This is my journal documenting an ongoing creative endeavor sustained by a single underlying current with 100 momentary breaks, each indicated by an individual porcelain cup which reveals both continuity and uniqueness in the way the pot is thrown, the handle is pulled and wrapped,
and the form is carved and sculpted. Each piece is photographed in its raw
porcelain clay state before being fired or glazed. If you would like to follow the progression from Cup #1, scroll down and click "Older Posts" or begin at the Blog Archive "2010", "March".

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The 100 Cups collection is available for exhibition.



Monday, June 21, 2010

Cup #36 ( the not supposed to be cup)

The cup form reveals that which a potter works against when throwing...it is that which is not supposed to be: deep finger ridges, uneven outline, collapsing handle. AND YET....somehow it has its own integrity and balance. A whirling, swirling little cup whose existence so obviously reveals the turning of the wheel.
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  1. DeborahJuly 17, 2010 at 4:46 PM

    I LOVE this dervish cup, almost unraveling into light, a prayer in motion.

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  2. Julia LivingstonJuly 28, 2010 at 3:01 PM

    Deborah...Yes,Yes....a whirling swirling dervish!!!...Julia

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