Gary Hatcher on sun 14 mar 04
There is no magic in materials nor tools.
Where you went to school has no significance.
Who you apprenticed with has no significance.
Firing a wood kiln for two weeks or an electric kiln for six hours......
There is no intrinsic value added by any of these things.
The work stands alone, pristine and unaffected by all of the above.
So trim with a dull stick or a razor sharp edge.....just use whatever makes
it possible for you to effectively transfer the magic of your unique huamn
spirit in to the clay giving it life that will be recognized by another
aware and sensitive human being.....or dog!
Gary
Gary C. Hatcher
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Lee Love on mon 15 mar 04
Gary Hatcher wrote:
>spirit in to the clay giving it life that will be recognized by another
>aware and sensitive human being.....or dog!
>
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Proof is in the puddin' as they say: The work doesn't lie.
But Gary, your Ridgebacks must have more aesthetic sense
than any dog I have ever met. My Akita Taiko knows that the only good
bowl is one with food in it. ;-) She is an absolute
functionalist.
Taiko's food bowl back in St. Paul was a very expensive
Randy Johnston woodfired, Avery slipped noborigama fired red bowl.
Cost me 50cents at the Salvation Army thrift store (different aesthetic
sense of those pricing folks at the Salvation Army. Makes you think,
doesn't it?) Taiko knocked it off her food stand and it shattered on
the cement floor. Replaced it with a 50cent stainless steel bowl from
a yard sale. She didn't seem to notice...
--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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