Ceramic Artist Gifts

'Watch that one, he'll make mugs of us all.'

'Thank goodness next week we'll be in a new dynasty and we can make some other style of pottery.'

Blockbuster book adaptations gone wrong.

Artisanal Pottery

About the potter.

Pottery Slam

Lambeth Potters at Work

'They hired me to work on a ceramic engine.'

Dynasties - Ping, Ching, Ming.

'This could be a bad sign!'

Teapot

'... And some primitive cultures, believed that 'the great ones' modelled us from clay.'

'Hurry, wipe it off before Dad comes home!'

"They say it takes 10,000 hours to perfect something- I guess I was a bit hasty throwing that together in 144."

They hated me.

You're my Mona Lisa.

"In high school, I was quite the star in metal shop."

Larry's used art

Copycats

I've been teaching art history for decades. Students today ask new kinds of questions. No, I doubt a gluten-free menu option was available that evening. Nope, the artist was not making a statement about climate change. No, despite the umbrellas, this is not about sun exposure safety. Well, yes, I suppose you can say it's a selfie.

'On your mark. Get set. Create!'

'C'mon get it straight.'

"Hold it right there, ma'am! If you get too close to the artwork, I'll have to ask you to leave the gallery."

'What would your mum say if she saw you drawing all over the wall like that?'

'It's called 'Oh Bugger It!' if you must know!'

"I think that's one of his early 'blank canvases'. I think there are some bigger ones in the next room."

It's a Whole Field of Paisley!

Madonna of the Pukes.

"You've got a long, long road ahead of you, young man."

"Good" "Bad" "Work on it" "Keep working - maybe it's not as bad as you think it is" "Put it to a committee" "Give up" "Make it worse" "Make it better" "Still a bad idea" "Overthink it" "Throw yourself into a pit of wild badgers" "Throw it away" "Call it done" "Sigh."

The Artist

"I call it 'Bad Dog.'"

Can You Spot the Differences?

Paul Klee

"Guess who brought king cake!"