Mame pots on a mini pottery wheel

[Pitoon]

Sixtieth pot of the 'Special Batch' is done.

 

[Pitoon]

Sixty first pot of the 'Special Batch' is done.

 

[Pitoon]

Sixty second pot of the 'Special Batch' is done.

 

[Pitoon]

Sixty third pot of the 'Special Batch' is done.

 

[Pitoon]

Sixty fourth pot of the 'Special Batch' is done.

 

[Carol 83]

Sixty fourth pot of the 'Special Batch' is done.

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That one's bigger Do you ever sleep?

 

[Pitoon]

That one's bigger Do you ever sleep?

Lol, those pots just listed was yesterday's work. We had a snow day and I was home basically the entire day.

My bisque firing date is 23 February. I have make and detail 30 more pots to hit my goal......time is getting short.

 

[Carol 83]

I have make and detail 30 more pots to hit my goal......time is getting short.

You'll make it, I have faith in you!

 

[Pitoon]

You'll make it, I have faith in you!

I'm not sure. 30 pots in 23 days will be tough to do. I might have to take a day or two off from work

 

[Carol 83]

I might have to take a day or two off from work

Nothing bad about that! It will be worth it, but you have set a high bar for yourself.

 

[Pitoon]

Nothing bad about that! It will be worth it, but you have set a high bar for yourself.

Yeah, I don't think I will be doing another 100 pot batch anytime soon after this one.

 

[AppleBonsai]

I'm not sure. 30 pots in 23 days will be tough to do. I might have to take a day or two off from work

Production can zap creativity. Take it at your own pace, but yeah 100 pots was a HUGE goal!

 

[Pitoon]

Production can zap creativity. Take it at your own pace, but yeah 100 pots was a HUGE goal!

Definitely agree! I printed out a calendar for the month of February. I broke it down to mini goals per day up to the bisque firing date. If I stick to the plan I should be able to make my mark.....

 

[LittleDingus]

Production can zap creativity. Take it at your own pace, but yeah 100 pots was a HUGE goal!

I disagree. It's maybe counter intuitive but constraints breed creativity. The constraint of hitting a specified number in a specified time can force one to think about new techniques and tooling aimed at increasing efficiency which may in term lead to new results.

The key is to not compromise and "slosh through" just to satisfy the constraint. You must hold yourself to the same high standards of result: something @Pitoon does to obsession

 

[Pitoon]

The key is to not compromise and "slosh through" just to satisfy the constraint.

This is the hard part to fight against.

I think I can hit the mark....might take some late nights and a day or two off from the day job to get it done.

 

[Pitoon]

Sixty fifth pot of the 'Special Batch' is done. As of right now, this pot has became my favorite of the batch. I can picture a JM forest growing in this pot.

 

[Pitoon]

Knocked out 6 pots tonight.......23 more pots to hit the mark.

 

[ABCarve]

Sixty fifth pot of the 'Special Batch' is done. As of right now, this pot has became my favorite of the batch. I can picture a JM forest growing in this pot.

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Good luck with the forest! Should make an interesting thread for us.

 

[Pitoon]

Good luck with the forest! Should make an interesting thread for us.

I was contacted yesterday about that pot and several others.....so it may go to a new home. With the possibility of it going to a new home I made one similar out of the six I made last night. It's still on my mini wheel drying. I really want to make a small JM forrest!

 

[TinyArt]

that pot and several others

And I was just thinking, with all the new variations in shapes, feet, and sizes -- who could choose just one? Worse than potato chips!