clennell on sat 28 oct 00
the Mayor wrote:
take the two full time potters on this list that we know so
well, david hendley and tony/sheila clennell, and ask them
if they do gadget pots. i do not think so. the work of both
of those potteries is based on class, elegance, and a strict
allegiance to form and function. i know for a fact that neither
of them jump on new band wagons each year...searching for
sellable items. searching for great work, yes, but sellable
tricks, never.
Dear Mayor- You're right, I don't, but I have. I have tried to make knicky
nackies- potpourri pots, garlic pots, bread warmers, cups for people with
big noses, heart ashtrays, incense burners, and assorted gadget pots. They
have always failed miserably. We don't use this kind of stuff in our own
house and therefore we felt like frauds making it. It's funny how pople can
sniff out the stuff I have made with my heart and the stuff I made with my
brain. My brain has always been the enemy.
Usually when we get low on money my brain takes over. This is not good!
Right now in the studio we have some very fine pots. In fact business has
been so good that next Sunday our Butler arrives . Her name is Ruth. I hope
she can serve coffee.
Make from the heart and beware of the brain.
Cheers,
Tony
sour cherry pottery
tony and sheila clennell
4545 king street
beamsville, on.L0R 1B1
www.sourcherrypottery.com
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