Merrie Boerner on mon 9 aug 04
Hears to variety !
I am the lucky one....
depending upon mood.....
I can have coffee in David's footed, slip-trailed, rutile blue lined
woodfired mug, or Tony's shino with carbon trap, drippy ash woodfired mug.
Did I say coffee ? It must me five somewhere......
Merrie
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clennell on mon 9 aug 04
Sour Cherry Pottery
> Dear Tony, there is nothing louder than a crusty, dripping,
> pyro-deformed wood-fired pot.
> From across the room you can hear it screaming, "LOOK
> AT ME!! I WAS FIRED IN A WOOD KILN!!!!"
>
> Just like at the symphony, the loudest dresser is not the guy
> with the embossed turquoise paisley tuxedo, but the one
> who shows up in cut-offs and sandals.
>
> David Hendley
David: Should a wood fired pot scream across the room i wish i were gas
fired? There would be more of me looking like red, blue and paisley if i
were gas fired. The pots you lust for could be easier had in a gas kiln.
you're not getting any younger man! The firing kept you up another 3 hours
and you're knackered. My gas kiln on the same day was stubborn, I poured
another wine and kept watching CSI on TV. Not knackered, just more mellow.
Wood fired pots ought to scream woodfire. Why else would you do it????
I don't get it! Rutile blue and copper red- a gas kiln and an oxyprobe-
makes good sense to me. What does wood firing really do to improve these two
glazes- naddo in in my opinion.
Get some rest my old friend.
Cheers,
Tony
Tony and Sheila Clennell
Sour Cherry Pottery
4545 King Street
Beamsville, Ontario
CANADA L0R 1B1
http://www.sourcherrypottery.com
David Hendley on mon 9 aug 04
Dear Tony, there is nothing louder than a crusty, dripping,
pyro-deformed wood-fired pot.
From across the room you can hear it screaming, "LOOK
AT ME!! I WAS FIRED IN A WOOD KILN!!!!"
Just like at the symphony, the loudest dresser is not the guy
with the embossed turquoise paisley tuxedo, but the one
who shows up in cut-offs and sandals.
David Hendley
david@farmpots.com
http://www.farmpots.com
----- Original Message -----
> nasty pots are not loud pots. Red, and blue and yellow like David
woodfires
> i think are loud. You've seen the getups he is capable of wearing so the
> pots absolutely suit the man. The way it should be. The pot is the man no
> disguise is possible.
> I can make quiet pots in my gas kiln. the pots I now want from my woodkiln
> are more nasty than I think I can produce. Not loud, but nasty! If you
> decide to take Mother down, invite me for the last firing so that i can
get
> nasty with her.
> cheers,
> Tony
David Hendley on tue 10 aug 04
There should be no SCREAMING pots, according to my highly
developed pot aesthetic. If others would like to make them, that's
fine, but it's not my ideal.
And, of course, the easiest way to make something is not
necessarily the best. Woodfiring does improve copper red and
rutile blue glazes, but it's more like a whisper. If screaming pots
have damaged your hearing, you won't notice it.
Loud pots, like loud clothing, become cartoons - icons for an
overworked style. Why do you think polyester leisure suits
are so hilarious?
LOUD drowns out all the other instruments in the orchestra.
Just as a great band is the perfect blend of instruments, a great
pot incorporates many elements.
Good bands incorporate the elements in new or subtly different
ways, or, best of all, bring in new sounds that aren't usually
heard together.
So, what's more interesting, a screaming brown woodfired pot,
a pristine ox-blood porcelain vase, or a bowl with a copper
red interior, a slip-glazed rim, and ashes and flashing on the
exterior?
Of course, you know my answer if you know what I make and
am trying to achieve.
The funny thing is, if you read his "I love brownies" post,
Tony agrees with me. In spite of the title, he describes his
Kanayama plates, with all sort of color and subtle nuances,
as his favorite.
Just as matt white dolomite glazes on iron-spotted stoneware
with throwing rings and Saturday Night Fever leisure suits are
dated icons of the 1970's, in 30 years we will look back on
today's screaming woodfired pots with a similar chuckle.
David Hendley
david@farmpots.com
http://www.farmpots.com
----- Original Message -----
> David: Should a wood fired pot scream across the room i wish i were gas
> fired? There would be more of me looking like red, blue and paisley if i
> were gas fired. The pots you lust for could be easier had in a gas kiln.
> you're not getting any younger man! The firing kept you up another 3
hours
> and you're knackered. My gas kiln on the same day was stubborn, I poured
> another wine and kept watching CSI on TV. Not knackered, just more mellow.
> Wood fired pots ought to scream woodfire. Why else would you do it????
> I don't get it! Rutile blue and copper red- a gas kiln and an oxyprobe-
> makes good sense to me. What does wood firing really do to improve these
two
> glazes- naddo in in my opinion.
> Get some rest my old friend.
> Cheers,
> Tony
Ivor and Olive Lewis on wed 11 aug 04
Dear Friends,
Of all the instruments in the Symphony Orchestra, there is one who's
small voice is always heard above the clamour of the other instruments
when it is sounded.
Consider the Triangle. It is by Pitch and Tone that we appreciate its
presence, not the Volume of the Noise it makes.
Look for Pots with the same qualities.
Best regards.
Ivor Lewis.
Redhill,
S. Australia.
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