The firing is done and the kiln is cooling. Spent the day exploring the cliffs along the beach just down from @ridgelinepottery with @dustinfowlerceramics . #adventure #australia
Kiln is lite and the firing has begun. I’m filled with usual sense of hope and optimism for the contents. I made what I would consider to be a exciting batch of work for this burn, full of new materials, ideas, and techniques. All will be revealed in 4 days time. #ceramics #tasmania #joshcopus #adventure #australia @ridgelinepottery
First stack done @ridgelinepottery #ceramics
Loading the kiln today in advance of next weekends event to celebrate the culmination of my residency in Tasmania. As some of you may know, we have been hosting the inaugural SWIPE residency (Slow Working Institute of Pragmatic Expressionism). The first recipient, Josh Copus, http://joshcopus.com has been with us from the end of March, along with his good friend and fellow Potter, Dustin Fowler, http://dustinfowler.com. Both boys come from Asheville in North Carolina, a hot spot of young American Woodfirers. While here they have been working hard towards this weekend. With Ben’s mentorship they have made their clay from local materials, chopped the wood from our property, and made their pots. As I write this they are packing the Comet our small woodfired kiln and will start the firing slowly on Sunday morning. We invite you to come for a visit between 10 and 4 on Monday. The firing will be reaching it’s conclusion and it’s a great time to see what woodfiring is all about. The following Saturday the 26th we will be open to the public between 1-5 for the KILN OPENING SALE . This sale will help fund the rest of the boy’s visit to Australia. Both Josh and Dustin travel on from here to the On The Edge of The Shelf International Woodfiring Conference in NSW, where Josh will be presenting. Come and join us. Meet Josh and Dustin and experience a little of what Ben and I along with Josh and Dustin are passionate about. 1466 South Arm Road, Sandford Tasmania 7020 Australia Peta Richardson m. 0439 335 932 www.ridgelinepottery.com.au http://www.facebook.com/RidgelinePottery
Pulled this absolutely massive oyster out of the lagoon today. Some of the biggest, freshest, and best tasting oysters I’ve ever had. #adventure
Texture, line, and form: a field guide to rocks as inspiration
form detail
texture on weathered stone
shapes
shapes
lichen on stone
collection of shapes
curve
convergence of line and shape
line
line
lichen on stone
weathered dolerite boulder
I love the material history of old buildings. I notice the Places where buildings are patched or altered of the course of use. The places where materials converge in unplanned ways are of interest to me. This image is of a foundation in Hobart where the two different structures were constructed on top of an original footprint. #adventure
Pattern on a wooden door. Hobart, Tasmania. #adventure
An alphabet of shapes. The language of rocks. #ceramics
Across the divide. Mount Wellington, Hobart, Tasmania. #adventure