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war posts, art posts

updated wed 26 mar 03

 

Lari Ward on mon 24 mar 03


The driver of a cab I took while at NCECA was Iranian. I asked him what =
he
thought about the war. He said "which side, my Iranian side or my =
American
side?" There ensued the most wonderful conversation. I gained more
knowledge and insight from that 15 minute ride than all the news I have
read. His last comment to me was that if you want to know what is going =
on
in Iraq/Korea/France/etc ask someone from that country. How I have =
wanted
to ask the people in France about their feelings.To ask Carol how it is =
to
have American war ships in her front yard.Ababi on how he sees the =
conflict.
This is an international forum. What a wealth of information is =
available
to us and I don't mean just clay. How can we isolate ourselves with =
clay
issues and ignore what is in everyone's mind at this time? Let's ask =
and
hear from others.insight is not just a glaze calculation program. I am
thank-full for this forum and have been frustrated that we couldn't talk
about what is on the front page of every paper in the world. I think =
this
war is an abomination. Thank you Mel for not pushing the delete button =
that
says "ASS". I think I can make that decision. =20

=20

Lari Ward

In Washington State

Celeste Sabel on tue 25 mar 03



Lari makes a good point.  We, on ClayArt, have a wonderful opportunity to get information from friends around the world on their views and feelings about this war.  Our struggle, I believe, is to have a discussion and not break into warring factions ourselves.  I don't think any of us want to turn ClayArt into a forum for political discussions only.  (We already have "hate radio. "  I need an excape from that.)  This is our place for discussing the art of clay and fire.  But, as Lari points out, how can we ignore what is on the front pages of every paper in the world?  What is going on in the world affects our art, in one way or another -- whether we express our feelings in clay or whether we make decisions about what to produce based on the fact that we are in times of war.    And expressing ourselves is what our art is about, right?  So, I thank Lari and Vince for encouraging us  to NOT bury our heads in the sand during these troubling times.


Celeste Sabel in Montgomery, Alabama


 


 


 


 


 


>From: Lari Ward


>Reply-To: Clayart
>To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>Subject: War posts, art posts
>Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 15:41:57 -0800
>
>The driver of a cab I took while at NCECA was Iranian. I asked him what he
>thought about the war. He said "which side, my Iranian side or my American
>side?" There ensued the most wonderful conversation. I gained more
>knowledge and insight from that 15 minute ride than all the news I have
>read. His last comment to me was that if you want to know what is going on
>in Iraq/Korea/France/etc ask someone from that country. How I have wanted
>to ask the people in France about their feelings.To ask Carol how it is to
>have American war ships in her front yard.Ababi on how he sees the conflict.
>This is an international forum. What a wealth of information is available
>to us and I don't mean just clay. How can we isolate ourselves with clay
>issues and ignore what is in everyone's mind at this time? Let's ask and
>hear from others.insight is not just a glaze calculation program. I am
>thank-full for this forum and have been frustrated that we couldn't talk
>about what is on the front page of every paper in the world. I think this
>war is an abomination. Thank you Mel for not pushing the delete button that
>says "ASS". I think I can make that decision.
>
>
>
>Lari Ward
>
>In Washington State
>
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