C TRIPP on fri 21 dec 01
John H wrote, in part:
. Another way of saying this is that the well fitting glazed piece was
> 4 times as strong as the crazed piece. I think that is a defect or
"fault"
> by most anyone's definition. On functional work I think a strength loss
of
> this magnitude would be very undesirable.
Good Morning,
We just got back from the best holiday ever; in the Maldives, a chain of
islands southwest of Sri Lanka. I drove my family nuts studying the pottery
used at the resort. All the cups were a smooth speckled stoneware, only
glazed on the inside with a clear, crazed glaze. All the plates and bowls
were glazed in a satin matt green, some crazed, some not. Some of the tea
services were in a light green glaze, all crazed inside and out. I wonder,
do buyers for resorts/hotel chains know what they are buying ware that won't
last? It may look really good but...wouldn't a large pottery user
want strong ware? Makes you think.
Frankly, all I can think about is that I want to go back to the Maldives,
NOW.
Carol
PS The beaches are a wonder. At night, there are blue
phosphorescent grains all along the sand just where the waves come in;
like thousands of stars. They stick to your feet and as you take a step,
the bottoms of your feet glow. The crabs get pieces on their legs and when
they run away before you, the blue bits dance up the beach.. And then look
up at the stars - wow
- without any light pollution the sky is full of a billion stars. It's the
sky our ancestor's saw.
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