Tuesday, February 12, 2008

What Do You Think About While Working?

I have thought about this and alot of the time I just go off someplace far away. When throwing I am aware of my surroundings and when really in the "groove" its almost a dream-like state for me. I may stop throwing and sit and stare and relish that place the work has taken me.

What about you? What do you think about while working in the studio?

6 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2008 at 1:25 PM

    Well, I like to listen to NPR. So, a lot of times I'm pondering what I'm hearing. Kind of being apart of the world, while I make in my own space. (And with everything going on in the world, It's an emotional roller coaster.)
    When I can't listen to the radio, my mind wanders. Everything from the next step in the process, to what I want to serve on it when it's done, to when did I water my plants last, to can I get a bike ride in before the sun sets.
    Though, when I'm really trying to focus on what I'm doing, I explain to myself each step, as if I'm teaching someone else.
    Sally anne

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  2. Chris McCormickFebruary 13, 2008 at 1:54 PM

    Thanks Sally Anne!

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  3. CynthiaFebruary 14, 2008 at 3:12 PM

    Hmmm, a similar thing happens to me when I'm really in the groove in the studio as does while I'm running - that is when I'm in the right frame of mind. Things might start off with starts and stops, but eventually when the groove hits, I day dream - imagining all the possibilities in the world, yet never miss a step.

    I've never meditated before, but it's what I imagine it would feel like.

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  4. Chris McCormickFebruary 14, 2008 at 11:01 PM

    THanks for sharing Cynthia, Ive never meditated either, but like I said, sometimes I get to this place where theres nothing, just me and the clay.

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  5. JoshFebruary 22, 2008 at 5:38 PM

    The assimilation to meditation is right on.

    I find that when i start my mind is racing with thoughts about a willful action of the desired object. The initial act of touching the clay changes my mindset and my mind quiets. Thoughts become whispers in my head.

    Focus happens and I start to become presently involved with the clay and think about what this lump wants to be. Then the lump speaks to me. I become totally immersed into working with that and being present.

    but sometimes i think about green field full of bunnies, unicorns, waterfalls, and small gnomes.

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  6. Chris McCormickFebruary 22, 2008 at 5:45 PM

    Thanks Josh!

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