John Jensen on wed 28 jul 99
I have some pots around the house which have cracks in them. I feel a
special love for some of them and the cracks are sometimes part of their
special charm. I wouldn't sell them, but I sometimes wonder why not. If
you are selling the pot as "art" and the cracks are part of the expression,
then it should be OK. But to sell them as pottery...even raku...I feel,
requires that they be crackfree.
John Jensen
Carenza Hayhoe on fri 30 jul 99
Our Chinese predecessors honoured and embelished firng blemishes and cracks
with gold leaf. These pots are now highly valued and can be found museums
around the world! I live in hope -
Carenza
At 14:35 28/07/99 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>I have some pots around the house which have cracks in them. I feel a
>special love for some of them and the cracks are sometimes part of their
>special charm. I wouldn't sell them, but I sometimes wonder why not. If
>you are selling the pot as "art" and the cracks are part of the expression,
>then it should be OK. But to sell them as pottery...even raku...I feel,
>requires that they be crackfree.
>
>John Jensen
>
>
>
Ray Carlton on mon 2 aug 99
well the chinese potters really new how to sell their pots..even the ones
that were less than perfect...if you can sell a cracked pot to a client and
get him or her to believe that the imperfections make it a great expression
of the ceramic art form...well...good luck to you...i certainly won't
criticise you....i get totally sick of nit picky galleries looking for any
excuse to try and knock down your price...
cheers
At 17:42 30/07/99 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Our Chinese predecessors honoured and embelished firng blemishes and cracks
>with gold leaf. These pots are now highly valued and can be found museums
>around the world! I live in hope -
>Carenza
>At 14:35 28/07/99 EDT, you wrote:
>>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>>I have some pots around the house which have cracks in them. I feel a
>>special love for some of them and the cracks are sometimes part of their
>>special charm. I wouldn't sell them, but I sometimes wonder why not. If
>>you are selling the pot as "art" and the cracks are part of the expression,
>>then it should be OK. But to sell them as pottery...even raku...I feel,
>>requires that they be crackfree.
>>
>>John Jensen
>>
>>
>>
>
cheers Ray Carlton
McMahons Creek Victoria Australia
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