Back in the Studio/Saddle Again

Here are five pounds of clay massaged into form. This time the task I settled on was simple: do a globular, well-made form with ribbing refinement.

When it becomes leather hard I may take a pebble or a spoon and burnish the surface, perhaps in a pattern, perhaps overall. I may do some carving as well. I miss my carving days.

This session has been calming and soul-filling. It has been a superb use of my Day Off 1 of 2. There are many other tempting things to do, some quite unhealthy, and when I do this I don’t do those.