Corinne P. Null on sat 18 oct 97
What exactly is the definition of "Production Potter"?
Does it mean you make your living from pottery? What if your spouse also
works, does that mean you can't be a production potter because they bring
home some bacon, too? Does it mean you don't have another job?
Does it mean you make a standard line of ware? Or can you do one-off's and
still be a ProPotter?
Does it mean you work at clay 40 hours a week even if you don't live off it?
And, since I'm on the subject - you regular potters out there - what is the
rhythm of your work schedule? Do you throw every day, wilst fitting in the
trimming, glazing, firing, cleaning up, marketing, and bookkeeping? Or do
you throw just a few days a week, and do the other stuff on other days?
Trying to figure out what I'm doing, and where I'm going!
Corinne Null
Bedford, NH
cnull@MCIONE.com (New e-mail address)
Charles Gareri on sun 19 oct 97
I always thought a production potter was one who threw multiples of
items. Example, sat down and maybe made 50 mugs, pretty much alike, then
maybe a couple dozen bowls etc. Where as a studio potter was one that
made more, one a kind type pieces.
Corinne P. Null wrote:
> ----------------------------Original
> message----------------------------
> What exactly is the definition of "Production Potter"?
>
> Does it mean you make your living from pottery? What if your spouse
> also
> works, does that mean you can't be a production potter because they
> bring
> home some bacon, too? Does it mean you don't have another job?
>
> Does it mean you make a standard line of ware? Or can you do
> one-off's and
> still be a ProPotter?
>
> Does it mean you work at clay 40 hours a week even if you don't live
> off it?
>
> And, since I'm on the subject - you regular potters out there - what
> is the
> rhythm of your work schedule? Do you throw every day, wilst fitting
> in the
> trimming, glazing, firing, cleaning up, marketing, and bookkeeping?
> Or do
> you throw just a few days a week, and do the other stuff on other
> days?
>
> Trying to figure out what I'm doing, and where I'm going!
>
> Corinne Null
> Bedford, NH
>
> cnull@MCIONE.com (New e-mail address)
Vince Pitelka on sun 19 oct 97
>What exactly is the definition of "Production Potter"?
A production potter works full-time, making a set "line" of work, rather
than one-of-a-kind work. The emphasis is on efficient high-output
production rather than on the original expression of the individual piece.
The product can of course still be very high quality and very original
within the broad field of ceramics.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka - vpitelka@DeKalb.net
Home 615/597-5376, work 615/597-6801, fax 615/597-6803
Appalachian Center for Crafts
Tennessee Technological University
1560 Craft Center Drive, Smithville TN 37166
stevemills on tue 21 oct 97
Charles,
I'd go with your definition, I was one of the former and called myself a
production Potter. Now, as my main occupation is selling materials and
tools and I pot in my "spare" time, I suppose I'm halfway between
"studio" and "hobby" (Just a crazy mixed up potter).
Steve
In message , Charles Gareri writes
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>I always thought a production potter was one who threw multiples of
>items. Example, sat down and maybe made 50 mugs, pretty much alike, then
>maybe a couple dozen bowls etc. Where as a studio potter was one that
>made more, one a kind type pieces.
>
>
>Corinne P. Null wrote:
>
>> ----------------------------Original
>> message----------------------------
>> What exactly is the definition of "Production Potter"?
>>
>> Does it mean you make your living from pottery? What if your spouse
>> also
>> works, does that mean you can't be a production potter because they
>> bring
>> home some bacon, too? Does it mean you don't have another job?
>>
>> Does it mean you make a standard line of ware? Or can you do
>> one-off's and
>> still be a ProPotter?
>>
>> Does it mean you work at clay 40 hours a week even if you don't live
>> off it?
>>
>> And, since I'm on the subject - you regular potters out there - what
>> is the
>> rhythm of your work schedule? Do you throw every day, wilst fitting
>> in the
>> trimming, glazing, firing, cleaning up, marketing, and bookkeeping?
>> Or do
>> you throw just a few days a week, and do the other stuff on other
>> days?
>>
>> Trying to figure out what I'm doing, and where I'm going!
>>
>> Corinne Null
>> Bedford, NH
>>
>> cnull@MCIONE.com (New e-mail address)
>
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UK
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