Hendrix, Taylor J. on wed 11 dec 02
Hey everybody,
I got about 50 bisqued pieces in the studio and no glazes. How did that =
happen?
Been potting upteen years and NOW I run out of glazes? Geeze Louise. =
What'll I do?
My mind has gone blank, and I can't for the life of me think of any =
colors to make.
Oh dear, any suggestions? Arti?
t in w
ccpottery@BELLSOUTH.NET on wed 11 dec 02
I am truly at my wits end.
I am not trying to debase the basic honesty of making art.
I am not trying to subvert the beauty of tradition.
I am not killing the honest purity of clay.
I am not trashing your work.
LIGHTEN UP FOLKS !!!!!!!
As much as you may want to dig your heels into the dirt and scream
'I am the exception, I am the individual'.....
in most meaningful situations we act in predictable ways.
Sorry, but as a group we can be predicted. Simple math.
And, I am not going to apologize for the real world where they can tell
you what you will want next year, like it or not.
Look around your house, in your fridge, in your closet. Stop pretending.
Unless you are sitting in someone else's field, naked, you are a consumer.
Just as prone to wants as the rest of us.
If you don't want to make blue stuff ...DON'T.
I did not say you had to.
I don't have to make a living from your work.
IT WAS A PIECE OF INFORMATON.
Chris Campbell - in North Carolina - my last pouff on this topic
SAM YANCY on thu 12 dec 02
Regarding colors, each year the major automotive manufacturers (way early) rely on
paint manufactures info on what is the best colors to paint their cars/products -
including interiors - for better sales.I believe dupont used to produce one of
these reports. I got the report was because I was a custom motorcycle painter at
the time. Other than white, black and silver, which semed to have an average use,
dupont (i think it was them ) would advise the best "sellable" colors. One year (a
couple of years ago) it was Green - so how many cars do you see with green paint
jobs. I don't remember blue ever being sellected - and you don't see many blue
autos around - but for ceramics since it is a different product, could be blues.
Here on the west coast I see many ceramic artists using just one or two colors
that they have perfected - and a lot of slip casting. To me that is not ceramics
in a artfull way, but production for profit - and I guess sometimes you have to do
that. Personally I try to think about the color glazes to use while forming my
"creations" . In some cases, I change my mind and use different color glazes at
the last minute - it depends on the piece itself. Never have I glazed all my work
in one or two colors. FYI - I sold everything that I had made at a local college
x-mass sale. Not a lot of $$ but makes my shelves empty so I can start on more ...
Sam in Daly City, Ca.
ccpottery@BELLSOUTH.NET wrote:
> I am truly at my wits end.
>
> I am not trying to debase the basic honesty of making art.
>
> I am not trying to subvert the beauty of tradition.
>
> I am not killing the honest purity of clay.
>
> I am not trashing your work.
>
> LIGHTEN UP FOLKS !!!!!!!
>
> As much as you may want to dig your heels into the dirt and scream
> 'I am the exception, I am the individual'.....
> in most meaningful situations we act in predictable ways.
> Sorry, but as a group we can be predicted. Simple math.
>
> And, I am not going to apologize for the real world where they can tell
> you what you will want next year, like it or not.
>
> Look around your house, in your fridge, in your closet. Stop pretending.
> Unless you are sitting in someone else's field, naked, you are a consumer.
> Just as prone to wants as the rest of us.
>
> If you don't want to make blue stuff ...DON'T.
> I did not say you had to.
> I don't have to make a living from your work.
> IT WAS A PIECE OF INFORMATON.
>
> Chris Campbell - in North Carolina - my last pouff on this topic
>
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