artimater on sun 30 jun 02
Hey you guys,
Last week I rode the Monte all the way to Phillips WI and back, =
taking different routes.....Gloria wanted to see her Dad ....I wanted to =
see some of that real potter stuff.......Well she got to see her =
Dad.....I on the other hand only found two potters stuff.....One was =
some production stuff in a gift shop....Lifeless....The other though, =
just may change my feelings about the whole nasty biz.....Halfway =
between La Crosse and the casino I drove past a sign that said =
"KAYPOTTERY".....Gloria saw It and I turned around.....Her place is on =
the banks of the Mississippi River on Hiway 35......She has a small =
gallery there full of her work....She said she has to work real hard to =
keep stuff on the shelves....I told her to raise her prices and to prove =
the point; I bought a couple of pieces...I gave her more money than she =
asked for the first one and she gave me the "Ugly Person" discount on =
the other one so all she got was her price....which as I said was =
low....I drove all the way accross the heartland of America twice and =
hers were the only pots I came accross....We traded my "Blues Bowl" =
which I was using for a small carved pot she had...Right now she is =
doing great work at cone six but is gathering bricks for a gas =
kiln....The bowl I gave her was wood-fired so It might be a wood kiln =
when she gets it together...
Anyway I'm gonna send her a couple pots to sell for me =
....HEHEHEHE....Yep, a couple of my pots on a shelf with a price tag =
attached....A clear oppurtunity to own one of mine through a totally =
bloodless transaction....Just what you all needed...You can grab a Rush =
pot and I won't even know your name....Wait a month or so though cause =
it will take some UPS to get her the pieces to show...Meanwhile Kay =
Campbell has the best set up for being a potter in America as far as I =
know...The view from her front door is worth the trip to see her =
pots....Ya'll check her out and pay more than she asks for her pots =
.....That way she might just raise her prices and mine won't seem so =
stuck on myself when they get there as they would now....You all should =
know that I am not stuck on myself....It's just that 46 years of art =
have taught me the difference between my posterior and a hole in the =
ground
PAX,
Rush
Ya'll like that "posterior" word??
"I only indulge when I've seen a snake, so I keep a supply of =
indulgences and snakes handy"
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