Lee Love on fri 23 mar 07
On 3/23/07, Marcia Selsor wrote:
> I think Seagrove Potters might disagree with their comments.
Actually, years later, Leach did respond favorably to N. Carolina.
I see no reason to restrict ourselves to this influence because our
heritage is diverse. But is is one of our many influences to draw
upon. It is as valid as making English earthenware forms in
stoneware.
You can find this at the weblog too:
http://claycraft.blogspot.com/
"On a pottery trip to England in 1976, Vernon Ownens
and I joined upstate New York potter Bill Klock to visit the famous
potteries of Bernard Leach and Michael Cardew among others. As Mark
Hewitt reports, the small round salt-glazed jug we took to Michael
Cardew was Mark's first sight of North Carolina pottery. We took a
similar jug to Bernard Leach, by then blind, who fondled i constantly
during our teatime visit, saying, "This IS the tradition. I told them
at Alfred in 1952, when Hamada and I were on the lecture tour that
Jugtown was important, but I don't think they listened to me. And
now I tell you that to keep this tradition is the most important thing
that can happen in pottery in America." Upon learning that Vernon had
begun turning pots when he was four years old, Bernard said, "There
it is. You ARE the tradition." He then confided to us that, having
come to making pots late, he never was much of a thrower. "My
contribution was calligraphy and even more than that, writing--getting
a message across about the pottery." He suggested to me, "Maybe
you'll have to do as I did. Do what you can with pots, but also write
and try to increase understanding."
http://claycraft.blogspot.com/
--
Lee in Mashiko, Japan
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
http://potters.blogspot.com/
"To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts." -
Henry David Thoreau
"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
Marcia Selsor on fri 23 mar 07
Thanks Lee,
I visited the Leach Pottery in 1983 and had tea with Janet Leach. She
showed me
all the pots and foot stool and other things Bernard had made as
gifts for her.
You can imagine her collection.
Marcia Selsor
http://marciaselsor.com
On Mar 23, 2007, at 9:58 AM, Lee Love wrote:
> On 3/23/07, Marcia Selsor wrote:
>
>> I think Seagrove Potters might disagree with their comments.
>
> Actually, years later, Leach did respond favorably to N. Carolina.
> I see no reason to restrict ourselves to this influence because our
> heritage is diverse. But is is one of our many influences to draw
> upon. It is as valid as making English earthenware forms in
> stoneware.
>
> You can find this at the weblog too:
>
> http://claycraft.blogspot.com/
>
> "On a pottery trip to England in 1976, Vernon Ownens
> and I joined upstate New York potter Bill Klock to visit the famous
> potteries of Bernard Leach and Michael Cardew among others. As Mark
> Hewitt reports, the small round salt-glazed jug we took to Michael
> Cardew was Mark's first sight of North Carolina pottery. We took a
> similar jug to Bernard Leach, by then blind, who fondled i constantly
> during our teatime visit, saying, "This IS the tradition. I told them
> at Alfred in 1952, when Hamada and I were on the lecture tour that
> Jugtown was important, but I don't think they listened to me. And
> now I tell you that to keep this tradition is the most important thing
> that can happen in pottery in America." Upon learning that Vernon had
> begun turning pots when he was four years old, Bernard said, "There
> it is. You ARE the tradition." He then confided to us that, having
> come to making pots late, he never was much of a thrower. "My
> contribution was calligraphy and even more than that, writing--getting
> a message across about the pottery." He suggested to me, "Maybe
> you'll have to do as I did. Do what you can with pots, but also write
> and try to increase understanding."
>
> http://claycraft.blogspot.com/
>
> --
> Lee in Mashiko, Japan
> Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
> http://potters.blogspot.com/
>
> "To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts." -
> Henry David Thoreau
>
> "Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
>
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