Lili Krakowski on tue 31 aug 10
Jonathan Swift wrote about it. Karl Popper did,. And Heaven only =3D
knows how many psychologists, sociologists, criminologists , historians =3D
have written about the apparently incorrigible need of people to form a =3D
group called US that then empties its chamberpots onto the heads of =3D
Them.
It has taken years and years (since 1973 or so) for electric kilns and =3D
their products to be respected and acknowledged in this country. It =3D
took years and years --also since around 1973 for c.6 pots to be as =3D
"recognized" as c.10 ones. Earthenware was hooted out of court--till =3D
fairly recently. And on and on.
Handbuilding was dismissed as "childish" or "child's play." Grownups =3D
threw! Native American potters were not as appreciated as Native =3D
Somewhere Else ones.
Women potters still do not get the recognition male ones do.
And now (roll of drums) slip casting is being rescued from the sewer!
Making an an "original" or "prototype" is skilled, difficult work. =3D
Casting a mold, out of nasty hateful plaster is skilled, difficult work. =
=3D
Making the castings and then "cleaning", decorating/glazing/firing them =
=3D
is skilled difficult work. And the false dichotomy of artist/craftsman =3D
has nothing to do with it. =3D20
The contempt for slip casting is --well, acceptable words fail. I =3D
remember a great brouhaha several years back when slip cast work was =3D
banished/kicked out/Verboten/
rejected on the ClayArt calendar...and I also think for the NCECA show.
So, Dear Slip Casters. It took some 30 years of mid-range electric =3D
firing before I was allowed at the Grownup Table. But I had a wonderful =
=3D
time at the Kiddie's Table. So any day now, any day now...The Humble Pie =
=3D
is excellent....
John Rodgers on tue 31 aug 10
Gee, Lili,
You have such a wonderful way of addressing the issue!
John Rodgers
Chelsea, AL
On 8/31/2010 3:28 PM, Lili Krakowski wrote:
> The Humble Pie is excellent....
Vince Pitelka on tue 31 aug 10
Lili Krakowski wrote:
"Women potters still do not get the recognition male ones do."
Dear Lili -
Considering the number of women appearing at the forefront of studio
ceramics in magazines, workshops, exhibitions, and University teaching
positions, I don't know how you can say that today. So many of North
America's best potters are women, possibly even a majority. I would ventur=
e
that a higher proportion of women vs. men have received recognition in the
field of studio ceramics than in most other art/craft media areas, or in
most other fields of endeavor that are not traditionally dominated by women=
.
Women have fought long and hard for equity and equality in almost all
fields, and there is still a lot of fighting to do, but I think that studio
ceramics is one field where women reach the top of the heap as often as men=
,
and have at least as good a chance in competitive exhibitions, craft shoes,
residencies, teaching positions, etc.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft
Tennessee Tech University
vpitelka@dtccom.net; wpitelka@tntech.edu
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka
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