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kelly's woes/sculptural functional potters...only ten?

updated fri 28 sep 07

 

Maggie Jones on thu 27 sep 07


Me... in NC
George Ohr ... before our time and certainly before Voulkus!

(btw... if it has two lugs it's called a Tyg)

http://MaggieJones.com





On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:22:53 -0500 Marcia Selsor writes:
> 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.
>
>
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