THE SOFT EARTH SPEAKS
The Soft Earth's History
In 1996, potter Joan Lederman was firing her kiln when Chris Griner brought a bucket of ocean sediment from coring on the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's R/V Oceanus. Melting it resulted in a ceramic glaze and for the next 23 years Joan produced pots glazed with sediments and rocks -- all natural deposits that were unaltered except by adding water.
Explore the dropdown menu after clicking on this "About" section for highlights from those years. "Store" is for shopping. Arrange a studio visit by appointment year-round.
Explore the dropdown menu after clicking on this "About" section for highlights from those years. "Store" is for shopping. Arrange a studio visit by appointment year-round.
JOAN SPEAKS
Photo by Cydney Scott 2015
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OLD NEWS:
After 46 years having a series of fuel-burning kilns, I dismantled the last one and stopped making pots in 2016. NEW NEWS: Current art forms include conjuring workshops, extracting essence from Hexagrams in "I Ching: Book of Changes" and distilling them into a sentence or two and framing them. They'll appear here some day. Most persistent are imagined images I will, one day create, if I have immersion time. Factored into it all are thoughts from listening to books -- an assignment I've given myself so that I feel fit to decide what's next (a daily practice). I'm experimenting with "Airbnb Experiences" platform for Experiences & Workshops. The first of the bulleted list is live on AirBnb, others are in limbo but approach me if you're interested in what I call "transdisciplinary co-designs".
I probably miscalculated its applicability but I value Airbnb's platform for their calendars, cancellation policies, descriptions with photos, reviews, insurance, payment, and messaging. After booking, guests arrive and we're free from business distractions. |
