I have a challenge for myself - to make 100 cups in a day (9am-5pm). I honestly don't know what I'm capable of at this point, so why not test it? I know I'm getting better and quicker at throwing, and 100 cups sounds like a LOT for one day, but I've never tried throwing a single form for 8 hours straight. In her blog, Elaine Spallone mentioned her friend John throwing 100 pots, which got me thinking about the challenge. Though John's challenge is stretched out over a longer period of time and involves a wide variety of forms, I still like the idea of 100 cups in a day. I've been planning to switch to mid-fire porcelain once I use up my current supply of high-fire clay, so perhaps this would be a good way to start the adventure, using some cups as test tiles for cone 6 glazes. So here's the plan: Thurs, Nov 6: wedge 100 balls of clay (I wish I could hire someone for this part!); Fri, Nov 7: throw as many cups as I possibly can, taking 3 breaks for snack & lunch; Mon, Nov 10: trim everything and put handles on as many as I can for the rest of the day. Maybe this will finally give me something to sell on Etsy...
Feel free to comment... I'd love to hear about other challenges people have set for themselves, in clay or otherwise.
Speaking of quick throwing, this video was posted a while ago on some other pottery blogs:
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Do it! Do it! Do it!
do potters lose their fingerprints? wear them off?
lol... I haven't heard of it, but you never know. I've gotten into the habit of using body butter on my hands before I leave the studio. (Thanks Pat!)
http://www.meltproducts.com/Sweet-Rain-Moisture-Quench-Butter-Infusion-p/5914.htm
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