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A Lifetime In Clay | Lucien Koonce | Episode 1158
Lucien Koonce | Episode 1158
Lucien M. Koonce, a North Carolina native, earned BFA and MFA degrees in Ceramics, studying under notable professors. Lucien founded Horsepen Kiln Studio, living in pottery-rich regions of NC before relocating to Massachusetts in 2008. Lucien’s wood-fired ceramic works, both functional and sculptural, are exhibited nationally and internationally.
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Has there ever been a piece that you got totally attached to and when it didn’t come out you were quite frustrated with?
I have an attachment problem. (laughter) I will say I am often my best collector. But yes, there has been pieces that I liked and they didn’t turn out but that’s the way it is.
How do you keep from becoming frustrated in your work when a piece isn’t quite working out as well?
By not working. I walk away from it. I may be gone a week. Come back and there it is. Fresh mind.
Is it true that just the act of making, even if the success isn’t coming, is worthwhile?
I think it is. It’s all thrown together in one ball, yeah, the making is very important.
How does your mental state impact your making, when you have a session for making?
I think when I get in the studio and start working that’s what I focus on and anything external is just gone. It doesn’t affect me.
Is there ever a place for saying, That’s good enough. ?
I don’t know, I have a sense, I guess from doing it so long I can say, Okay , this is enough. Where it needs to be. It’s done.
When does work stop being about you and being more about the piece?
I think it’s always about the piece, for me what I make is…I am just a maker. I don’t really know how to answer that. When I sit down to make something, I make it. It develops as I am making it and when it’s done it’s done.
Is that suggesting the clay wants to become something?
No, I think for me It’s in the way I work and in my forms. I might say, Okay I am going to make a saki cup but I have no clue what that looks like until it’s done and it just develops as I do it. All my work is like that.
Book
Art & Fear by David Bayles & Ted Orland
Contact
lucienkoonce.com
Instagram: @lmkoonceceramics
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By Show Notes – The Potters CastLucien Koonce | Episode 1158
Lucien M. Koonce, a North Carolina native, earned BFA and MFA degrees in Ceramics, studying under notable professors. Lucien founded Horsepen Kiln Studio, living in pottery-rich regions of NC before relocating to Massachusetts in 2008. Lucien’s wood-fired ceramic works, both functional and sculptural, are exhibited nationally and internationally.
SPONSORS
You can help support the show!
GRPotteryForms.com
diamondcoretools.com
Number 1 brand in America for a reason. Skutt.com
For all your ceramic needs go to Georgies.com
Has there ever been a piece that you got totally attached to and when it didn’t come out you were quite frustrated with?
I have an attachment problem. (laughter) I will say I am often my best collector. But yes, there has been pieces that I liked and they didn’t turn out but that’s the way it is.
How do you keep from becoming frustrated in your work when a piece isn’t quite working out as well?
By not working. I walk away from it. I may be gone a week. Come back and there it is. Fresh mind.
Is it true that just the act of making, even if the success isn’t coming, is worthwhile?
I think it is. It’s all thrown together in one ball, yeah, the making is very important.
How does your mental state impact your making, when you have a session for making?
I think when I get in the studio and start working that’s what I focus on and anything external is just gone. It doesn’t affect me.
Is there ever a place for saying, That’s good enough. ?
I don’t know, I have a sense, I guess from doing it so long I can say, Okay , this is enough. Where it needs to be. It’s done.
When does work stop being about you and being more about the piece?
I think it’s always about the piece, for me what I make is…I am just a maker. I don’t really know how to answer that. When I sit down to make something, I make it. It develops as I am making it and when it’s done it’s done.
Is that suggesting the clay wants to become something?
No, I think for me It’s in the way I work and in my forms. I might say, Okay I am going to make a saki cup but I have no clue what that looks like until it’s done and it just develops as I do it. All my work is like that.
Book
Art & Fear by David Bayles & Ted Orland
Contact
lucienkoonce.com
Instagram: @lmkoonceceramics