I drove to Helena, Montana. On the way I saw striped cows.
I guess this is ordinary in Montana.
In Helena I was attending a workshop at the Archie Bray Foundation. I sort of think of the Archie Bray as ceramic wonderland. ……
The workshop was taught by Mark Pharis and Andrew Martin. They both use drastically different processes both of which I was interested in expanding my understanding of. Mark’s pots are hand-built using paper patterns which he now primarily generates from a computer program.
- Teapot by Mark Pharis
Andrew is a mould maker extraordinaire and makes highly decorated slip cast pots.
Over the two weeks I made nine moulds, slip cast plates, press moulded plates and hand-built some shallow serving dishes.
The lightness and delicacy of the slip cast plates is a delight but these press moulded plates are generous and yummy.
