Gary Hatcher on fri 7 nov 97
Sent this out two days ago and somehow it did not appear on the list. An
attempt to dig in a little deeper on the heals of Joseph Bennion s
appreciated comments about art and culture. Here it is again:
We are a culture of diversity. This is certainly exhibited in our work.
We are also the most empowered culture to ever live on this earth. This
shows in the work. As potters the plethora of choices is astounding. The
question for us is not one of where can I get a material or machine, but
which one out of hundreds do I want to buy? We have an awesome
responsibility, not in what we choose but in what we reject. I think
clay is the most difficult material because it is the easiest and
getting easier all the time. The magic is not in the materials and
tools, it is in the heart and soul that flows through the materials and
tools. It is seductive to become hypnotized by process and materials.
One of my students who follows clayart asked, why do we need to have a
philosophy? Well, we don t. Nor does an explorer need a compass.
Someone asked Meriwether Lewis (of Lewis and Clark fame) if he had ever
been lost......he said no but I was once bewildered for three days. I
am sure the trip was entertaining but did he get anywhere?
Gary C. Hatcher
Web Site: http://www.rapidramp.com/~pinemills
Dannon Rhudy on sat 8 nov 97
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.......Someone asked Meriwether Lewis (of Lewis and Clark fame) if
he had ever
been lost......he said no but I was once bewildered for three
days......
Gary C. Hatcher
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I don't know whether that story is apocryphal or not, but what
a delicious way to view things. Henceforth, when confusion
reigns and I do not know which hand is which nor up from down,
I shall simply murmur to myself that it is ok, that even
Merriwether Lewis was capable of being bewildered. For three days.
Dannon Rhudy
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