mel jacobson on mon 7 apr 08
ken had to throw out the stuff from the gallery because
he could not sell it on his own.
his gallery would have to be sent 60 percent.
he just dumped it.
easier, and he did not want to cheat on his contract.
he would give a few away...my happy day.
high iron clay, as i use, is very tight and vitrified
at cone 11. but, iron being a flux, one has to
be careful not to over fire...things slump.
however, if it is fired oxy, i can go to cone 13 like a breeze.
the iron just stays happy without the reduction...and
the color comes from the natural iron content.
iron red glazes love bone ash.
slow cooling.
(calcium is the key.)
(the last poster has it dead on.
a great read, with quality information.
i printed it out.
mel
from minnetonka:
website http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
clayart site:
http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
Charlie Cummings on mon 7 apr 08
At 03:53 PM 4/7/2008, you wrote:
>ken had to throw out the stuff from the gallery because
>he could not sell it on his own.
>his gallery would have to be sent 60 percent.
>he just dumped it.
>easier, and he did not want to cheat on his contract.
>he would give a few away...my happy day.
>mel
>from minnetonka:
What if he did sell it? What would be so bad about sending the
gallery 60%? I'm sure he read the contract and made a informed
decision when he signed it.
The question is, could he have sold the work at its established
value? If not, sending it to the dump to protect the value of the
work that has already been sold is an option. Giving it away would
devalue the work. Another option would have been to warehouse it and
let the grand kids or great-grand kids make a mint...if his work
stands the test of time.
If he could have sold it, are you saying he denied himself that 40%
just to spite the gallery he was working with? Was there a lot of
animosity in his relationship with the people who were managing his
career? The galleries that represented and promoted him seem to have
done a good job. Ken Ferguson is set in our history of one of the
greats of ceramics.
Few if any of us will see our work in major museums and collections
around the world without the help of others.
Charlie Cummings
Charlie Cummings Gallery
4130 South Clinton Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46806
Charlie@claylink.com
260-458-9160
www.claylink.com
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