tony clennell on sun 24 aug 08
I must admit it was great to see the work of Clayarters on the tables
in the Clayart room. This however is not a show and frankly does not
present the work in the best of light. For any of you that have had a
show at a gallery you will confirm that it can almost stop your heart
when you walk into a room and see the spotlight on your work,maybe all
by it's lonesome on a plight. I am sitting here writing the syllabus
for my class at Sheridan and got to the point of their final
individual crit and it occurred to me I needed to write the same to
you. I will know who is a worker bee and who is the Queen by the end
of the course but this final chat about their work is so important. I
learned this summer from Joe Davis that you make your crit like a
gallery showing. No ware carts clinking and clanking into the room,
blowing off dust and cleaning off smudge marks. Pots needing grinding,
sanding, etc, etc. You do it all!- flowers, your best clothes all the
nonsense you'd do for a show at your best and favourite gallery.
I like Vince haven't the time to change my mind but maybe instead of
looking for other venues if someone has the energy the Clayart room
could be turned into a gallery with imagination in the plight dept
etc. I hand this over to those worker bees. I have not a breath of air
left.
I do remember a Necca with pots in a bank lobby, a gov't building etc
and they were very effective. Maybe a few prominent pieces outside the
Clayart room would welcome others to penetrate the walls of Clayart
and find the excitement contained within.
Back to the syllabus!
Good pots to everyone.
Tony
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