mel jacobson on wed 11 feb 04
>From: "Ron Collins"
>To: "Mel Jacobson" , "Lowell baker"
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> "Lowell Baker" ,
> "Ed Moseley"
>Subject: Re: A proposal from Alabama
>Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 15:23:40 -0600
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>Hi Ed.....it was so good to hear of the convention...it is such an
>exciting event to me, as I feel very isolated, potterywise here, most of
>the time. No one here high fires except me. However, I do use Guatemalan
>materials. I'll tell you a little about myself you can pass on to the
>group coming. A November, Potters for Peace convention here in Antigua is
>a wonderful thing. Plus Antigua is so idealic and enchanting......
>climate, people, and historically.
>
>I do a lot of experimentation with local materials and have a shop,
>Celadon Galeria de Porcelana, located one half block from the central
>park. I think that I am a good resource for your visiting group, and
>would so much appreciate and look forward to meeting with them, and
>sharing what I have learned over time here.
>
>Venancio Ixcoy, who has a gas kiln designed and demonstrated here by
>Lowell and built by Ron, Venancio and myself, ...........Venancio works
>closely with me on much of my work in which I use his miniature
>sculptures. Birds in particular. A Mayan indian, he is the best
>miniature sculptor in Antigua, and certainly the best I have ever
>seen. He does not do other ceramic work for me, only making birds on an
>as needed basis. But this month, it is very needed, as we are in the
>middle of a set of porcelain dinnerware of 24, 7 piece place settings for
>the home of the forrmer president of Guatemala, and new mayor of Guatemala
>City, Sr. Arturo Arzu, and his wife Patricia at their weekend house here
>in Antigua. We are using doves on the dinnerware, specifically for their
>house, which is named Las Palomas (Doves). I can send you a photo if you
>request one of the place setting, out of the kiln on Friday, which are a
>new and different way to use local talent in an exceptional
>way. melron@conexion.com.gt I have also
>helped Venancio develop a half ground glass/half low fire clay that
>matures at his very low temperatures, so that he can possibly begin to
>work with patterned color clay jewelry as I do in colored porcelain at
>high fire. This will give him a new product here that no one else has,
>that he can make from local materials, most free, in his way of working,
>as his work is completely separate and independent from mine in terms of
>what he does and who his market and prices are. Anyway, always lots going
on.
>
>To have a conference in Antigua is very exciting for me, and my studio is
>offered as a teaching, demonstration location if needed. I look forward
>to hearing from you and your representatives very soon. Excuse me for
>asking, but if potters are coming from US in a few days, is there any way
>some of them could bring me a small sack each of Gerstley Borate, clearly
>labeled by the supplier? Just asking, but very needy of that at the
>moment, and to order, our import duties are equal to the price of the
>material, plus by-sea freight, which takes months, so am being bold in
>this request, but doesn't hurt to ask and see. If they can, then they can
>apply their costs to anything in the shop and get the "potter's discount"
>besides.......
>
>Melinda and Ron Collins
>#32 Callejon del Burrito
>Antigua, Guatemala
>home ph: 832-4356
>shop:
>Celadon Galeria de Porcelana
>4th Calle Oriente #10 in "El Jaulon"
>Antigua ph: 832-5693 -we normally work at the shop on sat. and sun.,
>and a bilingual employee m-f, when we are working in the studio here at
home.
>
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