So, tra-la-la, it’s all “clever me” when the facade of Fortuna apartments on the Sea Point Promenade gives me an idea… but what happens next? How does a sketch on paper actually turn into a vase? One that stacks? The fact is, there’s a MASSIVE gap between an idea, and the idea becoming something for realz. And …
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The gap between idea and execution
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20 Days of HappyThanks #6: Vorster and Braye
This post is the sixth in a series of 10 instagram-based giveaways devised to promote our fellow business owners, as well as to give us a chance to say THANK YOU to all the people who support Skinny laMinx on social media all year long. A huge thank you to Martin and Colin of Vorster …
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Oddjects exhibition 3 – 5 March
Don’t miss the Oddjects exhibition of ceramics and drawings at the Skinny laMinx shop from 3 – 5 March.
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All the Oddjects
For two years, I’ve been making things from clay at morning classes with Louise Gelderblom, but haven’t really catalogued them anywhere, so today’s the day to show all the Oddjects (or the ones I remembered to photograph, at least) all at once.
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Making Friday: From Sketchbook to Oddject
Notebooks are very useful things to have with you. They’re good for recording fleeting ideas, and good to look back on to see where you’ve been. For two years, I’ve kept this little “Ceramics Ideas” notebook alongside my other general notebook, jotting down ideas for shapes I’d like to make in the Monday morning ceramics classes I’ve …
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Studio visit: Kat & Roger
Before we headed to LA in June, I’d made myself a ‘To Do’ list of places to go and people to see. Right near the top of that list was “Meet Kat & Roger“, because I am a huge fan of their work. Roger Lee has a fine arts ceramics background, while his wife Kat …
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Making Friday – The Multipede
I’m still potting away on a Monday morning, and really enjoying it, making the oddest little pots. Out of the kiln most recently: The Multipede!
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Making Friday: a 2014 review
My Making Friday rule has become a little more flexible lately, largely because my ceramics class is on a Monday morning, and also because my back pain has caused me to take steps to spend more time away from the computer. So there’s a lot MORE MAKING going on, but not necessarily on a Friday, …
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Making Friday/Monday – the ceramics keep coming
I’ve been making so many funny little vase-shaped things in my Monday morning ceramics classes, and I’m quite enjoying being productive without having the faintest idea of the purpose of the enterprise (which is exactly what Making Friday is all about!). These two (remember Rooi en Blou on TV?) are the latest works in progress.
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