mel jacobson on mon 29 oct 01
gonna re.tell this story.
follow hank.
i got to spend a day at hamada's home/studio
in mashiko.
i brought with me, in order, cakes, camera, translator.
left the camera on the road....thought `mel you dork, don't
bring a camera to this house....leave it in the ditch...`
brand new nikon ftp, all the stuff.
anyway.
the translator was a beautiful 25 year old women...she
was the secretary of the gallery we were having a show at.
so, we presented the cakes to mrs. hamada.
spoke only japanese...very formal.
he arrived. all formal, did the sensai thing.
bow and scrape.
only spoke japanese. very, very formal.
she was very nervous, but did a good job.
we talked about mackenzie, uchida.
minnesota. all in translation.
very formal.
he then turned to me....winked...yes, winked.
and said in perfect king's english.
`nice touch with the pretty girl, nice. and my wife just
picked up your camera, she has it in the kitchen.
thank you for not taking pictures. want to see my studio
and collection?`
yes.
and it took all day.
saw everything...had a great time.
mel
and yes, a very nice man.
From:
Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.A.
web site: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
lindsay stevenson on mon 29 oct 01
Great story Mel. Have to admire Hamadas sense of humour. Sounds like he
enjoyed himself as much as you. One to remember!! lindsay
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Hank Murrow on mon 29 oct 01
Mel re-told;
>Hamada then turned to me....winked...yes, winked.
>and said in perfect king's english.
>`nice touch with the pretty girl, nice. and my wife just
>picked up your camera, she has it in the kitchen.
>thank you for not taking pictures. want to see my studio
>and collection?`
>
>yes.
>and it took all day.
>saw everything...had a great time.
>mel
>and yes, a very nice man.
Dear Mel;
He also read and spoke Russian, translating a lot of the research
being done in glaze-tech there. A couple of Dos Equis, and he was a riot.
Somehow think of Clennell and he going several rounds together. Would that
be a hoot!
Cheers, Hank
clennell on tue 30 oct 01
Sour Cherry Pottery
> Mel re-told;
>
>> Hamada then turned to me....winked...yes, winked.
>> and said in perfect king's english.
>> `nice touch with the pretty girl, nice. and my wife just
>> picked up your camera, she has it in the kitchen.
>> thank you for not taking pictures. want to see my studio
>> and collection?`
>>
>> yes.
>> and it took all day.
>> saw everything...had a great time.
>> mel
>> and yes, a very nice man.
>
>
> Dear Mel;
>
> He also read and spoke Russian, translating a lot of the research
> being done in glaze-tech there. A couple of Dos Equis, and he was a riot.
> Somehow think of Clennell and he going several rounds together. Would that
> be a hoot!
>
> Cheers, Hank
Dear hank: I'd be as quiet as a mouse. I loved that guys pots to death. My
favs are the ones with the loosey goosey glaze ladling on them- kaki over
temoku. the line between loose and bad is so fine. he just seemed to be
able to pull it off. People think ladling is easy. try it and see how fast
you can make a good pot look bad. And his faceting and slip ladling- gee.
i just looked at my book Leach, Hamada and Their Circle and I must say his
pots are among my all time favourites. I'd buy him beer, vodka or whatever
he wanted. It would be my pleasure and I'd be on best behaviour.
OK, I might make fun of his shoes
cheers,
tony
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