The owlets have been playing with terracotta and we've moved beyond pinch pots to the exciting world of coil pots. Big owlet is particularly enjoying learning some techniques and hearing about when I first learned them, how old I was. Ash trays? Really?? Yuck!! I've shown her some pots we have around the house that I made using similar techniques. She's loving the connection and making useful things. Its been lovely to do something tactile with both the owlets, getting our hands dirty and playing with shapes, telling stories... Best of all, big owlet has been going back the next day and applying the skills she's learned to create something completely independently. Independence has been a bit of a theme around here of late, but more on that next time...
Oh yes, i proudly brought home an ash tray in kindergarten 1980 to my entirely non smoking family - my parents still have it, hilarious!! I know, yuck!!
ReplyDeleteLooking great at your place, i really enjoyed ceramics at school too, well after i moved on from ash trays, love Posie
That looks satisfying Lauren!
ReplyDeleteI remember a heart shaped dangly object I made for Mum, with ugly lavender glaze. Hideous. But Mum displayed it lovingly in the kitchen - it was there for years. An ash tray would have been more tasteful.
Actually the most vivid memory I have from making ceramics at school is of my pots breaking in the kiln. Do you need to fire these little pots or do they air dry?
Hey Sarah, this particular terracotta air dries :) We picked it up at Artbeat in Kingston. Apparently you can buy glazes and paints for it which don't require a kiln either.
ReplyDeleteThere's a live in sculptor Mr in this house so I know what you mean by applying skills and running with 'em! I also know all about dirty hands and messy tables and creating useful and not, out of nothing. I am also learning more and more about this independent kid bizzo. Wonderful. Terrifying.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a great deal of fun. Lovely that you get to share a tactile craft like this with your kids.
ReplyDeleteVery cool. I've never played with clay, but I love seeing others' results. So neat that the kiddos enjoy applying their own creativity energy to it!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a lot of fun. You're so lucky to know all those crafty things so you can share them with the owlets.
ReplyDeletelooks like an amazing task to be getting your hands dirty with, so productive!
ReplyDeleteI loved making coil bowls (but definitely NOT ashtrays in our family!!). I like the sound of that air drying terracotta too!
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