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M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 10872	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Sat, Jul 21, 2012 3:59 PM Wendy, as I remember biology from the last century, the left brain is analytical and rational ~ responsible for the concrete & technical like math and science. The right brain is random and intuitive ~ responsible for abstracts like art & music. Of course, both sides of most people's brain work, but one is usually stronger. I imagine a typical right-brained artist to be someone like Kinny who stands in front of an easel and magically tranfers the image from his imagination to the canvas with nothing but a brush and paint. I have always considered myself more of a left-brained artist: I can't draw a straight line without a ruler BUT ~ I know how to use a ruler. I enjoy the challenge of breaking a form down into it's individual geometric shapes so that I can recreate that form. It's part of why I enjoy ceramics, the challenge of figuring out how to do it. What household object can I slump clay over and then reshape to make what I want? What can I leave inside to support it until it dries that will burn out when I fire it? Which parts can I glaze first so that when I glaze other parts afterward I can wipe off the excess unfired glaze from the already glazed areas? Where do you put the parting lines on a mold so that each piece moves in a direction to avoid undercuts?

Wendy, as I remember biology from the last century, the left brain is analytical and rational ~ responsible for the concrete & technical like math and science. The right brain is random and intuitive ~ responsible for abstracts like art & music. Of course, both sides of most people's brain work, but one is usually stronger. I imagine a typical right-brained artist to be someone like Kinny who stands in front of an easel and magically tranfers the image from his imagination to the canvas with nothing but a brush and paint. I have always considered myself more of a left-brained artist: I can't draw a straight line without a ruler BUT ~ I know how to use a ruler. I enjoy the challenge of breaking a form down into it's individual geometric shapes so that I can recreate that form. It's part of why I enjoy ceramics, the challenge of figuring out how to do it. What household object can I slump clay over and then reshape to make what I want? What can I leave inside to support it until it dries that will burn out when I fire it? Which parts can I glaze first so that when I glaze other parts afterward I can wipe off the excess unfired glaze from the already glazed areas? Where do you put the parting lines on a mold so that each piece moves in a direction to avoid undercuts?

Post #645057 by MadDogMike on Sat, Jul 21, 2012 3:59 PM