A lot of keeping track of pictures, URLs, and captions! (more than I was prepared for!)
In the email shuffle, I left out a few potters from the drawing as well as the previous post. ;-(
So, to make up for my shortcomings, I thought I could at least give them props here, today, with their very own post!
Here is the Honorable Mention addendum to the 12 x12 Challenge in hopes that the next one will be a little bit more together. Molly, David, and Jeff, my apologies. You didn't win but hopefully, as my firing buddy says, you will win "the adulation of your peers"!
First up, Jeff Hulme!
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| Jeff Hulme jeffhulme.com |
Next up David Orser of Cedar Mountain Pottery up there in Maine.Hi Michael,Thanks for the motivation! I've tried to follow your 12x12 idea in the past without much success, but this time the stakes are higher and so is my productivity! For this photo I finished up 2 long servers; squared off a box and started the slab lid; finished up 4 jars with lids; and I threw 3 planters and the components for 2 juicers(my 1st attempt)!Thanks again, this is a great idea!
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| David Orser cedarmountainpotters.com |
I'll always remember David's generosity and the many others who donated their beautiful work to my benefit sale after my hand accident in 2005. Thanks again, David.
Here's what David told me about these pots,
thanks for the comet head's up, David, but my western horizon is a mountain with tall trees, but i'll grab the binoculars tonight and climb on top of my kiln shed! if it's clear I'll check out the comet!Well, I usually make these later in the day and then they are ready to decapitate and trim to fit the lids the next morning depending on humidity levels, not an issue in winter. ...Hey, look at that nice mug in the background purchased at the (now defunct) Foundry Lane gallery in Portland some time ago..and look at that Jian style hare's fur bowl that i think relates in some ways to the aforementioned...that was purchased from a (also defunct) gallery in Seattle called Thesaurus that dealt in fake asian antiques ( hence their demise... ) another story.. right next to the porcelain depiction of comet Hale-Bopp....oh yeah and so we got the dogs walked and into the studio by 10 so, yikes, ok, crank out some little jars...can't make too many of them, they're paying the mortgage. and there is always room for a couple more in the kiln.look forward to seeing what folks are up to this fine spring dayspeaking of comets, there is one in the sky... get binoculars to a clear view of the western horizon just after sunset....more @ http://spaceweather.comokay get back to work or lunch or somthin...
And lastly, WNC's own rising pottery star, Molly Poore. I love the tunnel of handles in this shot!
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| Molly Poore poorepots.wordpress.com Facebook.com/poorepots |
Well, until the next 12 x 12 Challenge. I hope you all will go to these artists blogs, web sites, etc. and check out their work!
Thanks everyone!
I'm afraid to click the publish button for fear that there might yet be another forgotten misplaced 12x12 potter out there, but, sorry I'm all out of apologies. Here goes!
