29. Khmer Ceramics
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| Our Class Was Under the Roofed Area. Shop Was In the Back |
Another school
to attend but I like schools like this, I don’t really get rated, cannot do
wrong. Did I get an A? No! But who
cares?
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| Our Very Capable Teacher |
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| Apron On - Ready to Go |
This school was
run as another “youngsters at risk” prevention school; we had a deaf mute as a
teacher. She was a great teacher, she knew her stuff. We learned by
watching her.
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| And So We Began |
Carol and I
donned aprons and our teacher showed us how to ‘throw’ a pot, or cup, or
whatever we wanted to make. Carol and I became ‘potters’ for an hour or so. Our
instructor showed us once how she makes pots and hers came out great, now it
was our turn.
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| This Is Harder Than It Looks - Carol's Oops |
Ha! Did we giggle! This was fun! Lots of “oops” but who cares.
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| Trying Again |
My first try
collapsed, could not be rescued. The clay from this trial was returned to the pile.
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| Hans - Success! Carol - Another Oops |
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| Trying Again |
On the 2nd
try I was a bit more careful and with some help from the teacher I made a cup?
pot? Let’s call it ‘art piece’. I had to have my ‘art’ fired in a kiln later
on. I even made some abstract lines on the outside as I wanted my ‘art’ piece
to be unique.
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| Finally - Success! |
No it was not
great but it was great fun.
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| Concentrating to Add the Design |
Pottery making
is not as easy as it looks, especially when you have to keep on turning the
turntable with one foot, keep it going at all times, add a bit of water, keep an
even pressure on the wet clay, tug, pull and adjust here and there. Like
anything else, practice makes perfect, but Carol and I had never done this
before. It is important to use your fingers just so, move too much, wiggle and
‘oops’.
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Hans' Bowl On the Right - Carol's = 2 On Left
When Fired, They Turn This Lovely Colour |
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EXPENSIVE! The Bronze on the Right = US $495.
The Green Elephant = US 2,495! |
Our pots were
fired like I said, the whole ‘course’ costs us $25 per person (but we had a
hotel coupon for $25 off) which included firing 1 pot each and which we were
allowed to keep.
We paid an extra $5 for the extra pot that we kept. But from
that you need to deduct the fee for the tuk-tuk ride to and from the school.
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| Carol's Weird Mugs |
They had a
boutique full of professionally made pots. Nice store with some unique items. I
bought a rice bowl with chop sticks, I love this bowl. I also found a gift for Ana;
she has been good to us.
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| Hans' Rice Bowl |
Carol found
some Khmer mugs, mugs with ‘faces’ on them.
It was a fun
day, glad we went…
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