Howard Scoggins on mon 2 jul 01
Mel's post today regarding how things REALLY work in the Japanese
Pottery world was a breath of fresh air for me. In my opinion most of
the speculation on these subjects that I've seen on Clayart lately smack
of moonlight and roses.
Get real, folks, listen to those who know from experience. Harry Davis,
in his introduction to The Potter's Alternative, hits these same
subjects in the Anglo-American World. Read it, Davis said it better than
anyone else I've ever read or heard.
The "Arts and Crafts" tag got it wrong--should be "Crafts and Art." Do
what you have to do and try to get a reasonable return for it. That's a
craftsman stance. Pump up your ego, ask a ridiculous price, be validated
by a buyer with more money than brains--that's art.
Andie Carpenter on mon 2 jul 01
I wonder, when these discussions about signatures and prices and quantity of work
come up, we all seem to go straight to Mackenzie & Hamada. There ARE other well
known American potters. If we're going to talk signatures, we should probably bring
up Lester Breininger and his loopy signatures with the date and weather. Quantity
of pots? Louis Katz throws VERY fast, and sells fast, too. Prices? Well, heck, if I
thought my pots would sell at $1000 each, I'd price them there. If we're going to
bash pricing, we should all post what we charge per coffee mug and per 16" bowl or
platter, and see where we really all stand.
Andie in MD
(where I just spent the day convincing bags of Grolleg that they WILL become big
platters. Not so easy. Better believe I signed every one of them, too.)
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