the potters wheel or clay in 35-40 years. Thanks Larry for rekindling that fire. I need to find a class this winter!
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Pauline: Being a retired art teacher, I find it easy to "teach". Sometimes this is not accepted. I have started a number of people on their way to being potters. Just last week a gentleman I had almost forgotten stopped me and told me that he was again back at pottery and enjoying it. I had taught him years ago and forgotten. It pleases me know that these people are getting the same joy that I got while involved in the art.
I am not yet completely familiar with all the workings of this site.