mel jacobson on sat 3 dec 11
i saw an interview years back with a very old
jug town/carolina potter.
when asked about his glaze he said...`well, i take a
big pail of `swampfix'n's` and add to some
feldspar.
then i run it through an old winda screen. dunk my pots in that.`
(just guess what swamp fix'n's is?)
i don't think he used a digital scale.
and his pots were glorious.
they dug their own clay too. with a shovel.
wood fired of course...ground hog kiln.
it is important to look and understand how
folks did it years back.
it helps put your own work in perspective about
hand made, craft.
we do live in a push button world.
mel
had a great sale yesterday.
many mentioned...buy american, buy local.
nice.
from: minnetonka, mn
website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
clayart link: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
| |
|
