Come on a creator's journey with me, today. Imagine you're a potter, and making a few jars for Midsummer Scream.
You get the body thrown, with enough clay at the top to create the gallery (the spot where the lid sits). You carefully measure and throw the inner part of the lid, then the outside rim, so it fits nicely.
You flip the lid over to trim the inside, so it doesn't feel like you're picking up a brick when you handle it.
You flatten out some clay by hand to make a "label." You carefully carve the letters of said label, then brush three layers of white over it to make it stand out.
You select your black underglaze and your favorite precision applicator with the thinnest needle you can squeeze the underglaze through. Your first application is gorgeous! It's textbook!
You will be inducted into the Potter's Hall of Fame for your precision in applying this underglaze!
Then comes the second coat of the black. And as you reach across your piece...
DAMMIT! You smear the fresh underglaze across that pristine, white surface. There are a few other choice word which follow, but "dammit" pretty much covers the feeling of the moment.
Fortunately, you know what you're doing and you can just wait for it to dry before gently scraping the smear off and reapplying both white and black.
It's a good thing it wasn't a full-on, heart-rending "dammit," but when time to make things for a show is growing short, any little thing can cause small setbacks to take on epic proportions!
Now these guys get to dry in the sun for a day or two and then go through their first firing.
Stay tuned for more excitement!
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