art – Wandering Shrink (Samurai Shrink)

From Practice to Presence: Pottery, Wabi-Sabi, and the Brain’s Subroutines

It’s Sunday, and over the last year I’ve developed a routine. I don’t really sleep late anymore, so on Sundays I’m usually up and around by 7 AM. A couple cups of French press half-caf, some net surfing, and maybe throw in a load of laundry. I’m usually at the pottery studio by noon; thisContinueContinue reading “From Practice to Presence: Pottery, Wabi-Sabi, and the Brain’s Subroutines”

Pottery and Japanese Aesthetics

Lately, I’ve been thinking about pottery. I should probably back up and provide some context. When I was around 13 or so, I somehow got it in my mind to make sculptures. Maybe I tried it in art class, but I don’t recall. But I managed to obtain some self-hardening clay and made some animalContinueContinue reading “Pottery and Japanese Aesthetics”