pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on mon 31 mar 03
Throwing one's self into one's Work...
I do remember the story also, of the Optometrist who threw
himself into the
Lens-Grinding Machine and made a spectacle of himself.
I guess these things happen now and then...
Phil
las vegas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Mahaffey"
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 9:36 PM
Subject: Coper Red/ Self Immolation
> I heard the story in undergrad school about the Chinese
potter who threw
> himself into the kiln because he was distraught over the
lack of
> results.
>
> I dissmissed this until four years ago when on a trip to
China with
> students we were shown a shrine complex with three
shrines, one to clay,
> one to fire and one to the potter who threw himself into
the kiln making
> the first copper red glazes. This was in Jingdezhen
(Jing doo Jun)
> where there are potters still working in traditional ways.
>
> As always YMMV (your milage may vary)
>
> Rick Mahaffey
> Tacoma, Washington, USA
>
>
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