sparkling, tap or river water?

Site specific water in throwing the pottery.

Does it make a difference?

Does it matter if it makes a difference?

Water. It's important in Victoria. There's a desalination plant which has cost millions of dollars because there was a drought. And we needed water. There was no rain. Now there is lots of rain. The desalination plant at Wonthaggai is very controversial.

A lot of money, a lot of work but did we need the desalination plant. At the time, yes. But nature has her way. Perhaps for now, no.

Water. It is a precious commodity. Especially here.

In an excruciating Cotton Eye Joe reference, where did you come from, where did you go? I'm not sure we can rely on any golden speeches the Victorian Government might deliver as far as water is concerned. Mind you, we can't blame them. They are on the edge of their seats, watching and waiting themselves, will it rain, will it continue to rain, will we have a war over water with New Zealand?...oh it's raining...but how long will that last?

Does water matter? Does the source of our water matter?

I have friends who work for Melbourne Water and they say yes. As they should.

And then there is Kate Hill who has a residency at C3, an open art gallery at Abbotsford Convent. Kate is investigating the use of site specific water in her pottery. She is collecting water from different sites along the Yarra River over her three week residency at Abbotsford Convent. And already she has water from Japan and Victorian rivers.

I wasn't really clear on why water from a Japanese river came into it. But I don't think it matters whether I am clear or not.

Does the water alter the pottery?

Do we have to perceive that difference?

Does that matter? 

In the end, there is beauty. And making beauty out of what we have and placing that on a simple pine shelf, standing back and appreciating the form. That's it.