priddy on sat 20 may 00
Well howdy Bruce!
> To define the difference between handmade and mechanically assisted
> is not the issue.
Actually it is in that thread. They were splitting a hair, =
a very delicate and specific process...Your point is probably more =
relevant to making "good" work.
> I believe the question to be more directly related to the creative proc=
ess.
> When does a piece cease to have the creative force contained
> within its expression?
> I think that would be when the mechanical, or the human hand for that
> matter,
> ceases to function in a way that demands its possesor to use his/her's
> intelligence.
Well said.
> If you throw pots all day long thinking about the taxes or whatever,
> use the brush for galze application in a similar fashion etc, etc.
> I dare say that that pot is a product of mechanisation and is not
> "hand built" in the true sense of the word.
In chinese brush painting, this is conceptualized as painting =
with no "chi". In potting, this is conceptualized as "making bad pots".
As opposed to "production throwing" which is indeed something you fall
into a groove with and you might in fact begin to free associate and get =
high from the experience...but your mind can't wander too far from the
immediate task at hand or it crumbles beneath your fingers. =
You can think about other things and still be making good pottery, see =
"largest production order" thread, but you have to be very good at what =
you are doing.
respectfully submitted,
elizabeth priddy
priddy-clay@usa.net
http:www.angelfire.com/nc/clayworkshop
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