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kelly's woes/sculptural functional potters

updated thu 27 sep 07

 

Marcia Selsor on wed 26 sep 07


add
Carla Potter from Alaska
Kristen Keiffer ..I am a big fan
Allision MacDowell..also a big fan we were at the bray together briefly
Rain Harris (in the current Teapot show in brownsville) she is
leaning towards sculpture more
Bill Daley -my teacher and incredible hand builder

Marcia Selsor
http://marciaselsor.com



On Sep 26, 2007, at 6:41 PM, Pat Southwood wrote:

> Hi,
>
> If it has 2 lugs it is a sculpture, - one, - a mug.
> If sculpture is an intellectual consideration of form, then surely
> functional ware is the ultimate consideration ?
>
> Sorry, extra homework here:
>
> List me 10 domestic ware potters that make sculptural pots ?
>
> I will start you off with
>
> 1. Wally Keeler.
> 2. Takeshi Yasuda.
> 3. Phil Rogers
> 4 .Richard Batterham
> ?
>
> Your small sculptures will become increasingly refined with
> repetition.
>
> Whilst theirs can only reduce in price and quality.
>
> Dont try and dance to their tunes while you are at college. you
> will get chicken poo on your shoes. (i've done it, it sticks for ages)
>
> Learn their steps and incorporate then into your own dance.
>
> - Oh, and read and inwardly digest your daily dose of Soetsu
> Yanagi. - "Ways of Seeing"
> then repeat until better.
>
> Best wishes,
> Pat Southwood.