John Norris on sun 6 jul 03
I agree that glass work is almost inherently dramatic and lesser known (m=
ysterious)
than clay. (...and maybe more dramatic than clay.)
However, watching a piece being annealed, or polished, or slumped, or san=
dblasted,
is not so dramatic/mysterious.
I think one could bring attention to those exciting aspects of clay in or=
der
to appeal to a certain demographic.
OK, just to show you all that I have been working on this...
Clay: The other glass.
Clay: 2300 degrees can't be wrong
...not doing to well 'tho.
More complete URL for Ad Slogans: http://people.howstuffworks.com/ad-slo=
gan.htm
John
john-norris.net
>-- Original Message --
>Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 23:56:48 -0700
>From: "John Norris"
>Subject: Re: Got Clay? - Glass Artists / Rock Stars
>Reply-To: john@john-norris.net
>To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>
>
>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 Pil=
chuck
>/ 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 meticulu=
s
>craftsperson, working in a zen like state, effortlessly creating the Pla=
tonic
>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.=
com/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 gen=
eral
>>have done
>>about "market positioning" their work in the public perception. That
would
>>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 promot=
e
>>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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