tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post8506906528101279022..comments2023-10-20T08:52:24.875-07:00Comments on this artist's life:: my real jobWhitney Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00491079459627713472noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-66652086972480689252009-10-15T19:36:08.546-07:002009-10-15T19:36:08.546-07:00LOOOOve that pic of the lotus...yummyLOOOOve that pic of the lotus...yummyPolly Covehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12145405516951079805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-17260843660247682022009-10-15T08:56:37.598-07:002009-10-15T08:56:37.598-07:00I like the bee analogy... I needed that little pep...I like the bee analogy... I needed that little pep talk too. ThanksFetishGhosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139502682128929276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-40292154187061616752009-10-15T07:55:28.531-07:002009-10-15T07:55:28.531-07:00I am a new potter, 52 years old and have done a nu...I am a new potter, 52 years old and have done a number of jobs/businesses in my life. And there are a lot of tasks that I do not like in them.<br /><br />A couple weeks ago I was chopping wood for a kiln firing I am doing next month and last week I was unloading a pallet of bricks from my trailer, I am building a Raku kiln here at home. And in both cases I said to myself, so this is what it is like to be an Artist. To do the mundane never seen part of the art that has to be done at some point for my art to be seen by others. <br /><br />I will admit I do not like to trim my pieces..yet! Re-centering takes me a while on each piece and then I get into it trying to get it just right and can take up to an hour per pot, while I watch experienced potters do it in minutes.<br /><br />I keep telling myself it is all in a days work for a potter.<br /><br />Thanks for your inspirations<br /><br />MarkMark Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04507202501112736360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-37044248189845528072009-10-15T01:43:40.253-07:002009-10-15T01:43:40.253-07:00Boy, did you say that just right! There are so ma...Boy, did you say that just right! There are so many other things that we all have to do in our studios, and none of us want to spend the time or the energy to do those things. One of my least favorite tasks is staying organized with papers. I hate to spend time filing and dealing with papers! What a waste of time!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17984298474801356345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-44599628446080196522009-10-14T21:08:16.691-07:002009-10-14T21:08:16.691-07:00I feel the same way. I have to constantly remind m...I feel the same way. I have to constantly remind myself that packing, shipping, cleaning, and so forth are part of my job too!Michelle Swaffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13348244043103256298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-49775867686516850132009-10-14T10:14:08.251-07:002009-10-14T10:14:08.251-07:00It makes me feel more sane to hear someone else pu...It makes me feel more sane to hear someone else put my normal state of existence into words!Emily Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02972509651467285280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-4857257181211017702009-10-14T09:12:23.226-07:002009-10-14T09:12:23.226-07:00amen.amen.heidi haugen: days with clayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15314277871479191192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-39681550209756550702009-10-14T08:37:26.926-07:002009-10-14T08:37:26.926-07:00i hear you... when i'm on my hands and knees s...i hear you... when i'm on my hands and knees sponging clay dust from under the tables and shelves, i don't usually view that as my real job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com