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Speaker: Real quick before we get started. On May 31st, I'm doing an online workshop with guest artist Mike Serv. And in this workshop, Mike's going to talk about all about how he makes slab built goblet cups. If you would like to attend this workshop, click the link in the description to register. Before prices go up, go get the early bird price.
Speaker: What is up Shaping Nation? This episode is a little bit different. I recently interviewed Bethany Kroll and Bethany gave some excellent tips for anyone wanting to get started in sculpture. I'm rather trying to summarize it up myself, I decided to let Bethany do the talking because she explained it brilliantly. So here is a clip from Bethany's interview.
Speaker: What are three things my listeners should know if they want to start making sculptures? Well, I would say start with an idea, right? If you're in a zone of pottery, my inclination would be to say like,
Speaker: How can you use the wheel as a tool? What kind of forms can you make that take it completely out of a functional realm? What if you're thinking about throwing two bowls that match to make a sphere? Or how can a cylinder and a sphere interact? I think that actually could be really fun to start just from a process point of view and say, how can I
Speaker: make something that is not functional at all that comes off the wheel, right? And sometimes you can play with process and then ideas like, you know, you put whatever you made in front of you and maybe some sort of umbrella ideas can come from that where you're
Speaker: able to sort of move forward and make series, but maybe it's just something fun, right? And then if you start with an idea that you feel doesn't work with the wheel, then maybe it's time to explore a new process. Maybe you want to work with slabs. Maybe you want to think about how
Speaker: how you might start building solid, right? Like I do a lot of sculpture where I build solid and then hollow it out. And maybe look at other artists who are doing things that you find interesting because that's always a place to get some inspiration, right? So you can understand, you know, how are they working? Is there a way that you can incorporate their processes into your work and make it your own?
Speaker: I absolutely love that. Shaping Nation, the three tips are, number one, use the tools you already have and you have already learned to start making the sculptures. Number two, pivot if that doesn't work. And number three, look at other artists to gain inspirations and see how they are making their own sculptures. I absolutely love that.
Speaker: Hey thanks for listening to this episode of Shaping Potter with Nick Torres. I have some exciting news happening on May 31st. On May 31st, Mike and Mike serve are doing a workshop talking about how to make slap built goblet cups. In this workshop, Mike is going to run you through his exact process of how he makes these awesome looking goblet cups.
Speaker: If you would like to register for this workshop, click the link in the description to register, and get the early reprise before prices go up. I hope to see everybody there, and I'll see you guys in the next one.
