Brad Sondahl on thu 30 dec 99
Competition has always been a sad thing for me. I didn't like art
critiques in college, being compared with others. I don't like to think
at art fairs that if I sell a pot to someone, it means they won't buy it
from someone else. I like the atmosphere of sharing engendered in
Clayart.
On the other hand, I have to be competitive to stay in business.
One time at an art fair I chatted with a potter from Seattle about
galleries, and mentioned one in Spokane that had been a good one for
me. The next time I went to that gallery he had a large display there.
I suppose that if he had told me of a great gallery somewhere, I might
have done the same thing. When I mentioned it, I didn't really suspect
he would be interested in a gallery 200 miles from his home.
As the web becomes more of a sales venue, we become more in
competition with each other. I am more comfortable sharing my best
glaze recipes with someone from Australia than with my local
competitors. Of course, once shared, the information is easily
proliferated.
In spite of that, on the whole, sharing actually gives me a
competitive edge--insofar as the sharing I've benefited from has given
me new processes, glazes, products, etc. And while I wouldn't have to
contribute anything to get these benefits, my ethics demands that I give
as I would receive. Go ye and do likewise.
Happy new whatever!
--
Brad Sondahl, contributing to the potluck of the WWW
New commercial pottery page http://www.sondahl.safeshopper.com
http://www.camasnet.com/~asondahl/bradindex.html
Sondahl homepage http://www.camasnet.com/~asondahl
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Barney Adams on fri 31 dec 99
Hi,
I dont like competition, probably cuz I don't think I ever won as a child.
I'm not immune to a competitive nature, but I have learned over the years to
ignore it. There is friendly healthy competition, but each individual can
only
be responsible for their competitiveness. Too many times it gets out of
hand.
I like to play poker, but it's not fun when the money on the table is the
most
important factor. I don't like to gamble I just like to have fun. I don't
think the pots
one makes can be passed on in a recipe and because of that your competition
gets
nothing but a recipe. I'm still moving toward full fledged potter status but
the recipe
and it's application are two entirely diffrent things.
Barney
Brad Sondahl wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Competition has always been a sad thing for me. I didn't like art
> critiques in college, being compared with others. I don't like to think
> at art fairs that if I sell a pot to someone, it means they won't buy it
> from someone else. I like the atmosphere of sharing engendered in
> Clayart.
> On the other hand, I have to be competitive to stay in business.
> One time at an art fair I chatted with a potter from Seattle about
> galleries, and mentioned one in Spokane that had been a good one for
> me. The next time I went to that gallery he had a large display there.
> I suppose that if he had told me of a great gallery somewhere, I might
> have done the same thing. When I mentioned it, I didn't really suspect
> he would be interested in a gallery 200 miles from his home.
> As the web becomes more of a sales venue, we become more in
> competition with each other. I am more comfortable sharing my best
> glaze recipes with someone from Australia than with my local
> competitors. Of course, once shared, the information is easily
> proliferated.
> In spite of that, on the whole, sharing actually gives me a
> competitive edge--insofar as the sharing I've benefited from has given
> me new processes, glazes, products, etc. And while I wouldn't have to
> contribute anything to get these benefits, my ethics demands that I give
> as I would receive. Go ye and do likewise.
> Happy new whatever!
>
> --
> Brad Sondahl, contributing to the potluck of the WWW
> New commercial pottery page http://www.sondahl.safeshopper.com
> http://www.camasnet.com/~asondahl/bradindex.html
> Sondahl homepage http://www.camasnet.com/~asondahl
> Original literature, music, pottery, and art
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