building muscle in the name of art

Here I am getting a workout yesterday at Ani Kasten’s studio. Who needs the gym or the latest exercise trend when you’ve got clay?

I’m wedging the clay for Ani’s new project and incorporating dry, hand-dug local clay into the wet clay as I wedge.

Working it!

I wasn’t even close to finished yet when Ani snapped this picture. I still had another bag of clay to wedge after this one. My muscles are screaming at me today, but it’s all good!