To fix this, we have a wooden mallet in the studio. It's a handy dandy mallet. However, it is a bit abused, and thus, one side of it is a toothy, snarling mess. But whatever, right? I take this mallet and my piece and hold the lid and go to tap the lid, gently, just to loosen it. ...and miss. Or something. I'm really not entirely sure WHAT I did hit and didn't. However, one of those snarling, splintery teeth glanced off my thumb nail and went into my finger instead! Just to the side of the nail. Let's keep in mind this was two weeks ago, roughly. Now, let me also note that I am terrified of needles and stubbornly refuse to dig out a splinter. My finger hurt for days, and eventually eased up, made a strange brown spot, but generally felt okay.
A friend claims I am in denial, however, my mother thought it was a blood blister. I hadn't a clue what it was, I was just happy it didn't hurt! Over time, it was steadily becoming a raised bump on my thumb, and to cut the details, I eventually got it up. Lo-and-behold, it was a splinter! A rather large splinter. And it seemed as if it was either lodged between layers of skin, or skin started to grow under the wound, pushing it up, and thus making a bump? ..Maybe? Sorta like when you peel from a sunburn?
Anyway, happy story. The lid of my piece is seperate from the body and I no longer have a splinter in my thumb! However, I find it amusing that of all the things to injured by in a ceramic studio, I get injured by a stupid wooden mallet!
In any case, a little bit of info on the piece. It is a wheel thrown jar, thrown in two pieces, a leaf 'knob' on top, and made with a mid-fire clay (buffalo wallow for anyone in Texas). Coated in engobe during leather hard, charteuse swirls painted on with Velvet glazes, and dipped in two studio glazes. Combination? Don't remember. My professor would fuss at me for not taking notes in my sketch book.
In other news, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone!
I love this jar. I especially like the knob on top. I would have got the splinter, too. How did you throw with a sore finger?
ReplyDeleteIt was on the inside of the side of my thumb (if that makes any sense), so it was kind of out of the way during throwing. It was more of an issue when I was trying to grasp anything with my left hand. And thank you :)
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