Throwing My Life Away...: The Kiln is the enemy!

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

The Kiln is the enemy!

I DID IT!!! I finally managed to actually turn the wad of clay into something that looks like pottery!

Ok, well it looks like a fat little vase, but nevertheless it is something that I made all by myself with no assistance!

Fat little Vase

WOOO HOOOO! (Still not planning on taking up pottery as a profession, and I have to say this “peaceful hobby” is so much more stressful than my job!)

You have to wedge it, turn it, dry it, fire it, glaze it, fire it again, and all could be for nothing! The kiln is the enemy...

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I've read that every artist has an inspiration, a muse, even a calling? Well, since I am no artist...it is safe to say that this endeavor has been, for me, simply a labor of love.

My whole life I have been surrounded by clay and potters, and their legacy. I never understood the serenity involved with creating something with your own two hands from a wad of clay. After many years of people asking me if there would be a 5th generation of Hilton potters, I stopped in October 2010 and thought...why not? Little did I know what I had gotten myself into.

What better way to start this journey than by taking an introductory class from the very same man who taught my father the basics 33 years ago? So I looked up Leon Nichols, and signed up for his class. I figured it's only appropriate that the 5th generation starts out where the 4th generation did...and I really wanted to keep it a secret from dad. (at least until Christmas, anyway)

This web page details my journey from a "mudslinger" to an aspiring "crooked little potter," an adventure I started after dad's 2010 show. And one I hope to share from here forward with him. Thank you dad, for being my inspiration...