nori on tue 28 sep 10
Hi, everyone.
i'm selling some saggar pit-fired pots for the first time.
and i want to make a card for each pot, on care & use.
but every time i write the contents, it's full of don'ts, can'ts & not's.
pretty negative.
can anyone suggest some positive wording for this?
thanks!
ps - took a workshop with ronna mink... at carol bell's turk hill. what
fun. what a wonderful break from a summer of producing & selling!
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Sumi von Dassow on tue 28 sep 10
nori
Instead of "don't use as a vase for flowers" write "display dried
flowers only" or "put a small glass or plastic container of water inside
if you wish to display flowers"
Instead of "don't wash" write "wipe clean with damp rag"
Sumi
> Hi, everyone.
>
> i'm selling some saggar pit-fired pots for the first time.
>
> and i want to make a card for each pot, on care & use.
>
> but every time i write the contents, it's full of don'ts, can'ts & not's.
>
> pretty negative.
>
> can anyone suggest some positive wording for this?
>
> thanks!
>
> ps - took a workshop with ronna mink... at carol bell's turk hill. what
> fun. what a wonderful break from a summer of producing & selling!
>
> --
>
>
> Clifton, Norwich & Sabra
>
> My pottery cat clay
>
> Our studio crocus clay works
>
> Our charity A little effort + no money =3D a big difference! Sample Soap
>
>
>
--
Sumi von Dassow
www.herwheel.com
sumi@herwheel.com
Vince Pitelka on tue 28 sep 10
Nori wrote:
"I'm selling some saggar pit-fired pots for the first time, and i want to
make a card for each pot, on care & use. But every time I write the
contents, it's full of don'ts, can'ts & not's. Pretty negative. Can anyon=
e
suggest some positive wording for this?"
Nori -
I am not sure that you can complete eliminate the negative warnings, becaus=
e
they are necessary. I think that the best explanation statements in such
situations start out by emphasizing the positive qualities of the work. I
would include a brief explanation of the process and then a statement
pointing out the nature of celebratory ritual in the bonfire, pit, or sagge=
r
firing, and the importance of the finished ware as the record of that
process. I have a statement like that in my "Intro to Clay" syllabus in
reference to the blackware bonfiring that we do. My statement goes like
this: "The bonfiring process has the quality of celebratory ritual, and the
wares have an evocative beauty that speaks of the firing process, but
bonfired wares are more fragile and porous than those fired in other
processes, and cannot be used to contain food or liquids."
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft
Tennessee Tech University
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Bonnie Staffel on thu 30 sep 10
Nori, if you used a sealer to waterproof and keep the pot from fading =3D
over
time, you might try WeldBond thinned with water to skimmed milk =3D
thinness.
Pour into the inside, swish around, then paint on a coat or two on the
outside. Then the pot will be permanently sealed for holding water for =3D
fresh
flowers as well as being able to wash the pot. However, I do not use my =3D
pit
fired sealed pots for food. The company says the material is non-toxic =3D
but
since it is fired so low, I don't feel that it is stable enough for =3D
everyday
use. This method works for Raku as well, sealing the lusters from fading =
=3D
or
changing color over time.
Bonnie
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