Monday, March 5, 2012

it's all in a name, or is it....

Several months ago 
I was thinking about names.

Names for my potter studio.

At one time I had, I thought, 
cleverly named myself 

Functional Earth

That name does not suit me now.

I thought maybe I wanted a funny name.

I am finding that I am way less serious
about life in general then I used to be.

Several friends offered great ideas,
suggested I ask my kids for help,
and after plotting and thinking 
and scheming 
and wondering,

I think I will just be
me.

Andrea Freeman.

Now should I be: 

Andrea Freeman Pottery

Andrea Gardiner Freeman Pottery

Andrea Freeman Studio

Andrea Freeman Works


Not sure.

I want to figure it out soon. 
Like Yesterday.

For my blogger friends,
I had my first batch of earthenware pots come out of the kiln.

They were very exciting to me and have put some
embers burning in my soul!

I will post some photos later!

So here I go. 

Next a tax number,
a light box,
and batches and batches of slip tests.

Including some terra sig, I hope!!!

Whoo HOOOOOOOOOO~



4 comments:

  1. I like the "Freeman" and the "Earthware" parts.... Hmm... Freeman Earthware?

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  2. TerraGlaze
    EarthenClay
    Fixed-in-Time
    Thrown&Fired
    FreeStylePots
    HomeGrohan
    Mud2Fire
    Gaze&Glaze
    Shape&Freeze
    Not Free, Man
    Innocence
    KilnCaptured

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  3. I like these ideas and they are cracking me up too..... Not Free, Man. Hahaha. thinking about Freeman Works, though. Still pondering. Medium Girl is one of my nicknames and I thought that might be interesting but still using my name makes everything easier.

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  4. Sorry I am so slack with getting you this recipe! I lost the email you sent me, hope you find this in your comments! Tracey

    white Terra sigilata
    1500 grams clay (I use om4 but xx sager is good too)
    14 cups water
    1 tablespoon sodium silicate
    yield about 1 gallon
    add dry ingredients to water and sodium silicate, mix well
    let sit for three days
    syphon off the top layer until you reach the sludgy stuff, I use a turkey baster
    email if you have any questions!!

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Your words inspire me to do and be more. So do your thoughts but I just can't read them yet! ;)