Richard Aerni on sat 13 mar 10
Tony,
I was at the NC Clay Conference, gosh, it must have been about 10 years =3D
ago. What a great event! I had to drive through the worst snowstorm in =
=3D
Rochester history to get there, but it was worth it. The meal at =3D
Dwight's house was wonderful, and his collection is truly not to be =3D
believed. Back then it seemed there wasn't a spare nook in the house =3D
for another pot, but I'm sure he's been adding lots to it. I finally =3D
figured out where all my big pots I'd sent to Sid Oakley at Cedar Creek =3D
Gallery ended up! But the best part was all of the cameraderie from the =
=3D
150 or so Carolina potters who were there. =3D20
Gotta get back there sometime!
Best,
Richard
Richard Aerni
Rochester, NY =3D20
www.richardaerni.com
Tony Clennell wrote:
My friend and colleague Bruce Cochrane just returned from being a
presenter at the North Carolina Clay Conference. I'm willing to bet he
made more work than the other two presenters combined. Bruce is in my
mind one of the best in the world. He said he had a blast at collector
Dwight Hollands "Pig Pickin" at his house surrounded by thousands of
pots. I was suprised to hear I am in his collection. Where and when
did he acquire my work? I do envy you that enjoy the southern
Barbie-q. If any one of you were there I'd love to hear your
impressions of our Bruce.
All the best,
Tony
tony clennell on sun 14 mar 10
Dick: You know I think you should pack your main set of lips and clear
outta that Kodak City and head for the hills of NC. I think it is the
right place for potters to be. I know you have a son in town but he
must surely be getting to empty nest status. I think the market for
your work would quickly develop in NC. I know a move is like a fire.
My move to Niagara damned near killed us.
The climate and going's on down there sure seem to appeal to me. Bruce
told me there is an area Boone that is supposed to be outta this
world.
NC would be a great place to retire which in this line of work knows
no such word.
Hope all is well. I'd luv to have a cheese burger with bacon with you
and Carolyn washed down by a beer.
Cheers,
Tony
On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 8:41 PM, Richard Aerni wr=
=3D
ote:
> Tony,
> I was at the NC Clay Conference, gosh, it must have been about 10 years a=
=3D
go. What a great event! I had to drive through the worst snowstorm in Roc=
=3D
hester history to get there, but it was worth it. The meal at Dwight's hou=
=3D
se was wonderful, and his collection is truly not to be believed. Back the=
=3D
n it seemed there wasn't a spare nook in the house for another pot, but I'm=
=3D
sure he's been adding lots to it. I finally figured out where all my big =
=3D
pots I'd sent to Sid Oakley at Cedar Creek Gallery ended up! But the best =
=3D
part was all of the cameraderie from the 150 or so Carolina potters who wer=
=3D
e there.
> Gotta get back there sometime!
> Best,
> Richard
> Richard Aerni
> Rochester, NY
> www.richardaerni.com
>
> Tony Clennell wrote:
> My friend and colleague Bruce Cochrane just returned from being a
> presenter at the North Carolina Clay Conference. I'm willing to bet he
> made more work than the other two presenters combined. Bruce is in my
> mind one of the best in the world. He said he had a blast at collector
> Dwight Hollands "Pig Pickin" at his house surrounded by thousands of
> pots. I was suprised to hear I am in his collection. Where and when
> did he acquire my work? I do envy you that enjoy the southern
> Barbie-q. If any one of you were there I'd love to hear your
> impressions of our Bruce.
> All the best,
> Tony
>
--=3D20
http://sourcherrypottery.com
http://smokieclennell.blogspot.com
Lee Love on sun 14 mar 10
On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 10:23 AM, tony clennell w=
=3D
rote:
> your work would quickly develop in NC. I know a move is like a fire.
> My move to Niagara damned near killed us.
Try moving from one hemisphere to another! We are not unpack yet.
It cost us about $30,000.00 in savings to move to Japan. We didn't
have that savings to move back, so we each live in one of the two
places and took two years to move and be together again. This year
has been one of re-integration. Hopefully, this year will be a
start into the black on the spreadsheets.
--
Lee, a Mashiko potter in Minneapolis
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
=3D93Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel
the artistry moving through and be silent.=3D94 --Rumi
Mayssan Farra on mon 5 mar 12
Dear All;
I just got back and my head is still reeling.
The conference had invited Jack Troy, Cynthia Bringle, and John Glick all w=
onderful well established potters with wonderful information, demonstration=
and Philosophy.
The conference would have been great if it stopped there, but since it was =
a 25 year celebration, they added a bonus, asking each presenter to recomme=
nd a potter that they think might be in their position 25 years from now. a=
nd what a bonus!
We were treated to Jake Johnson by Jack Troy, To Ronan Peterson by Cynthia =
Bringle and Martha Grover by John Glick, of course Martha has already made =
it to the cover of The Rolling Stones,sorry I meant Ceramics Monthly.
And except for their lack of health insurance, which is a different subject=
altogether. I think the world of clay is in very good shape and in good ha=
nds. The young ones or kids as we fondly called them were, in this old one'=
s eyes, even better than the well established ones, they were generous, kno=
wledgeable, and thoughtful but also energetic, fresh and entertaining.
Thanks to all the people that put so much thought and effort in this confer=
ence, I am going to miss NCECA a little less.
I am so excited and invigorated with all this stimulation that I am leaving=
right now to go to the studio and try to see if I can take my old potting =
habits into a fresher direction.
Mayssan Shora Farra
http://clayette.blogspot.com
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