Since August I have been going in there every day and putting one or two things away and then closing the door. Finally this weekend I had the strength and stamina to stick with it. I put all the glazes in one place and gathered up all my bisque beads and dedicated shelf space just to them with the promise of glazing soon! DO YOU SEE ALL THOSE BOWLS OF BISQUE BEADS? Oh my! One way I relax is with a clay ball in my hands, picking off bits of clay to turn into beads. That is why I have so many one of a kind beads. Plus, I get bored awfully easy and maybe make six or so before trying something new or getting some new idea.
The other problem in my studio, besides trying to walk through it, was the vast amounts of clay I had stored in old plastic coffee cans. I think I had more than 20 of them and right now they are all washed and cleaned and in the recycling bin outside for the trash men to take away this week. I am going to try to stick to three coffee cans from now on. The more I allow myself, the more I will allow myself to store before using it all up and then I will be back in this same place in no time.
In order to put the clay into bags and not breathe all that clay dust, I went outside. It was pleasant because the temperature was in the low 90's this weekend. I used a hammer to pound on those plastic cans to get the clay to dump out into a big bowl. Then I scooped up the remains and put them in large Ziplock bags. Later I can put water in them and hydrate them as needed. However, do you see all the bags of clay behind these Ziplock bags? Do you see all the bins of clay I still have to go through. I don't know how I acquired all this clay but somehow I have to make enough pottery to use it all up. I'm thinking "EMPTY BOWLS"!
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