Learned about the potential to “squat houses” here in Holland. If a house is empty for more than one year, you can legally occupy it. We are a diverse group, sharing dinner each evening. Christine is a full time artist who’s made a lifestyle of residencies. Eva, is from Sweden, Akiko is a Japanese ceramic artists choosing not to join the Japanese traditional journey for becoming a ceramic artist, Tanya is from Germany working to fuse in casting process ceramics to metal, Bruce a mature sculpture taking a three month sabbatical from University and Bas, an aspiring Dutch designer, who is knocking off known Dutch Designers. He has an incredible memory for names. Each one rolls off his tongue, and speeds past mine at light speed. It would be hopeless for me to follow his path.

However, I did indeed find inspiration in his process; he is purchasing molds on E-Bay, from hobby ceramic outlets and is casting these as freaks, combining fish with frogs or some such combination.

Me, I logged onto the scrap pile at .ekwc and selected castaway plaster molds {beats E-Bay pricing} and started series of luminous rosette reflectors.

Day of playing with materials! Tomorrow – first full size kiln firing. I guess we’ll drive the forklift, carefully past the computer that is running the test for the 1500-degree industrial samples.