Thursday, September 20, 2007

Greg of the beautiful gutter

Greg, we spoke today about your pieces of making waterway systems that referenced gutter systems and fountains. You also mentioned how you would like to create an environment out of clay that would not only interact with water, but would also create an environment for people to walk through. I think that it would be pretty amazing to see that whole structure made out of clay, but I can also see potential in adding ceramic elements to existing structures, i.e., directing the waterflow of rain off of the roof of the studio building and bringing that inside to some destination of interaction. You also said how you intended to fire all the parts in order to withstand the water. I think that it might be interesting to use the soluble nature of clay to add to your piece, perhaps by creating multiple waterways leaving some areas unfired so that as one area dissolved a new area would come into play. All in all I enjoyed seeing what you are working with so far and look forward to seeing more.

Jeremy

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