Nerves of Steel _ Supple Muscles

As a team - it is much easier to make slabs - so many steps to roll out one that is 46cm x 68cm by 3mm thick. Then make a texture using the rhythm of a musical piece and our fingers.

If we slide three layers of the thin foam beneath the slab, there is a sweet resistance, if not – just a hard surface to absorb our presence. Subtle, yet effective in saving muscle energy.

Step One through….

mix Bone China – add .5 % of flax fibers – mix “wet”
age 5 months
drop from waist height to floor 10/12 times – excite it
wedge_ on plaster slab– up til 100 rotations – or until it starts to have smooth feel with resistance
slap out to 25/27 cm in a loaf
skip slap it out to slab of approx 18/20 mm thickness
place on piece of muslin
roll out using plywood on either side slab
46cm by 28 cm – cut straight edges on slab
transfer to slab roller – place on roller to align to stack of stretched canvas, muslin, interfacing –
cover with plastic wrap – thicker/stiff mil sprayed with fine mist of 50/50 oil and denatured alcohol

Roll – only in forward direction – til 3mm thickness
Cut using template for slab – texture - both sides, etc.
Using a chamois – compress the edges of the slab
Then, ”Do your _thing. . .”

NOW is the time to make it delicate – inner - outer expression of context, energy, expression, mystery, nuance, drape and connection.

Finger rhythms require foam below, and well defined fore arms

Draping the slab as if it were fabric, two sets of hands and nerves of steel – direct and firm conviction.