Hey, where did October go? I was here but I was obsessed. Working on a sketchbook project with my Shropshire art group took me back to spoons.... an obsession I had a few years ago. I thought I had got it out of my system but it has got worse as I'm now addicted to kitchen utensils of all sorts. My husband says I have developed utensilitis and that there's no known cure. I just have to go with the flow until something else takes my mind off them. I care not as I have had a fabulous month, drawing, painting and even making spoons out of wire etc and there are worse things to be addicted to.
I've enjoyed painting with watercolour but it always comes back to the drawing for me.This has been the year that I vowed to improve my drawing and I've been doing lots of practice in my sketchbook. Handles are my current thing as you can see above. Yesterday I decided to try the grid technique for upscaling. This drawing below is from a photo I found of some utensils and I am itching to carry on today with it.
In between the drawing I have been teaching a few workshops and preparing for others as well as doing a couple of one day ceramics courses on offer at the local art college. I spent one day handbuilding pots and they have been fired and the next day was a raku tile firing day.
I loved the serendipity of this process and we were a large group with a lot of tiles. Of course one had to get broken didn't it? Typically, it was mine but that's life. It wasn't about what I brought home for me. It was all about the process and I enjoyed it.
Along with three others from these two one day courses I'm now doing a five week evening course on ceramic surface decoration. I signed up to all of them for fun but I am now keen to see how I could incorporate print onto ceramic. I want to try screenprinting but they don't do it at the college. However, they've said if I can find a way to do it, they will fire it for me.... so I'm off on another tiny obsession which might cure the utensilitis, but it will never stop me drawing. Why did I wait so long to find out - or accept and believe - that I can draw? For me to show my drawings online is a big thing so if you're inclined to comment, be kind!
8 comments:
Fabulous Lesley - those drawings are really lovely and your tile too. I can see we shan't see much of you over the next few weeks but I won't say I hope you get better soon from your utensilitis as it's all part of the process isn't it? Look forward to hearing in due course how you get on with your new studies.
Lesley, I am hoping that your utensilitis will continue for quite a while longer. The results are very beautiful. I always find that drawing takes me to a welcoming state of mind.
Let me also agree with you about the quick disappearance of October. Whoosh!
I'm hoping to stretch out November a bit, because I've just started my annual creations of Christmas teacup cards...each one is a little watercolor painting.
xo
Do you know the work of Jim Dine?
I can't believe it's November, 16C today! And no sign of frosts. Adding to the confusion is my work schedule, where 2015 is done and dusted and I'm due to start 2916 any day.
I'm back again, to echo what Celia asked. Jim Dine made some remarkable drawings and etchings that you might enjoy seeing. I've got a book of his work on some book shelf around here.
He obviously loved drawing.
xo
What is it about drawing that can be hard to share with others? I love the straight forward approach to your drawing which is clear but thoughtfully done. Looking forward to seeing some more.
Your drawings are fabulous! And your passion and excitement shine through this post. And yes... Do look at the work of Jim DiNe if you've not seen it before.
Ceramics and Print by Paul Scott is good Lesley. Love the utensils too. I have a friend here in Birmingham who is obsessed with cutlery, she makes gorgeous stitched work.
Hi Lesley, you obviously CAN draw!! Who told you you couldn't?
Interesting to see what you've been up to, a few weeks ago I started a pottery class with a potter friend and love working with clay. Great to see that lovely tile.
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