New Bisque

I had an embarrassing moment today.
Let me preface with the fact that I am not a trained dancer and in no way claim to be talented in the area of dance. However, my body just starts wiggling when I get really happy. Thus, today when I got to my current ceramics class and there was a bisque kiln that had just come out I danced/wiggled/made happy movements. These movements were misinterpreted by a guy in my class who asked if I was ok and if I was feeling alright. Apparently my moves are so sexy they make people want to have a doctor examine me. Oh good.

So despite the fact that I am no dancer, I was pretty ecstatic about the kiln that came out. It was the first firing from this class so far and I haven't thrown with this particular clay before so it was interesting to see how it came out. It is a Cone 6 clay and when bisqued it comes out a lush pinky color. I had some cups with handbuilt saucers come out that completely exceeded my expectations. They are the true manifestation of my idea that the less I try to be perfect, the better my work is. This said please be aware that I consider myself nothing more that a total novice, however it is still delightful to see your work come out without exploding or anything of that nature! Also I am thinking about applying to be in my first art show in the next week or so........we shall see. Hopefully they aren't to selective or it will be a while before I can show.

I need to sleep now and sadly I am totally going to calm my brain by imagining new teapot designs. But obsession will do that to you.