At the beginning of a two week residency, one always feels that two weeks is a long time.  It seems like we will have plenty of time to finish what we set out to do.  As I arrived at the Watershed grounds on Wednesday, I immediately noticed that residents seemed to have realized that the end of the session was coming sooner than they had expected.  Everywhere I looked, residents were busy at work…trimming pots, doing last reworks on large sculptures, hurrying up the drying process, and the soda kiln was firing on schedule with salt expected to be added that evening.  I spent most of my day finishing the sculpture I had begun on Tuesday; and ended up being quite pleased with the results.

I did make some time to have a look around the studios and take a few photos of the work of different residents in session 3.  Pictured above is a large terracotta wall sculpture, a commentary on invasive species of the great lakes, made over the past two weeks by Ginger Lukas.  Ginger does both 2D and 3D work, and often uses her work as a vehicle for social commentary.  To view a selection of Ginger’s body of work, visit her online gallery.

These thought provoking dishes were made by Indiana potter Lesley Baker.  Using unique underglaze printing techniques, Lesley uses ceramic forms as a ground for layering words and images.  This process builds up wonderful layers of information.  Visit her website to see more!