Boats and wedge shapes in progress. #ceramics #joshcopus
Detail of my new Weeping Blue Atlas and some of the stones that we set yesterday. #rockgarden #landproject
We planted 5 new trees and built this rock garden yesterday out on the land in Madison County. It was an awesome day. #rockgarden #landproject
Filling up the shelves. Most of the small stuff is made. Starting to really hit full stride on my making cycle for the November firing. #fillinguptheshelves #ceramics #joshcopus
I went tree shopping yesterday and pretty much put a Japanese forest in the back of my truck. It’s pretty exciting to be at the phase of my land project where I am planting things and building gardens, instead of just digging ditches and moving gravel. #landproject #japanesemaple #japanesedream #mobileforest
Flying high. Taking some time to enjoy the spectacular day with friends from Australia. #swingtime #community #adventure
Cups. Repetition and balance. #cups #ceramics #handmade #wildclay
I’ve been working primarily with a wild clay dug from a local tobacco field for the past 10 years. A couple of years ago I dug 11 dump truck loads and moved them to my property, so I don’t go to the field much anymore. I did go there on Sunday and these are some pieces I made from the raw chunks of straight from the field. I see the little vessels as sketches or maquettes for future work. Responding to place and drawing influence directly from the environment. #vessel #ceramics #wildclay #joshcopus
Having a little bit of a break through moment in the studio today. Always moving forward with my ideas, even if the progress feel incremental at time the direction never changes. #ceramics #joshcopus #wildclay #breakthrough
This was my day was yesterday. Shooting an episode of the Road Less Traveled for Land Rover and Conde Nast Traveler about digging wild clay, making pottery, firing wood burning kilns, and making your way through this world on the untrodden path. The journey is the destination. With @brynmooser @lastash @instapaja #landrover #theroadlesstraveled #ceramics #community