Tyler Gibson's latest work of cramic art pottery

Here is a new work by my student, Tyler Gibson.  He has entitled this creation "Tongue Kiss This".  He has been studying with me for a very short period and as I knew well before he started, that he would have a real knack for creating great pieces. Under my minimal guidance he is progressing rapidly.  He is taking a break over the summer months though and is currently in Vicksburg, Mississippi, working as an historical interpreter at the Vicksburg National Military Park . He is working in historical clothing, braving the heat in extremely uncomfortable war between the states period wool, educating the visiting public about  the Battle of Vicksburg, waged from May 18 to July 4, 1863. In my opinion even though the weather is exceptionaly hot this is a very cool summer job. Tyler is a student of history, specializing in the Civil War and WWII eras. But he is doing continued reasarch into the theory of pottery, techniques, and the concepts of what makes a piece good, with of course a lot of emphisis on quality. He took a block of clay with him and has said that he will be making further pieces as he gets free time from his work. I am rather anxious to see what he will be producing!