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Practically imperfect in every way. Start with a lot of silliness. Mix in some insecurities and a handful of awkwardness. Add a pound of naivety, innocence, and child-like wonderings. Blend well. Half-bake and top off with a sprinkle of imagination and dollop of dreams. It’s the recipe for me!

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  • "Moral of the story: Do not look at the gap. The gap is the mind-killer. Remember how Wile E. Coyote never fell down until he saw the chasm? It’s just like that." --Taylor "Tei" Lindstrom, Rogue Ink

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  • "I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some people out there in our nation don't have maps. And I believe that our education like, such as South Africa, and, the Iraq, everywhere like such as. And I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., or should help South Africa, and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future for our children."

    --Caitlin Upton, Miss South Carolina Teen 2007

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  • Jacob: "I need to operate on my frog, but first he needs some amnesia."

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Accidental Success

December 19, 2004

My semester ended well, I think. I’ve been struggling in my ceramics class all year, but after our critique on Monday, I feel like I finally got it. We didn’t have many projects this time. I ended up with eight pieces in sixteen weeks, which is very low. My first 6 pieces felt very unsuccessful. It wasn’t until I worked on my self-portrait bust and my big pot that I felt like I did anything worthwhile. When it came time to glaze my early projects, I really didn’t want to do it. I wasn’t happy with them before they were glazed, and I have a record of failed glazes, so I knew they couldn’t possibly get better. As it turns out, I was wrong.

I had four pieces that were made from the same mold, and were to be glazed differently. One piece was awful. I knew it, and my professor even suggested that I throw it out, or try to reglaze. I opted to throw it out. Another piece was wrong, but looked good. It’s hard to explain how it was wrong and beautiful at the same time, so you’ll just have to take my word for it that it’s not a good piece. The third piece had a textured surface and I used a glaze that would take advantage of the texture. The glaze turned red on the raised areas and black in the crevices. I didn’t think it turned out terribly well, but I heard my professor telling another student that my dish was a great example of what the glaze should look like. She also told me later that the piece was very good. The last piece was a fluke. I slopped a couple glazes on it and sent it to be fired. It turned out to be, in the opinion of my professor, a beautiful piece. She insisted that I take very good care of the dish and to get a picture of it for my portfolio. Her exact words were, “If I were putting together a portfolio for the Master’s program, I would definitely include this piece.” I’m having a hard time seeing the beauty of the piece since I know how little love and effort went into it. I can see that it has potential to be good though, so I’ll probably try the same application again in the future.

Right now, I can’t wait to get back into a ceramics class. That’s a huge change from how I felt about ceramics 16 weeks ago.

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