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KJN: Wow! lhats an amazing process. Don't the pots crack in the cold water?"
SZ: "Often times you lose a lot of pots - the timing is everything. Then you fish around in the water for your pot - or shards. If you lose a pot, you lose a pot. Potters lose pots. When you do get a successful pot it is like a real gift. You take a Zen approach. You can control it to a certain extent and you learn by trial and error. Rather than breaking it down to a science you more go with a feeling."
RN: "Why were you drawn to taku?"
SZ: "Because of the experience, because of the moment to moment experience with the pottery. To me the biggest reward is in the creation not the final outcome. This is where you gain the most as an individual. The final outcome is secondary to the production of the actual piece - touching it and making it. That is where I get my kicks!"
RN: "You also accept commissions for your work. What was you most unusual or interesting assignment?"
SZ: "The most fun commission I have done is for a young bride who instead of having a china pattern decided to have all her plate and bowls made. Each person who wanted to purchase a place setting would order it from me. As this was being developed, I suggested that each person engrave a special message in the wet clay on the bottom of the pot. So, on their 25th anniversary they can turn each plate over and have fond memories of the wedding. It's a very personalized gift to have something made with love and given with thought."
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