I make ceramic vessels to feed my soul. And I find that deep breaths are needed all along the way of the magical process of transforming a lump of clay into a thing of conscious form and function.
Monday, 1 October 2012
Friday, 31 August 2012
Snow day in Joburg 7 August 2012
This was a special day in the pottery studio - firstly because my nephew Amiel visited on his way home to New York from Namibia, and secondly because it snowed heavily - only the second time I know of since 1980 that it snowed in Joburg.
And can you imagine what it was like for this African sculptured pot and flowers to be inundated with snow?
Lastly, one of my favourite pots of the year, ready for glaze firing with snow outside:
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| Amiel Middelmann visits Kim Sacks studio 7 August 2012 |
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| First time ceramics for Amiel! |
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| Snow day in Kim Sacks yard |
And can you imagine what it was like for this African sculptured pot and flowers to be inundated with snow?
Lastly, one of my favourite pots of the year, ready for glaze firing with snow outside:
Sunday, 22 January 2012
Claying in our hillside garden
What a lovely way to start the new year - with my hands in clay, in the sweet fresh air of our hillside garden!
Big thanks to my teacher Kim for making this possible. I'm loving the opportunity to be mindful about the whole process of throwing a vessel - preparing a space, setting up the right atmosphere to work, taking time with the actual processes of wedging, centring, pulling and finishing and taking care with all the materials including recycling both water and clay.
Hoping that with a good start to my ceramics year like this, there will be something to good coming out of the studio as the months go by!
August 2014: Recently discovered unfired results of this hillside claying and two survived to completion
Hoping that with a good start to my ceramics year like this, there will be something to good coming out of the studio as the months go by!
August 2014: Recently discovered unfired results of this hillside claying and two survived to completion
Thursday, 22 December 2011
Mugs, 2010-11
I love making things people use daily.Several of the mugs below are on show at the Tea Exhibition at Kim Sacks Gallery, Dec 2011 - Jan 2012
2011 Bowls
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| In the studio |
Monday, 5 December 2011
Serving TEA with style
You are invited to visit the exhibition of ceramics related to the rituals of TEA: at Kim Sacks Gallery till January 2012. I'm proud to have some of my work on show along with some of the best ceramicists in South Africa.
The exhibition will be on till the end of January 2012, in Johannesburg - location map
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| Mish's tea mugs with others' jugs and cups on Ethiopian table |
The exhibition will be on till the end of January 2012, in Johannesburg - location map
Saturday, 30 October 2010
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