Wildly Successful.

Large & Loose, Polished & Poetic on the road...was a hit.

What a group...itself large...and full of magic and poetry! We thank you so much. And from all accounts, it seems you were pleased.

Saturday began with a quick look at our gallery exhibit (which runs through March 23rd) and a peek into what was yet to come.

Then we went right onto saggar philosophy,

saggar ideas, materials
and load, load, loadWe had great combinations of organics and pots, saggar sizes and enthusiasm.

From there we loaded the kilns - 3 of them, with about 23 saggars in all.

The kilns fired through the day.

The Afternoon was All About Tom's throwing. And throw he did. Tom was a whirling dervish of large platters, loose texture and hand built plates Saturday afternoon.

He was informational...


fun....


and full of great tips...


Day one ended quickly, or so it seemed, and day 2 brought another round of large & loose throwing, this time vessels and tom's stacking method....



heating the pots...
stretching the clay....
and working large.

AFTER LUNCH... we went to the kiln pad where our dozens of saggars awaited us.
Lids were lifted....
and the pots began to appear.
Some were mystical & dark....

Some were subtle...
Others were amazing...
And more were spectacular....

the participants were delighted....


I was too....

All in all, we had an incredibly diverse group of saggars fired....

and learned allot about heat, stacking, loading, soaking etc.

From the scuff of our boots.... to the palms of our centering hands...

Tom and I send a warm and grateful thank you to a great group of Florida potters
and to St. Pete Clay Studio for hosting us in 2010.

Thank you: Linda, Lee, Julie, Maggie, Diane, Mona, Sylvia, Wayne, Ron, Maggie, Joan, Victoria, Annette, Alan and Betty. You were a great group!

Thanks for your feedback...

As an educator, I needed to be around people who are truely "inspired",

real artists with a creative approach that's mature and exciting to learn from.

The presentations were excellent and the possibiltites endless. -Ron

Your easy manner and the many ways you showed your love of the work you do

and your joy in sharing your knowledge with the group made for a truly great weekend. - Betty

I was in the studio today throwing "big", not like Tom but big for me.

I had many admiring glances! - Sylvia

The weekend was more than I expected.
Again, thank you both for a fast paced and enjoyable weekend. - Mona

Thanks for the wonderful workshop, you guys were very inspirational and informative, it was wonderful to learn a new process and meet new people. - Linda

this was the most informative and fun workshop I've ever attended. Usually presenters seem to keep back a lot of their secrets -thank you for sharing all your toys with us - really appreciate it. - Diane