mel jacobson on mon 11 nov 96
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>Date: Sun, 10 Nov 1996 18:56:00 -0600
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>Subject: handbuilt or handthrown/McDowell
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>>Marshall,
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>... there are subtleties attainable in the direct formation of pots that
>>can arise out of the context & intent behind their creation that can never be
>>achieved through an industrial process.
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>>I remember proposing to a noted potter once that his meticulously handbuilt
>bowl
>>forms would make excellent prototypes for drinking fountains. He was outraged!
>>"You can't do that!" he exclaimed, "Those are my prayers!"
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> for it is always possible to...produce spiritless work by whatever means.
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>Michael, Vince,
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>You both make the excellent point that producing un-altered slip cast or
>ram pressed work is essentially a factory process, not without value but
>different from indvidually produced pieces.
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>Your further point, Michael, that it is always possible to produce spiritless
>work by whatever means is a very important one, in my opinion.
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>What we put into our work (or fail to put in) is apparent to the viewer,
> whether we wish it or not.
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>Dannon Rhudy
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