tony clennell on sat 15 nov 08
Luke: It's your buddy Dark Wader. Sorry Taylor I'm not much of a Star
Wars fan or any kind of Sci fi for that matter. I figure you're one of
the bright lights on this list and you could build and fire whatever
you set your mind to- veggie, wood, gas, goat turds whatever ya set
your mind to. I wish you were as dumb as me and just did it. Don't
read anymore, don't ask anymore questions, just build that dang gas
kiln that ya want. Tell your wife the house will have to wait you're
setting up your business. I know this is contrary to other Texan
advice but I figure time is a wastin' and you ain't as young and cute
as ya used to be. Get the heart of your pottery (your kiln) built
make pots and build the house as you go. It's the way so many good
potters have done it.
don't use a sword when a shot gun will do the job much faster.
cheers,
Tony
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 12:40 PM, Taylor Hendrix wrote:
> I wonder how many of my clay buds will recognize the allusion to Luke
> Skywalker and Darth Vader's final confrontation? How many of you
> remember a previous scene when Darth Vader is admiring Luke's light
> saber, confirming another step in Luke's path toward Jedihood?
>
> Well I was having a little chat with a potter I admire and I brought
> up my desire to build my own gas kiln - just a small one to play
> around with - and calling it my light saber. He didn't get it. I'm
> guessing my potter friend was merely confused by the scifi allusion
> rather than the sentiment which drives me to attempt building a kiln.
> The point for me being that until I build myself a kiln, I can't
> really feel good about claiming for myself the title of potter. This
> is of course a very personal concept, non-transferable, so no need for
> potters out there to get their backs up.
>
> I'm curious, though, how far far away my galaxy is in our potter universe.
>
> Hmm?
>
> Taylor, in Rockport TX
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