mel jacobson on mon 21 sep 09
thank you to all that participated.
it was thoughtful, funny and interesting.
mel
from: minnetonka, mn
website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
clayart link: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
new book: http://www.21stcenturykilns.com
Randall Moody on mon 21 sep 09
Did we get it solved?
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 10:45 PM, mel jacobson wrote:
> thank you to all that participated.
> it was thoughtful, funny and interesting.
> mel
> from: minnetonka, mn
> website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
> clayart link: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html.com/%7Emelpots/clayart.html>
> new book: http://www.21stcenturykilns.com
>
--
Randall in Atlanta
James Freeman on tue 22 sep 09
On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 10:20 PM,
> Mel wrote:
> "The craft art debate is over for now."
>
> Randall Moody responded:
> "Did we get it solved?"
>
Vince Pitelka wrote:
>
> It went by so quick that I can see how you might have missed it. The
> answer
> is yes, we did get it solved, and it turns out that utilitarian craft
> exists
> on a far higher celestial plane than sculpture, painting, etc., often
> bordering on nirvana, and that any perception to the contrary arises from
> deep-seated insecurities and consuming paranoia among fine artists who do
> not make utilitarian craft and spend long hours awake at night questionin=
g
> the validity of their concept.
>
Vince...
I thought the answer was "Shut up.", with or without "and make some pots"
appended. Did I miss something?
...James
James Freeman
"All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I should
not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed."
-Michel de Montaigne
http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfreemanstudio/
http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com/clayart/
Vince Pitelka on tue 22 sep 09
Mel wrote:
"The craft art debate is over for now."
Randall Moody responded:
"Did we get it solved?"
It went by so quick that I can see how you might have missed it. The answe=
r
is yes, we did get it solved, and it turns out that utilitarian craft exist=
s
on a far higher celestial plane than sculpture, painting, etc., often
bordering on nirvana, and that any perception to the contrary arises from
deep-seated insecurities and consuming paranoia among fine artists who do
not make utilitarian craft and spend long hours awake at night questioning
the validity of their concept.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft
Tennessee Tech University
vpitelka@dtccom.net; wpitelka@tntech.edu
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka
Lee Love on wed 23 sep 09
On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 10:46 PM, James Freeman
wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 10:20 PM,
>
> I thought the answer was "Shut up.", with or without "and make some pots"
> appended. =3DA0Did I miss something?
>
Only the "wrong side" has to shut up James. Haven't you figured that
out yet? ;^)
--
Lee Love, Minneapolis
"The tea ceremony bowl is the ceramic equivalent of a sonnet: a
small-scale, seemingly constricted form that challenges the artist to
go beyond mere technical virtuosity and find an approach that both
satisfies and transcends the conventions." -- Rob Sliberman
full essay: http://togeika.multiply.com/journal/item/273/
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