Prototypes, Types and Archetypes

The first 20 years of making pots I made prototypes.  The next 15 years I made types.  The last 5 years I’ve begun making archetypes.  Several things make this important, one being I have a limited amount of pots left to make.  Although I have had surgery my hands remain completely numb and my wrists are always painful.  Another is I have been able to make pots long enough that I am finally making pieces that are sincere (Greek for without wax).  Lastly I have come to know that the best works are those that allow the clay to be what it already is.  Heavy hands are for the young who have the life to outlive their weight.