Hluch - Kevin A. on fri 20 jun 97
On Fri, 20 Jun 1997, Hluch - Kevin A. wrote:
> The apprentice must learn discipline thought the Master. Without practice
> - bone numbing practice the apprentice would never develop the skills
> necessary to express his own vision of beauty clearly and effortlessly.
> The master considered the slovenly attitude of his young charge. If he had
> not learned discipline from his own master, he would find himself
> discussing all long day the pros and cons of every aspect of pottery
> making with this idealistic youngster! Would any work be done then? How
> could he then afford to pay him the pittance that his current dismal
> production allowed? Certainly the exchanging of words do not put bread
> on the table or buy the wood for the next firing! The apprentice must
> learn that the hand, heart and mind must work together to produce works
> that will forever outlive the flesh and bone of everyday life. What
> better material to outlive the frail nature of human existence than the
> clay that turns to stone? What a wonderful material the master thought.
> Soft, but then hard. Malleable, but then like rock. Receptive, but then
> never-changing. Eminently responsive, but then unalterable. Someday he
> hoped that apprentice would understand that some saplings whether, oak or
> olive, need to be strapped by old, dead wood to grow straight and strong.
>
> Kevin A. Hluch
> 102 E. 8th St.
> Frederick, MD 21701
> USA
>
> e-mail: kahluch@umd5.umd.edu
>
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