Des Howard on sat 19 feb 00
Ron
I like your dinnerware, the shapes, the glaze, I'd buy them, admire them, eat
off them.
Revere them? Fall back in awe, exclaim "How original, how unique"
Get real! They're pots.
"Original pots", who cares?
Des
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Des & Jan Howard
Lue Pottery
LUE NSW 2850
Australia
Ph/Fax 02 6373 6419
Ron Roy wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> I don't believe this at all. I'm not surprised to hear it though. Making
> original pots is not that easy for most of us. There are many factors that
> go into the process and the most important is believing you can.
>
> I invite everyone to look at my dinnerware on the digitalfire site -
> http://digitalfire.com/education/people/ronroy.htm
> and find a picture anywhere of ware that looks like that.
>
> It will be instructive to read the article in the current Studio Potter on
> David Shaner. His later pots are his own and he explains how difficult it
> was for him to get out from under the influences that came with his
> education.
>
> It is difficult to pay attention to ones own needs when there are so many
> distractions - in a way a lonely path. Those who choose it will have to
> learn to deal with failure - it is the only way to break new ground.
>
> RR
>
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