whitney smith + her hunky husband gave me this BEAUTIFUL old kick wheel (andrew found it on the STREET !) . . . it is truly an exquisite piece of furniture. i never really “took” to the wheel. while everyone in class was fighting for the good wheels and eagerly learning to center, i was always off in the corner, secretly hand building by myself (though i do LOVE to coil build tall vessels ON a wheel). but now that i HAVE this wheel, there is incentive to throw (you can see the tiny bowl on it that i just threw, you can also see wilma’s butt). who knows? a year from now i might have a whole new line of work. stay tuned.
Comment by artgirl — May 13, 2010 @ 5:06 pm
love it. reminds me of the old ones we had at school. although i was never a fan…i'm too tall for the kick wheels.
Comment by POUKÉ — May 13, 2010 @ 8:32 pm
very exciting. Can you make plates on this ? I am dying to have plates made by you…..
Comment by DirtKicker Pottery — May 13, 2010 @ 9:49 pm
I find that kicking makes me more intuitive to the reaction of the clay. I love my kick wheel.
Comment by ang — May 13, 2010 @ 11:36 pm
almost looks like a portable wheel..have fun!
Comment by rae dunn. — May 14, 2010 @ 4:08 am
pouké, i'm sure it will take me a while to perfect the art of plate throwing (not the kind we do on new years day)! but i could hand build you some. are you looking for a thin light plate, or a chunky monkey plate ?!
Comment by FetishGhost — May 14, 2010 @ 2:02 pm
Sweet little wheel…
Comment by POUKÉ — May 14, 2010 @ 3:56 pm
chunkey monkey please
Comment by rae dunn. — May 15, 2010 @ 4:51 pm
pouké . . . what if we did a TRADE ? i would love another painting from you !!