No texture!!! (Almost!) I personally am always stressed about using up and "wasting" materials (it's of course never a waste from a learning perspective, but from a monetary perspective it can suk😅), and sometimes that stops me from pursuing the shower thoughs type ideas that pop up here and there. But then I glanced around my workspace/studio the other day and realized how "material-rich" I am at the moment: I have a bunch of clay that's been sitting in a recycling bin for years now, I got some incredible glazes from @amacobrent and had the fortune to have other supplies donated to me by kind souls. In other words, I don't have an excuse not to swing for the fences and allow myself to make some silly things. So, with that in mind, I've decided to fold some time in the coming weeks to play around assuming there will be quite a bit of misses, some hits, but most importantly, lots of fun. The sculpture in this video was the first in this "series," - but not the first try. I started making the same cat but 3 hours in, I found myself falling into old habits of adding detail after detail, so I ended up smoshing it and started over and made this kitty and finished within the day. And really that is the only rule I've set for myself this month; to not spend more than a day on a single piece. I find this piece very fun and cute and I am excited to do the decoration idea; but I also have the idea for cruder and more experimental shapes (at least I hope I can get to that point eventually), while keeping backyard visitors/backyard trouble as an inspiration (cats, birds, bears etc.) I hope you like this piece!!! And that you'll come along for this unofficial and disorganized series😊
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