Joyce Lee on sun 29 jun 03
Elizabeth's and Stephanie's discussion about
art divas may well
explain the amazing reaction when a normally
civilized acquaintance
contacts me to request a special order of some
sort....... then takes it personally and becomes
outrageously upset and rude when I say
that: 1) I don't take orders .... 2) I'm only now=20
beginning to be a Decent Potter and spreading
my wings just a little into a more individualized
style .... 3) I make clay stuff and if it isn't in
the To Be Hammered Corral or The Ugly Pot
Spot, it could be for sale but
that customers must come to the studio to
buy ... 4) I have no plans for shows/sales at
the moment.
I'm sure many more talented claybuds have
experienced this
phenomenon, which nevertheless is a major
shock to one who makes no pretenses concerning
her artistic abilities, and labors with clay only
because she absolutely adores the whole
process..... with the exception of the=20
step described above. I am pretty sure that
several of the "patrons" have never seen anything
I've created ..... and even if they have, how exciting
could it have been .... certainly not enough to=20
cause them to reveal such an ugly part
of themselves.
One such potential customer wanted a pot
of my
choosing .... just any pot...... as long as it
was "large" and "fit" into her Thomas Kincaid room
........ which contained "lots of" framed prints of
his "light" work, especially.... and pillows and throws=20
with depictions of his paintings on them. She
continues to avoid looking at me when we're thrown
into contact with one another, and if another
acquaintance asks, "how's the pottery coming?,"
she makes a rumbling/grumbling sound such as=20
the westie makes when displeased with
household doings.
This example, of course, isn't the only type of
buyer I've encountered. The few shows
and the one home sale
I've done introduced me to a constant flow of
interesting,
entertaining and appreciative customers as well
as lookers.... many of whom became friends. I
often see the elderly woman (meaning older than
I am) who three years ago bought a $12.00 raku
pot. I tried to discourage her by explaining that
I was a newbie and the raku glaze might fade etc
She insisted, however, saying that this was the
first piece of "art" that she'd found in many years
that she could afford. Each time we cross paths
she tells me how the pot is doing in its safe
spot out of the sun, and that it's
still as "remarkable" as ever.=20
I was simply taken aback by the strong
personal reactions of a few to a "no, I don't
take orders."
Man, the Life of an Artist is fraught with
peculiarities, is it not?
Joyce
In the Mojave where I'll have to take the westie to
Mickey D's tonight for their cheapo hamburger ...
it's too hot for her to get out and run around ...
ground
temps are horrendous and she's right smack on
that
ground .... so McDonald's provides a change of
scene ... and the nice girls give her biscuits .....
and ooohhh and aaahhhh .... a girl needs that from
time to time......
pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on mon 30 jun 03
Hi Joyce,
There are really very few Civilized people...and none aas
may be understood to have been 'normalized'...
Rather, what we encounter are those for whom the requisite
stimulations as excite their barbarism may be momentarily in
abeyance, in delicately transiant remission, or were not
observed by them oweing to some
distraction...
Phil
lasvegas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joyce Lee"
Elizabeth's and Stephanie's discussion about
art divas may well
explain the amazing reaction when a normally
civilized acquaintance
contacts me to request a special order of some
sort....... then takes it personally and becomes
outrageously upset and rude when I say...
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