Stephani Stephenson on fri 10 dec 10
Last week end I went to the Cascabel Christmas Art fair and it was a
sublimely pleasant experience. Cascabel is about 25 miles off the main ro=
=3D
ad
and that includes about 8 miles of gravel road. it is a small haven tucke=
=3D
d
in the mesquite bosque on the NE flank of the Rincon Mountains and along =
=3D
a
stretch of the San Pedro River. Potter Barbara Clark started potting the=
=3D
re
in the 1960s and had many apprentices, some who return every year to the
fair. In the short time I have been here I have come to realize that she =
=3D
and
her husband have had hearts of gold, and the tough stamina to stay in
Cascabel and work hard for the place they love. They are real heroes and=
=3D
the spirit of this event shows it. Their pottery and handmade house were =
=3D
the
center of the fair, and the pottery was one of those places, with 2 proud=
=3D
kilns, well built and a truly picturesque and functioning pottery. This=
=3D
was the original hippie art fair which has stayed sweet but gotten wise o=
=3D
ver
the years.Set in the shady groves, small and mellow, quality work , invi=
=3D
ted
artists, all old friends who make a special trip for this one, friendly
people, all ages.good music, down to earth, you felt like a guest.
there was a raffle for the volunteer fire department, a local bird
sanctuary and other artists up the road also open for the day. People we=
=3D
re
so friendly. I sat there and had homemade=3D20
stew and bread for lunch and had many a fine conversation that day. it
really filled my soul and I felt like it was the way these things ought =
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to be.
tony clennell on fri 10 dec 10
SS: It is the way things ought to be. Artists hosting artists. Artists
enjoying the company of fellow artists. Artists looking at work that
excites them and makes them want to make better work instead of
looking at work that is the lowest common denominator. The craft fair
went astray when the lawyers and big business, churches, service clubs
etc, etc saw it as a money maker. If men's underwear would sell like
hot cakes they would host a Men's Underwear Festival instead of a
Pancake Breakfast.
It sounds like you have landed in a place with "energy". It is the
most important ingredient when looking to relocate. Like minded
people, book stores, cafes, galleries, guilds. hippies.
Glad ya landed in The Promised Land.
All the best,
Tony
On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 9:46 AM, Stephani Stephenson
wrote:
> Last week end I went to the Cascabel Christmas Art fair and it was =3DA0a
> sublimely pleasant experience. Cascabel is about 25 miles off the main ro=
=3D
ad
> and that includes about 8 miles of gravel road. it is a small haven tucke=
=3D
d
> in the mesquite bosque on the NE flank of the Rincon Mountains and along =
=3D
a
> stretch of the San Pedro River. Potter Barbara Clark =3DA0started potting=
t=3D
here
> in the 1960s and had many apprentices, some who return every year to the
> fair. In the short time I have been here I have come to realize that she =
=3D
and
> her husband have had hearts of gold, and the tough stamina to stay in
> Cascabel and work hard for the place they love. They are real heroes =3DA=
0a=3D
nd
> the spirit of this event shows it. Their pottery and handmade house were =
=3D
the
> center of the fair, and the pottery was one of those places, with 2 proud
> kilns, well built and a =3DA0truly =3DA0picturesque and functioning potte=
ry. =3D
This
> was the original hippie art fair which has stayed sweet but gotten wise o=
=3D
ver
> the years.Set in the shady groves, =3DA0small and mellow, quality work , =
in=3D
vited
> artists, all old friends who make a special trip for this one, friendly
> people, all ages.good music, down to earth, =3DA0you felt like a guest.
> there was a raffle for the volunteer fire department, =3DA0a local bird
> sanctuary and other artists up the road also open for the day. =3DA0Peopl=
e =3D
were
> so friendly. I sat there and had homemade
> stew and bread for lunch and had many a fine conversation that day. it
> really filled my soul =3DA0and I felt like it was the way these things ou=
gh=3D
t to be.
>
--=3D20
Tony Clennell, =3DA0MFA, RCA
Studio Potter, Educator, Author
http://sourcherrypottery.com
http://smokieclennell.blogspot.com
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