L. P. Skeen on tue 1 may 07
David said:
What exactly does it mean to call a piece of pottery
handmade?
and then he said:
So, what about that slip-cast platter that has been so
elegantly and meticulously decorated with hours of
hand labor? It's certainly not mass produced or the
product of a factory assembly line. Well, it can most
definitely be labeled as "limited production",
"individually hand-finished", or "hand painted", but,
sorry, it's still not "handmade".
To which I reply:
You tell it, David! I have gotten complaints from slipcasters over the
years b/c I don't allow mass production work in the calendar, but I agree
with you - slip cast is NOT hand made.
--
L. P. Skeen, Summerfield NC, USA
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Lee Love on wed 2 may 07
I think the important point is truth in advertising. Tell folks
exactly how the work is made.
Let them decide if it is "hand made" or not.
--
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
lela martens on wed 2 may 07
Thank you Lee!
Lela
>
>I think the important point is truth in advertising. Tell folks
>exactly how the work is made.
>Let them decide if it is "hand made" or not.
>
>--
>Lee in Mashiko, Japan
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