Now the first one to laugh goes to the back of the class and gets lines – lots of them.
Here are some things from the pottery class. The tall blue pot is a coil pot, the scary looking pig is made as a pinch pot and the tile, well the tile is the tile. A slab pot that I made had to be chiselled out of the kiln, due to the over use of glaze it stuck solid. The glaze on another tile with a fish design went a bit awry which was a shame because it was my favourite. Still undaunted I made some more tiles ready to decorate next week and a bowl in a mould. I’m nothing if not stubborn.
Geoff does a lot of children’s classes and dotted around the shelves are plenty of delightful models and many of these are Dr Who inspired. There are a lot of daleks and monsters but my favourite was a turdis. No this is not a typo. The little lad that made it has a beautiful thick Devonshire accent and together with a little bit of confusion he is convinced that he has modelled a turdis. Geoff said that he had to leave the room because he was laughing so much, so from now on Dr Who travels in a turdis and you will not convince me otherwise.
Here are some things from the pottery class. The tall blue pot is a coil pot, the scary looking pig is made as a pinch pot and the tile, well the tile is the tile. A slab pot that I made had to be chiselled out of the kiln, due to the over use of glaze it stuck solid. The glaze on another tile with a fish design went a bit awry which was a shame because it was my favourite. Still undaunted I made some more tiles ready to decorate next week and a bowl in a mould. I’m nothing if not stubborn.
Geoff does a lot of children’s classes and dotted around the shelves are plenty of delightful models and many of these are Dr Who inspired. There are a lot of daleks and monsters but my favourite was a turdis. No this is not a typo. The little lad that made it has a beautiful thick Devonshire accent and together with a little bit of confusion he is convinced that he has modelled a turdis. Geoff said that he had to leave the room because he was laughing so much, so from now on Dr Who travels in a turdis and you will not convince me otherwise.
17 comments:
No smirking she said - I didnt - I laughed out loud! Not at the pottery - couldn't do pottery if I tried - but at the Turdis! Bless!
I laughed and have gone to the back. Tardis - a long way from the finger pots of my day. love it!
I laughed out loud at the Turdis too, I'll have to sit at the back with Mousie and Snailbeachsheperdess. Lovely pots though, really good.
Sorry Toady-the Turdis made me laugh too!! Can't wait to use that term to my 6 year old when he gets in from school-lots of sniggering!!
I am VERY impressed at your pottery efforts-you should be very proud.
warm wishes
xx
I used to go into my daughter's school to hear the children read and one of them told me (and I think of it often these days since moving to the country) that 'Bangers and Mashed saw a field full of bollocks'. I had to take a deep breath before saying 'No, darling, that's not quite right.' Will try the hot flannel trick - it's better than aiming a small loaded gun at my head!
yes, l'm laughing too...sorry
Very impressed with the pottery, love the Turdis! Made me laugh.
Good to see a photo of you, now I can put face to name, lovely face too!
Oh Toady how wonderful to see the pic - my heart sang at the sight of all your lovely pottery as it popped onto the screen!!! I have chiselled many a slab pot off a shelf, it's all part of the joys! Love the turdis, too - I'm off to tell Janitor O'Peat that one now!
Mighty fine turdis I amn sure it was too!!
Ah glaze chissellling off basts now there is a fun pastiem!
Children are really great aren't they, sounds like a Gervaise Finn
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Hello from New York to you, Toady, and many thanks for your comment.
I very much like your pottery.
Reading about the ones that sort of got away reminds me of when I was diligently trying to learn how to make etchings, and drypoints and aquatint prints. Part of the charm of the study/learning/journey (call it what you will) was that you never quite knew how it was gonna turn out. That was good.
I tossed out a lot of horrible prints - even once you get the metal plate to your liking, there await all sorts of adventures with the inking and printing process.
I think that being creative is opening ourselves up to an unknown, and wondering if it will result in something we could never have imagined.
Oh, this is way too long a comment.
xo
I laughed so much I had to stop reading for a second. it'll be turdis in our house forever now!
Great pots and great laugh!! Loved the turdis - must try it out here!
Oh good grief it is really crowded at the back of the class and everyone is pushing and shoving and trying to do their lines . . . .Turdis - oh dear we are all off giggling again.
Crikey, I'm impresssed! You should see my pots....if I am feeling very brave I will take a pic and give you a giggle. I could do with a turdis too....jxxxx
it'll be turdis for ever in our house now
Loved the turdis, Toady. Reminded me of my woodwork teacher who was from County Cork and used to remind us frequently about the "rule of turds". Can't remember what the heck it was, though - too busy sniggering, I suspect - but may have been something to do with dividing your wood into three pieces. No idea what for...
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