mel jacobson on sun 9 aug 98
the luckiest day of my life was the second uptown art fair in
minneapolis..............
a sorta dorkie guy came up to me, said `hey are you mexican?`............i
said `no,
i am norwegian (well sorta`).............then he said `hey, did you make
this crap?`, and i said
`yes i did`, he said, `you must be mexican, because mexicans make this crap`.
i said `go screw yourself`.(actually it was a more military
expression)..........packed up my pots, went home, and never
went to an art fair again..............started my professional career, sold
all my pots
out of my studio, and have been a gloriously happy man ever since.
keep a computer list of 1000 names, have shows off my back
deck...........serve
wine and cider...........talk to wonderful clients, take orders, make
pots..........
see great friends... and not one person has asked me `are you
mexican?`........but
i would answer now.........`god, i would be proud to make pots like a `mata
ortiz, mexican`.
perhaps the finest potters in the world. (and perhaps the kindest and
gentlest potters i have ever met)
thanks elanora for reminding me how happy i am.
mel/mn
http://www/pclink.com/melpots
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