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(82,333 posts) Thu Mar 27, 2014, 09:55 PM Mar 2014

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A Spinning Mosaic of Patterns Drawn with Wet Clay on a Potter’s WheelMarch

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As a person who’s spent more than a few hours at the seat of a potter’s wheel I can attest to the strangely soothing act of doodling around with wet clay sludge (called slip) before or after throwing a pot. As fun as it is, it’s still somewhat surprising to see the act elevated to this level of artistry by Michael Gardner Mikhail Sadovnikov who blurs the line between performance and visual art as he creates pattern after pattern on an empty wheel. (via The Awesomer)

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/03/a-spinning-mosaic-of-patterns-drawn-on-a-potters-wheel/

http://ritakirillova.livejournal.com/56681.html

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A Spinning Mosaic of Patterns Drawn with Wet Clay on a Potter’s WheelMarch (Original Post) rug Mar 2014 OP

I just saw that on MetaFilter! Suich Mar 2014 #1

WUNNNNNNNNNNderful! calimary Mar 2014 #2

You're welcome, Mary. rug Mar 2014 #3

YEAH! calimary Mar 2014 #4

Beautiful. amerikat Mar 2014 #5

Mesmerizing Brewinblue Mar 2014 #6

Suich

(10,642 posts)

1. I just saw that on MetaFilter!

Reply to rug (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2014, 04:02 PM

Mar 2014

It's amazingly cool!

calimary

(81,238 posts)

2. WUNNNNNNNNNNderful!

Reply to rug (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2014, 07:11 PM

Mar 2014

I shared it to my Facebook page! Mesmerizing! Thanks for posting this, rug! I wanna go do this!

rug

(82,333 posts)

3. You're welcome, Mary.

Reply to calimary (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 28, 2014, 07:16 PM

Mar 2014

I bet you'll like this.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/122828304

calimary

(81,238 posts)

4. YEAH!

Reply to rug (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 28, 2014, 08:05 PM

Mar 2014

I definitely DO! (DU?)

amerikat

(4,909 posts)

5. Beautiful.

Reply to rug (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2014, 08:29 PM

Mar 2014

Thanks. I needed that. Helped me unwind from the work week.

Brewinblue

(392 posts)

6. Mesmerizing

Reply to rug (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2014, 08:45 PM

Mar 2014

and it looks like fun. I've wanted a potter's wheel for some time, perhaps this is the final inspirational push I need.

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