John Norris on sat 5 jul 03
One thing that impressed me was all the "razzle-dazzle" that goes on now
in the glass studios and the documentaries I've seen. Maybe it is a Pilc=
huck
/ Chihuly thing, but the music, people dancing around, a sense of danger.=
The process seems exciting and fun. That stuff really draws folks in.
I suppose in the 70's the glass artist cultivated an image as a meticulus=
craftsperson, working in a zen like state, effortlessly creating the Plat=
onic
Vase...now they seem to be more like rock stars.
(Don't get me wrong, for an artist both are valid approaches.)
Throwing on the wheel, a kiln going full tilt, these can be shown to be
pretty exciting.
"Clay- it's what's for breakfast"
"Clay- not only a floor wax, but also a dessert topping"
...Probably should check the Slogan How To: http://people.howstuffworks.c=
om/ad-slogan3.htm
John (Neither a rock star nor a 70's studio glass historian)
john-norris.net
(hmm...should have posted tonight...oh, well, too late.)
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 07:25:34 -0700
From: Bob Nicholson
Subject: Re: Got Clay?
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>John Baymore said:
>I think potters can learn a lot by looking at what glass artists in gene=
ral
>have done
>about "market positioning" their work in the public perception. That wo=
uld
>go a long
>way to improving the lot of the clayworker in general.>>>>>>
>
>John is right about this. The glass community has done a lot to promote=
>their work and the production of hot glass shops in general. There are
>other places to look, too - not just glass.
Hmmm... can anyone expand on this? How has the glass community
promoted their work in ways that ceramic artists haven't?
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Bob Nicholson on mon 7 jul 03
>Throwing on the wheel, a kiln going full tilt, these can be shown to be
>pretty exciting.
Not to mention raku!
>
>
>"Clay- it's what's for breakfast"
>"Clay- not only a floor wax, but also a dessert topping"
>
>...Probably should check the Slogan How To:
>http://people.howstuffworks.com/ad-slogan3.htm
Wow, interesting page!
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