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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Thursday, January 6, 2011

Cup # 62 (before and after)...and after

The Revision...I took off the twist at the end of the handle and repeated the rim's wave...much better now!?

After....A wave moves around the rim and breaks at the handle. The handle swirls up from a solid base then curls and ends in a twist...(I'm not quite satisfied with that little twist on the end of the handle and am thinking about removing it...any ideas?)

Before....Once again trust carries the day....it all starts out pretty disheveled but some curling (curlers?), slip (styling gel?), and attention to detail and a few hours later...it's very presentable!...no, I'm not talking about my hair....

3 comments:

  1. You asked for suggestions on the tip of the handle for this cup, and that got me to wondering.....can you make the tip the open mouth and head of a fish or dolphin (like the old iron drain spouts on gutters across the South). It might look really nice with the cool wave effect of the top of the cup....

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  2. Gini...I like this idea...let's meet at my studio and work it out!...Julia

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  3. These are wonderful! I am a huge fan of Art Nouveau and I bet these will be gorgeous once they're finished. Will these be big coffee cups? If so I hope to see these for sale on Etsy someday. :) Thanks for sharing your post with us!

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