mel jacobson on sun 9 may 10
i will sit at my wheel and hump throw 50 small pots.
they are great for glaze testing, and they sell out
at every sale.
`mel, do you make delromo bowls?` `sure, here is one, is this the right
size?`
who the hell knows what delromo is? but, she thinks i make those pots
just for her.
make a huge variety of small things and let the customer decide
what is going to be in them, or what the use is.
i never name anything. just teapots maybe...but then, some lady
will tell me...`oh, mel, this is a chocolate server...` great, whatever.
75 bucks.
if you name it: honey pot, folks won't think it is for jam. you just
lost a sale.
i think we spend far too much time trying to please every customer
with named things...lasagna plates, chip and dip...screw it.
i just make all kinds of stuff and put it out there. they find things
to use them for.
ok, just me, but i can't stand naming pots..the instant you do, someone
comes along and wants something else.
an oil pot, is a vinegar pot, is a soy pot, is a plant watering pot.
on and on it goes.
everything i make is a multi use pot.
and, old sorta not good pots are really good for putting parts in, when
repairing things. nuts pot, bolts pot, springs, clips. and then a washer =
pot.
turpentine and a brush. i save those pots and give them to men and gals
that really fix things...they love them.
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
alternate: melpots7575@gmail.com
Eric Hansen on sun 9 may 10
Mel,yes- the chip and dip/teabowl/men's watch and ring keeper
the tsubo/door stop/flower vase/cookie jar
dried fruit bowl/pen and pencil keeper/coin vase
that's what happens here a lot
h a n s e n
On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 2:54 PM, mel jacobson wrote:
> i will sit at my wheel and hump throw 50 small pots.
> they are great for glaze testing, and they sell out
> at every sale.
>
> `mel, do you make delromo bowls?` `sure, here is one, is this the right
> size?`
> who the hell knows what delromo is? but, she thinks i make those pots
> just for her.
>
> make a huge variety of small things and let the customer decide
> what is going to be in them, or what the use is.
>
> i never name anything. just teapots maybe...but then, some lady
> will tell me...`oh, mel, this is a chocolate server...` great, whatever.
> 75 bucks.
>
> if you name it: honey pot, folks won't think it is for jam. you just
> lost a sale.
>
> i think we spend far too much time trying to please every customer
> with named things...lasagna plates, chip and dip...screw it.
> i just make all kinds of stuff and put it out there. they find things
> to use them for.
>
> ok, just me, but i can't stand naming pots..the instant you do, someone
> comes along and wants something else.
> an oil pot, is a vinegar pot, is a soy pot, is a plant watering pot.
> on and on it goes.
> everything i make is a multi use pot.
>
> and, old sorta not good pots are really good for putting parts in, when
> repairing things. nuts pot, bolts pot, springs, clips. and then a washe=
r
> pot.
> turpentine and a brush. i save those pots and give them to men and gals
> that really fix things...they love them.
>
> 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
> alternate: melpots7575@gmail.com
>
Lis Allison on sun 9 may 10
On Sunday 09 May 2010, you wrote:
>
> ok, just me, but i can't stand naming pots..the instant you do, someone
> comes along and wants something else.
The only reason I name my pots is so I can refer to them myself. I have a
price list and need to know what to look up! Besides, I love organizing
stuff, it makes me feel I'm in control or something.
A suggestion: if a customer picks something up and says 'Is this a soap
dish?" always say 'yes' even if you call it a bon-bon dish. She isn't
really asking what the thing IS, she's asking for permission to buy it and
she wants a soap dish. Saves you trying to guess what she's looking for!
Lis
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Elisabeth Allison
Pine Ridge Studio
www.Pine-Ridge-Studio.blogspot.com
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