emotion

I've been watching a lot of videos lately from a potter in Spain. Besides the more obvious practical tips there is a certain rhythm to his throwing that is addicting. In this particular video he's throwing bowls and the sunlight catches the wet clay in a beautiful way. he's quite the sociable potter. I love studying the way he has streamlined his production so that the motions of throwing are seamless. You don't need to watch the whole video to get a sense of this.

I've also been looking a lot at the work of Matt Long. There is an emotive quality about his work. The tones of glaze, textures of clip and forms of vessels and handles all provoke different moods.

Moving on from my ideas about light and the ways it is reflected and obstructed, there is a more universal concept of the mood that is generated by a pot's interaction with light.

Here are also some soda-fired peices from Emily Murphy.

is there such a thing as prescriptive emotion?