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slip casting's stigmata

updated fri 3 sep 10

 

Lee Love on wed 1 sep 10


On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 10:22 PM, Kathy Forer wrote:

> Artistic development and style may not be closely bound to technique, met=
=3D
hod or even material but process and approach are intrinsic to any creation=
=3D
.

I think this is true, even if we don't realize it or acknowledge the
importance of process. But some people consciously make work paying
attention to process. It is an important aspect of William Morris
and Soetsu Yanagi's philosophy.


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=3DA0Lee, a Mashiko potter in Minneapolis
http://mingeisota.blogspot.com/

=3D93Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel
the artistry moving through and be silent.=3D94 --Rumi

Rimas VisGirda on thu 2 sep 10


Lee wrote:
...process. It is an important aspect of William Morris and Soetsu Yanagi's=
philosophy.

Lee, it seems that you are implying that to be a maker one must subscribe t=
o the afore mentioned philosophys? That other philosophies and (art) moveme=
nts aren't valid for ceramics?

-Rimas

Rimas VisGirda on thu 2 sep 10


In the 70's Howard Kottler (Univ of Wash) produced a series of work casting=
row houses from commercial molds. This caused quite the hubba-bubba for so=
me time in Ceramics Monthly's letters to the editor. It seems to me that pe=
rhaps Howard broke the slipcast-as-valid frontier. Probably did the same fo=
r the use of open stock decals in creative work... -Rimas

phil on thu 2 sep 10


'Slip Casting Stigmata' - the Slip Cast pieces would have traces of Blood
on them from the person's Palms...or, would be exuding small amounts of
Blood in the key locations, according to their form.


Phil
Lv

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rimas VisGirda"


> Lee wrote:
> ...process. It is an important aspect of William Morris and Soetsu
> Yanagi's philosophy.
>
> Lee, it seems that you are implying that to be a maker one must subscribe
> to the afore mentioned philosophys? That other philosophies and (art)
> movements aren't valid for ceramics?
>
> -Rimas