tony clennell on wed 3 oct 07
E: if I really want to kill one of my pots put a paint brush in my hand. I'm
a mud and water man. You're the painter. You'd love the white with blue
brush work.
Best,
Tony
On 10/3/07, Elizabeth Priddy wrote:
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tony clennell on wed 3 oct 07
thank you to everyone for your encouraging comments about my blog. I can't
read your comments on my blog since i can't access it from here because of
the Great Firewall of China. John Neely got me over once but since then I
am only able to get your comments if you email me directly or if Sheila
sends it to me . She is up to her arse in alligators trying to keep our
business afloat.
I think Tom wrote something about why wasn't I making Chinese pots and not
trying to use my own techniques. I got a lot of freedom in making when I
went to USU in Logan. On my return home i had to strap my arse to the wheel
and make production work so that Sheila would have work to sell during our
busiest season of the year which is from now till Christmas .I will be in
China. I could really only dream of making the work I really wanted to make
and now I want to be back at it. The way they move clay here, the
techniques etc are amazing but I haven't seen a pot I lust for as of yet.
When I see a technique I want to use in my work I'l rob it blind.
Best,
Tony
P>S Over 600 a day are visiting the blog which is a amazing and on weekends
it's higher. I got some great shots today and will post tonight or tomorrow
morning. Some one have a bourbon for me will ya.
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Victoria E. Hamilton on wed 3 oct 07
Tony -
Thanks for letting us all come along on your excursion to China. And many
thanks to Sheila for setting you up with your blog - you are truly in the
swing of things! I check your blog every day to see what's new....pots,
places, people, food, scenery.
Your photos are wonderful, especially the ones of the extremely tall
porcelain containers and now the ones of your basket forms. It seems you've
conquered the drying/cracking elements of the clay there - those basket
forms are stunning!
Keep on truckin' and bringing us all along with you!
I'll be havin' that bourbon for ya tonight from one of my own whisky flasks!
Take care.
Vicki Hamilton
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To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: [CLAYART] The Great Firewall of China
thank you to everyone for your encouraging comments about my blog. I can't
read your comments on my blog since i can't access it from here because of
the Great Firewall of China. John Neely got me over once but since then I am
only able to get your comments if you email me directly or if Sheila sends
it to me . She is up to her arse in alligators trying to keep our business
afloat.
I think Tom wrote something about why wasn't I making Chinese pots and not
trying to use my own techniques. I got a lot of freedom in making when I
went to USU in Logan. On my return home i had to strap my arse to the wheel
and make production work so that Sheila would have work to sell during our
busiest season of the year which is from now till Christmas .I will be in
China. I could really only dream of making the work I really wanted to make
and now I want to be back at it. The way they move clay here, the
techniques etc are amazing but I haven't seen a pot I lust for as of yet.
When I see a technique I want to use in my work I'l rob it blind.
Best,
Tony
P>S Over 600 a day are visiting the blog which is a amazing and on
P>weekends
it's higher. I got some great shots today and will post tonight or tomorrow
morning. Some one have a bourbon for me will ya.
--
http://sourcherrypottery.com
http://smokieclennell.blogspot.com
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Elizabeth Priddy on wed 3 oct 07
Doesn't the painting inspire you to try it?
E
Elizabeth Priddy
Beaufort, NC - USA
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Lee Love on thu 4 oct 07
On 10/3/07, tony clennell wrote:
> and now I want to be back at it. The way they move clay here, the
> techniques etc are amazing but I haven't seen a pot I lust for as of yet.
> When I see a technique I want to use in my work I'l rob it blind.
Tony, that is what I asked you about previously. It is obvious there
is a high level of craftmanship there, but creativity is lacking.
You've been sharing photos of enormous pots, but no photos of
beauties.
This goes back to that gigantic American made pot. Size might
be technically impressive, but you want to say more about a pot than
just its size.
You need to invite them to N. America. We need the skills
here. They need to learn expression there. Left and Right hands
again.
Creativity is always going to suffer in a repressive society.
Think of it as the Great Creativity Wall of China.
Hey Tony, download photos of the Dalai Lama and hand them out.
Help set them free. hahah!
--
Lee in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
"We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant
facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For
a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and
falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people."
--JFK
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
"For a democracy of excellence, the goal is not to reduce things to a
common denominator but to raise things to a shared worth."
--Paolo Soleri
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