24 June 2007

Simon Carroll

I went to Simon Carroll's gallery talk about his approach to ceramics - which was inspirational even if it didn't make me understand what his pots are all about any better. It made sense that he'd been taught by Walter Keeler. Though I'd say his work isn't 'designed' in the same way. More the result of personal feelings for form and small obsessions with detail. Which set me thinking about a tutorial I had last week -- The visiting ceramicist felt my daubs on this bowl were 'unresolved'. We had a discussion on the role of chance when you are 'painting' with glass or with glazes. Haven't yet decided what I think. Probably because I don't actually know enough to have confidence that I am controlling the 'chance'.

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