I have taken up a new art/craft since my Mom died. I have started throwing pots using clay and a potters wheel. It’s pretty process orientated so I tend to gravitate towards it and enjoy making things with my hands. Mom and I started taking clay classes together about 5 years ago and eventually started going to the studio together to make ceramics. It was awesome and I loved spending time with her and talking shit about our family - loving shit - but still shit talking. To fast forward, cancer came and took my Mom which left me pretty empty and alone. I know my Mom would not want me to be down and put life on hold so I went back to making pots again to be close to her. She use to do ceramics in her college years and her pottery was beautiful, so she is an inspiration to get better in ceramics and to continue to make art. As of right now everything is learning. It’s coming along slowly, and trying to teach my hands to mold clay is no easy task. Every little thing I do with my hands changes the shape of the clay, so staying consistent and keeping things centered is very challenging. Things are coming along, and keep your eyes open because there will be a lot of pottery up for grabs : )
Also, I've got more printing plates ready to roll at FUSE Press, and my first bullet plate is up and operational. It’s an 18x18 plate coated in adhesive and then .22 caliber casings were pressed into the adhesive creating a plate to be rolled, inked and printed. After I am done with this printing process I will probably screen print over top of it. I also got started on another bullet plate, a .45 caliber variation of the same idea. Next, I have a copper plate that I need to sand down and make ready for printing after it’s been shot. After I smooth it down I will screen print over it and do a acid bath, or I might just print it as is and then screen print over top of these backgrounds. Either way I have a lot of ideas happening and not enough time to get them all done. I guess that’s a good problem to have. I am also working on some screen printing bone designs, and a CMYK screen print. The color steam is very light and transparent and I want to see if I can catch all the detail. Other then that it’s really just trying to find the time to get it all done. As always thank you for catching up with my studio and work!
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