Support Your Local Economy, Buy Handmade Art!

This Saturday and Sunday the Covert Potters will be at Deja Vu Fashions in Claremont Ca. On Foothill near Towne. We have much to offer in Holiday cheer and gifts. Stop on by!  A gift of a handmade ceramic piece shows you care, support the arts, support the local economy, come on out and buy some pots!

Finding Treasure

FYI!

Sometimes I find something and think, I should tell someone. On a whim I bought the book Ceramic Design Course - principles, practice and techniques: a complete guide for ceramicists by Anthony Quinn. On one hand this book is geared to “ceramicist” or people who design pots and have them massed produced by others, but what great tidbits of information. Oh, and the photos are lovely and inspiring. Beginners will be given plenty to think on and old timers may learn something new, but you will definitely be reminded of what is good.

-Sally Anne

Is there a book you treasure?

And Now, As The Wheel Turns...Ask A Potter

I think the below answers say so much more than what they say... in so many ways.

What is the strangest or funniest comment or question you've ever gotten about your work?

Celeste:

A person asked why 2 items of similar size had different prices. One had some carving with no exterior glaze and the other one had a smooth surface with glazing. I took a deep breath and told the person that the carving took me about 4 to 6 hours to complete. Sometimes what seems apparent to the artist is not always apparent to the consumer.

Chris:
Standing in front of a large bowl with a hole in it, a sink, I was asked "Is that a lampshade?"

Jon:
Paul Soldner once told me my pots might look better if I threw them left handed.

Workshops, Learning And Experience

I love a good workshop. There is nothing like going somewhere, getting away from the everyday and immerse yourself in what you love. For me it

Ok, something that I thought was a jewel of wisdom: Val said that when he makes containers, he does them in a series and he throws the openings to the same size. That way he can get into a groove and throw many bodies and then later sit down and throw many lids. Such a simple idea. I do small batches of sugars bodies and then throw lids measuring each. What was I thinking. Most are different from each other by a sneeze one way or the other. How did I never think of this? Really?!?!?!

This is why I love going to workshops. Yes, learning a new technique is always good, but it's the little tips of experience that make all the difference.

-Sally Anne