tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408256548635370709.post8139017534154747490..comments2024-03-16T07:40:23.437-07:00Comments on Earth Work: Playing with texturesMark Smalleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10087646142136111397noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408256548635370709.post-56160564635483916502014-09-02T07:09:10.662-07:002014-09-02T07:09:10.662-07:00Thanks for your interest in my work, Patricia, and...Thanks for your interest in my work, Patricia, and for the kind words.Mark Smalleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087646142136111397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408256548635370709.post-26903008225871890672014-08-29T08:28:39.299-07:002014-08-29T08:28:39.299-07:00glad i found your blog today. saw one of your pots...glad i found your blog today. saw one of your pots on pinterest so googled you. love the contrast of chiseled and broken surface. Patricia Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478222039198029295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408256548635370709.post-27429268876601852572012-09-16T10:11:17.797-07:002012-09-16T10:11:17.797-07:00Yes indeed, that could make it easier to remove wi...Yes indeed, that could make it easier to remove without pressure on the surface. One of the problems with this kind of technique is consistency..the results often emerge from serendipity, and it's not always easy to remember how you got there in the heat of the moment..Mark Smalleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087646142136111397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408256548635370709.post-1169024047150987192012-09-16T06:52:16.087-07:002012-09-16T06:52:16.087-07:00Like the saki cup process -- what if you wrap the ...Like the saki cup process -- what if you wrap the form with some stiff paper before applying the clay. Then could you use the paper to slide it off and avoid touching/deforming the shape? Lots of possibilities to mine there.<br />bptakomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07000708443663244728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408256548635370709.post-42727642364871152372012-09-15T08:44:08.440-07:002012-09-15T08:44:08.440-07:00Thank you both for the kind comments, it's goo...Thank you both for the kind comments, it's good to hear positive reactions to my work.Mark Smalleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087646142136111397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408256548635370709.post-81966658293741105972012-09-15T06:34:20.177-07:002012-09-15T06:34:20.177-07:00Bravo Mark--they are all excellent! They have new ...Bravo Mark--they are all excellent! They have new qualities (the roughness, the texture, the shapes) as well as the previous sculptural ones. I love the last two.M.Cassapidishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13345550033529816544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408256548635370709.post-22291293596901810372012-09-15T03:53:23.856-07:002012-09-15T03:53:23.856-07:00I like the fourth to the last one, great shapes an...I like the fourth to the last one, great shapes and textures.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408256548635370709.post-19255554653527641542012-09-14T10:22:55.926-07:002012-09-14T10:22:55.926-07:00Thank you, Keith, that was the last one I complete...Thank you, Keith, that was the last one I completed this afternoon. I'm very happy with it, and it's given me some ideas for larger sculptural pieces.Mark Smalleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087646142136111397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408256548635370709.post-58497423121511250222012-09-14T10:03:00.115-07:002012-09-14T10:03:00.115-07:00They're all interesting, but I especially like...They're all interesting, but I especially like the shape and texture of the last one.Keith (kcm)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13012662682711683850noreply@blogger.com