John Britt on mon 20 feb 12
As you know, I am all over this:
"it is not....top down, do what i say, i take the
money. it is down to earth, make it yourself,
share your knowledge. a self made business to make
money, and make a better life. social justice is not
hand outs, but a hand up."
The Glaze Free Trade Society. Pass on the love.
And as you say "clayart has been `open source clay` for many years." I m=
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quibble with this.....if you have to ask if a certain book is allowed to =
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library...it is the antithesis of open source.=3D20
Let's keep clayart open source!
johnbrittpottery. com
mel jacobson on mon 20 feb 12
what i like about the project is that is takes
hard work, cooperation, and real skill development to make it work.
then sharing. (note the women in welding helmets.)
it is not....top down, do what i say, i take the
money. it is down to earth, make it yourself,
share your knowledge. a self made business to make
money, and make a better life. social justice is not
hand outs, but a hand up.
why would a person doing home gardening need
a gps guided, $80,000 tractor? in fact only a
few would ever see one in a lifetime.
same for kilns. if you make a few pots a month
why do you need a $10,000 computer kiln?
a used, manual kiln is more than good enough.
(then learn to fix, maintain and repair it yourself.)
but, for ten grand you could have the best home
made fuel kiln in your own back yard.
why did i write a shared knowledge book? so others would have
the knowledge. in fact the plans for the small flat top
have been out there for free for many years. hell, i send
pdf plans for that kiln to anyone that asks.
clayart has been `open source clay` for many years.
it is `take charge of your own life, your own craft and your
own business.` no one can do it for you.
mel
an old george washington idea...(many variations on this theme)
`if the government does it for you, you are a slave...if you do
it yourself as a free person you are a citizen.`
http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
clayart page below:
http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
Hank Murrow on tue 21 feb 12
On Feb 21, 2012, at 9:26 AM, Joseph Bennion wrote:
> I observed many years ago that a basic difference between potters and =3D
most other visual artists is our sense of community, the way we come =3D
together over technology and craft. I don't think painters, for example, =
=3D
have the equivalent of Clayart or NCECA. Sharing glaze formulas, =3D
technical knowledge or any other tricks of the trade is how we operate. =3D
Anyone who is reasonably secure in his or her sense of their own work =3D
should have no issues with sharing knowledge. What makes my wares =3D
different from the next potter lives somewhere between my heart and my =3D
hands and can not be stolen by copying my glazes or technique.Joe the =3D
Potter
I can testify here;
Joe gave a sweet demo at the U of Oregon back in the 80's or early 90's =3D
in which he showed the faceting of a form on the wheel, followed by =3D
further opening of the form. The form seemed to 'grow' in a beautiful =3D
way as he finished it. I tried it of course, making two or three =3D
boardfuls of awkward pots before arriving at my own solutions. Later, I =3D
published an article in PMI crediting Joe with the inspiration, and I =3D
have demo'ed the soft-faceting many times around the country. Open =3D
source indeed!
Cheers, Hank in Eugene=3D
wynpotter on tue 21 feb 12
> clayart has been `open source clay` for many years.
> it is `take charge of your own life, your own craft and your
> own business.` no one can do it for you.
> mel
The very nature of being a potter requires us to learn many different
technologies just to pursue our passion. Fortunately most tools we use
are relatively simple to understand, build and use, if we want to do that.
Unfortunately or fortunately each of us have to dig deeply to learn the
craft we have chosen.
Clayart has been a great open source in all facets of ceramics.
Wyndham
Joseph Bennion on tue 21 feb 12
I observed many years ago that a basic difference between potters and most =
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other visual artists is our sense of community, the way we come together ov=
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er technology and craft. I don't think painters, for example, have the equi=
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valent of Clayart or NCECA. Sharing glaze formulas, technical knowledge or =
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any other tricks of the trade is how we operate. Anyone who is reasonably s=
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ecure in his or her sense of their own work should have no issues with shar=
=3D
ing knowledge. What makes my wares different from the next potter lives som=
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ewhere between my heart and my hands and can not be stolen by copying my gl=
=3D
azes or technique.Joe the Potter
Joseph Bennion=3DA0
=3D0AHorseshoe Mountain Pottery
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--- On Mon, 2/20/12, John Britt wrote:
From: John Britt
Subject: Re: open source technology
To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Date: Monday, February 20, 2012, 1:41 PM
As you know, I am all over this:
"it is not....top down, do what i say, i take the
money.=3DA0 it is down to earth, make it yourself,
share your knowledge. a self made business to make
money, and make a better life.=3DA0 social justice is not
hand outs, but a hand up."
The Glaze Free Trade Society. Pass on the love.
And as you say "clayart has been `open source clay` for many years."=3DA0 I=
m=3D
ight=3D20
quibble with this.....if you have to ask if a certain book is allowed to be=
=3D
in a=3D20
library...it is the antithesis of=3DA0 open source.=3D20
Let's keep clayart open source!
johnbrittpottery. com
Lee on wed 22 feb 12
On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Joseph Bennion <
joe.the.potter@rocketmail.com> wrote:
> I observed many years ago that a basic difference between potters and mos=
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> other visual artists is our sense of community, the way we come together
> over technology and craft.
This kind of cooperation isn't so rare with women in the arts. Jean
has always had a small women's artist group she meets with periodically.
Jean is a print maker, but members have always come from all types of
media. She was also involved in a women's art collective called
WARM. http://ww
w.thewarm.org/ She mentored before we left for
Japan and made several close artist friends.
Right now, she is in a co-ed journaling group. The facilitator has
a pretty interesting web page. http://rozwoundup.typepad.com/
Jean is also involved in the Japan America art group. http://mn-japan.org/
I'm teaching another class at Northern Clay Center on Japanese
pottery techniques. It is incredible how much you learn from your
students at a place like this, where everybody is only there because of
their love of clay. http://www.northernclaycenter.org/
> --
Lee Love in Minneapolis
http://mingeisota.blogspot.com/
"Ta tIr na n-=3DF3g ar chul an tI=3D97tIr dlainn trina ch=3DE9ile"=3D97tha=
t is, "T=3D
he land
of eternal youth is behind the house, a beautiful land fluent within
itself." -- John O'Donohue
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