Charles Hazelaar on wed 30 may 07
I was indeed tuned into the Soldner workshop. I still am, I think about it
every day while I work.
I think though, you can go to far in treating a "national treasure' like
one. I did have a "frank and constructive" conversation which monetarily left
us both scowling at each other.
What I asked him about was his use of Birkinstock shoe prints as a surface
treatment that tended possibly to read too much like a shoe. We all, I
assume, occasionally use something that turns out looking too much like a shoe for
example, and less like a design element.
In other words, I asked him if the shoes seem to stick out too much. And
more importantly, considering how he works, if he ever goes back and reworks
it. My last comment didn't go over well. I suppose It brought up the element
of the "deus et machina" the disassociated manipulator, the businessman in a
sense -- adjusting for the market.
His answer was no, and that it was a stupid question, and that he never
changed anything. The moment lasted only a moment. It was great being around
him.
Charles Hazelaar
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sacredclay on thu 31 may 07
Wow, that makes me feel alot better about my shoeprints on my pieces.
It doesn't matter what brand. It's whatever I happen to have on my
feet at the moment, be it Nike or those crocs shoes. Kathryn in NC---
In clayart@yahoogroups.com, Charles Hazelaar wrote:
>
> I was indeed tuned into the Soldner workshop. I still am, I think
about it
> every day while I work.
> I think though, you can go to far in treating a "national treasure'
like
> one. I did have a "frank and constructive" conversation which
monetarily left
> us both scowling at each other.
>
> What I asked him about was his use of Birkinstock shoe prints as
a surface
> treatment that tended possibly to read too much like a shoe. We
all, I
> assume, occasionally use something that turns out looking too much
like a shoe for
> example, and less like a design element.
>
> In other words, I asked him if the shoes seem to stick out too
much. And
> more importantly, considering how he works, if he ever goes back
and reworks
> it. My last comment didn't go over well. I suppose It brought up
the element
> of the "deus et machina" the disassociated manipulator, the
businessman in a
> sense -- adjusting for the market.
>
> His answer was no, and that it was a stupid question, and that he
never
> changed anything. The moment lasted only a moment. It was great
being around
> him.
>
> Charles Hazelaar
>
>
>
>
> ************************************** See what's free at
http://www.aol.com.
>
>
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