Pottery, Photography, Design - Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz
If you’re in the Ligonier area tomorrow (Saturday) evening you can check out the West Noble Community Art Show from 5-8pm. I sent over three pieces of pottery. Last year I won a blue ribbon!
Todd Pletcher is a potter from the Goshen area. (Also on Etsy). He is having an open studio/sale this weekend. So of course, I couldn’t pass up a chance to go see his work. Here are some photos of what I saw and what I brought home.
Yesterday was the day for the Goshen Clay Artist’s Guild 2013 Empty Bowl Event. I talked my wife into going with me so we drove over to the Goshen Farmer’s Market around 5:20 on Saturday evening.
Michiana Pottery Postcard
Last Saturday was the first annual Michiana Pottery Tour so my day was filled with as many pots, potters, refreshments, and socializing as I could handle. I left my house around 10:15am and didn’t return home until about 4:30. It was a beautiful fall day and there seemed to be a nice turnout for all the stops that I made it to.
I’m down to the last three weeks of my Crystalline Texture and Decal class at the Goshen Clay Artists Guild. It has gone pretty quick but I’ve learned a lot. I missed the class on Monday because I was in Chicago (more on that to come). I didn’t really miss any important information but it would have been nice to have the extra time to work. I still have half a bag of clay left!
green crystalline
So, to the right you can see the crown jewel of my first three crystalline pieces. It is just a tiny vase but the crystals are extraordinary to my beginning-crystalline eyes. Of course, I can’t really take much of the credit. Eric was the one to mix the glaze and fire the kiln, the two most important part of the crystalline process. I just made the pot and brushed the glaze onto it.
But I still love the variety of darker turquoise crystals and the fantastic little green crystals in the background. I hope we can duplicate this on some other pieces.