new "reclaimed" work baby!

so i've been workin' my butt off lately, reclaiming my clay. this is something i've put off a long time because it's so much friggin hard work....but in the spirit of acting "environmentally friendly" and also saving money i brought out the big drill with the huge mixer bit, mixed the reclaim daily and dried it on shards of plaster, creating a huge brown mess around my studio and on my clothes. anywho, these are the pots that came from that work...

With my new tumblers I have been focusing on muted tones...gives them a vintage feel.

inspiration

people always ask me what inspires me...it makes me realize that i really am not inspired by other pots. in fact i really try to not look at much pottery or "ceramic art", i find i will subconsciously copy or pick up on elements in their work and i don't like feeling that way. i get my main inspiration from music and fashion and life...the people my friends, relationships troubles and triumphs, late night conversations over wine, analysations about truth and importance, and dreaming...i have a chalkboard in my studio where i write down things people have said that struck some kind of chord of truth or comedy with me.