Centring

The 2nd studio journal dispatch from artist-animator Lewis Heriz. A series of thoughts linked to animation and the 'art life' (to borrow Lynch's term) sparked by learning a foundational pottery technique.

References in the episode:

zoetropes, John Edmark's 3D-printed phyllotactic spirals, Marie Paccou's umbrellotropes, multiple animated picturedisc vinyl records throughout the last century, and a nice example of pots with stencilled glazes.

Evelyn Lambart & Norman McLaren's Begone Dull Care, glorious soundtrack from Oscar Peterson Trio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r2COvWPO4Y

Potter Hsinchuen Lin demostrates the ‘chattering’ of a turning tool when finishing a pot.

Mike Dodd, Potter

Artist Esmond Bingham

Ceramics tutor Robert Banker teaching his students how to centre pots on the wheel.

Sincere thanks for subscribing to this, and for your patience. Til the next one,

Lewis

A couple of news bits:

Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence on Hulu and Disney+. The New Yorker review. Animator friends Magda Kreps, Becky James and Mafer López.

Out of Hand - Fringe Arts Bath Festival, 27th May - 11th June: no link yet, just a heads up!

Irina Rubina’s What’s Love Got To Do With It at ITFS - Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film