Do I ever have days when I don't want to be in my studio? Absolutely! There are days when inertia is very hard to overcome. Say my shoulder hurts from throwing large pots the day before, or my legs feel wobbly from a long run. Combined with some oppressively humid weather, and maybe I've fired the kiln the night before, which means the studio is basically a sweat lodge. And the studio to-do list contains a lot of chores like cleaning the floor, or mixing glazes. And I've started a good book. On days like these, I might sloth away the entire day on the sofa in front of the air conditioner with the book.
Then there are days when inertia works in my favor. Like when there are 75 lbs of pugged clay waiting for me, the glaze buckets are full, the brown truck just hauled away six large cartons of pots, the weather is not too humid, the Orioles are actually winning the game that is coming through the radio, etc. On days like these, I might finish loading the kiln, then start jotting down the date, firing schedule, number of shelves in my kiln log. I'll look up at the clock to note the time, then go back and cross out the date, because it is technically the next day.
Then there are days when inertia works in my favor. Like when there are 75 lbs of pugged clay waiting for me, the glaze buckets are full, the brown truck just hauled away six large cartons of pots, the weather is not too humid, the Orioles are actually winning the game that is coming through the radio, etc. On days like these, I might finish loading the kiln, then start jotting down the date, firing schedule, number of shelves in my kiln log. I'll look up at the clock to note the time, then go back and cross out the date, because it is technically the next day.
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