lili krakowski on fri 20 feb 04
Cindy. =20
I lament to say, as do several of my more critical friends, that there =
seems to be a lot of confusion in the traffic between my port and =
starboard brains. I think ideas are coming home tired and drunk from =
too much sun, and stalling their V-hicles and like that. It all is like =
Sunday night traffic on a Major Bridge in August. And I agree with =
those who argue that punning actually is a brain malfunction. I am glad =
to hear the traffic in your brain is running smoothly.
Having said that--it is I who suggested the wine/vinegar/lemon juice etc =
analogy. I meant to illustrate that while an actual molecular formula =
will give you the relative work of an ingredient--in this cooking =
example I refered to acidity as shown by litmus paper--the flavor cannot =
be explained in that way.
I was not refering to Art which I do not understand and do not discuss. =
As far as I can tell clay and glaze ARE about knowledge, and only =
knowledge "frees" any artistic results. It is fine to know what a =
violin is made of, what makes a good vs a bad violin and on and on--but =
to play a decent tune on a fiddle takes KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE AND WORK. =
All the splendid glazes I know of were achieved by repeated testing. =20
=20
Lili Krakowski
Be of good courage
Lee love on sat 21 feb 04
lili krakowski wrote:
>what a violin is made of, what makes a good vs a bad violin and on and on--but to play a decent tune on a fiddle takes KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE AND WORK.
>
These are a part of the mix, but we shouldn't forget:
inspiration, talent, perception
and feeling.
In our industrial, mass-market, assembly line culture, we have
embraced the former and neglected the latter.
"The Heart and Head In Accord."
-- Clay Mudman
Lee In Mashiko http://Mashiko.us
"With Humans it's what's here (he points to his heart) that makes the
difference. If you don't have it in the heart, nothing you make will
make a difference." ~~Bernard Leach~~ (As told to Dean Schwarz) Lee In
Mashiko Lee@Mashiko.org http://Mashiko.us "With Humans it's what's here
(he points to his heart) that makes the difference. If you don't have it
in the heart, nothing you make will make a difference." ~~Bernard
Leach~~ (As told to Dean Schwarz)
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