mel jacobson on mon 31 jan 11
we have a store in a fancy mall in edina/ galleria, that claimed
years back to be `hand made`. their product came
from real artists. kevin caufield had some stuff there, other
friends too. high priced...good stuff. then, slowly, slowly
less hand made, more massed produced chinese. then more
stuff. cute, lots of color, less hand made. then, low and behold
went in there at christmas...no hand made. none.
but, lots of stuff that the owner could quad or triple in price.
my point is not to deny the gal a profit, or how she wants to run
her store. but, what was touted, and sort of still is: hand made
stuff. i don't know how much the public knows...but, not a
great deal.
i had a gal at the pool the other day say to me: `mel, i bought
a nice pot over at `three steps up`. (or such name) you know
how i love hand made things.` `wonderful`.
i just keep quiet.
they say that 50 percent of all galleries in new york city
go bankrupt each year. i wonder how that stacks up
in 2011? maybe 70 percent.
but, if you run a business to just help out artists, or dogs, or
firemen, and you do not make money....you don't get to go
to the land lord, gas company, power company and the insurance
folks and tell them:
`i am in business to be a helper, i don't make money, i am noble.
and, i cannot pay you this month.`
make sure your spouse keeps working 10/7/365 to support your efforts, as
you are more than non-profit, you are silly.
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
steve graber on mon 31 jan 11
you know there's a store in the=3DA0center of claremont, CA called "Raku" t=
ha=3D
t =3D0Adoesn't have a stitch of=3DA0pottery much less raku.....=3DA0 they d=
o sell=3D
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ca=3D
ls...=3DA0 the clerks don't =3D0Aeven understand the name of their own stor=
e.=3D
=3DA0 it does make the evolution of =3D0Astores a little comical......=3D0A=
=3D0A=3D0A=3D
=3DA0Steve Graber, Graber's Pottery, Inc=3D0AClaremont, California USA=3D0A=
The St=3D
eve Tool - for awesome texture on pots! =3D0Awww.graberspottery.com steve@g=
ra=3D
berspottery.com =3D0A=3D0A=3D0AOn Laguna Clay's website=3D0Ahttp://www.lagu=
naclay.c=3D
om/blogs/ =3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A________________________________=3D0AFro=
m: mel jacob=3D
son =3D0ATo: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG=3D0ASent: Mon, Jan=
uary=3D
31, 2011 12:16:21 PM=3D0ASubject: from gallery to junk in a blink=3D0A=3D0=
Awe ha=3D
ve a store in a fancy mall in edina/ galleria, that claimed=3D0Ayears back =
to=3D
be `hand made`.=3DA0 their product came=3D0Afrom real artists.=3DA0 kevin =
caufie=3D
ld had some stuff there, other=3D0Afriends too.=3DA0 high priced...good stu=
ff.=3D
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then more=3D0Astuff.=3DA0 cute, lots of color, less hand made.=3DA0 then, =
low an=3D
d behold=3D0Awent in there at christmas...no hand made. none.=3D0Abut, lots=
of =3D
stuff that the owner could quad or triple in price.=3D0A=3D0Amy point is no=
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deny the gal a profit, or how she wants to run=3D0Aher store.=3DA0 but, wh=
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much the public knows...but, not a=3D0Agreat deal.=3D0A=3D0Ai had a gal at =
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teps up`. (or such name)=3DA0 you know=3D0Ahow i love hand made things.`=3D=
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lp out artists, or dogs, or=3D0Afiremen, and you do not make money....you d=
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ce=3D0Afolks and tell them:=3D0A`i am in business to be a helper, i don't m=
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money, i am noble.=3D0Aand, i cannot pay you this month.`=3D0Amake sure you=
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clay=3D
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Lee on mon 31 jan 11
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 3:15 PM, steve graber wrote:
> you know there's a store in the=3DC2=3DA0center of claremont, CA called "=
Raku=3D
" that
> doesn't have a stitch of=3DC2=3DA0pottery much less raku....
Raku means pleasure.
=3DE6=3DA5=3DBD =3DE3=3D80=3D90=3DE3=3D82=3D89=3DE3=3D81=3D8F=3DE3=3D80=3D9=
1 (adj-na,n,n-suf) comfort; ea=3D
se;
--
=3DC2=3DA0Lee Love in Minneapolis
http://mingeisota.blogspot.com/
=3DC2=3DA0"Ta tIr na n-=3DC3=3DB3g ar chul an tI=3DE2=3D80=3D94tIr dlainn t=
rina ch=3DC3=3DA9i=3D
le"=3DE2=3D80=3D94that is, "The
land of eternal youth is behind the house, a beautiful land fluent
within itself." -- John O'Donohue
steve graber on mon 31 jan 11
=C2 Steve Graber, G=3D
i don't think they know that either..........=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3DC2=3DA0Steve=
Graber, G=3D
raber's Pottery, Inc=3D0AClaremont, California USA=3D0AThe Steve Tool - for=
awe=3D
some texture on pots! =3D0Awww.graberspottery.com steve@graberspottery.com =
=3D
=3D0A=3D0A=3D0AOn Laguna Clay's website=3D0Ahttp://www.lagunaclay.com/blogs=
/ =3D0A=3D0A=3D
=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A________________________________=3D0AFrom: Lee @gmail.c=3D
om>=3D0ATo: steve graber =3D0ACc: Clayart@lsv.ceramics.=
org=3D
=3D0ASent: Mon, January 31, 2011 2:14:41 PM=3D0ASubject: Re: from gallery t=
o ju=3D
nk in a blink=3D0A=3D0AOn Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 3:15 PM, steve graber ber@=3D
yahoo.com> wrote:=3D0A> you know there's a store in the=3DC2=3DA0center of =
clarem=3D
ont, CA called "Raku" that=3D0A> doesn't have a stitch of=3DC2=3DA0pottery =
much l=3D
ess raku....=3D0A=3D0ARaku means pleasure.=3D0A=3D0A=3DE6=3DA5=3DBD =3DE3=
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=3DC2=3DA0Lee Love in=3D
Minneapolis=3D0Ahttp://mingeisota.blogspot.com/=3D0A=3D0A=3DC2=3DA0"Ta tIr=
na n-=3DC3=3D
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