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trimming part three

updated thu 25 oct 07

 

mel jacobson on wed 24 oct 07


the easiest part of a foot ring is the center.
just scoop it out.

vince always cringes when i say this:

` a strong foot ring is the handle a potter uses
to glaze a strong pot.` we hold the ring foot
in our fingers, dip the outside of the pot in the glaze bucket..

i plan that into pots when i form the foot ring.

it is my best friend when glazing.

vince feels we should go much farther in the statement.
design, elevation, shadow, concern for the wonderful
table that is beneath the pot. all true.

many historians feel that the foot ring was designed to
make the bottom of the pot a smooth delicate place
on the pot so that when placed on lacquer it would not
make a mark or blemish on the soft surface. (asia)

i really hate...(and i mean hate) pseudo pods...that means
false foot. i like a real powerful statement for the foot ring.
you should be able to grasp it with your fingers and hold the
pot upside down. just my opinion...but it is correct.
just like foot rings, i don't like whimpy statements or pots.
mel




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