William Melstrom on sat 26 nov 05
A customer wants to buy a BIG bowl with a rutile blue/purple glaze =
similar to the one in this photo:
http://www.handspiral.com/images/blog/JoyceB/top.jpg
Should be at least about 14" diameter, can be as big as 22" in dia.
The customer seems serious, and knows how much hand-made pottery costs.
OR, does anyone know who made the bowl in the picture? Possibly an =
Arizona artist. Here is a photo with the mark:
http://www.handspiral.com/images/blog/JoyceB/top.jpg
Please contact me off-list if you think that you can help my customer.
Thank you.
William Melstrom
william@handspiral.com
Bonnie Staffel on sun 27 nov 05
The bowl looks a lot like Bill Campbell's work. Just Google his name.
The signature on the bottom did not appear on my screen so could not
really identify it.
Regards, Bonnie Staffel
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Elizabeth Priddy on mon 28 nov 05
The person who wanted the one in the picture,
would be very happy to have the Campbell and
would probably not be too concerned. They are
not different enough to make that much of a difference.
I think a potter might notice the minutiae here,
but the average consumer would not.
Say there are a hundred different 'looks' to most
quality clay work out there in the middle market.
In that case, the work in question and the Campbell
work are in the same 1%.
This doesn't mean anything negative, just that the
two makers seem to have a very similar aesthetic.
EP
--- "Tom at Hutchtel.net" wrote:
> William....That bowl is clearly not Bill Campbell's. I didn't speak
> up
> earlier because I figured someone else would. Bill's signature is a
> cursive
> written "Campbell" on the bottom. The clay in this pot isn't clear
> white
> enough and the rutile blue glaze while a bit similar, is clearly
> different.
>
> You can see more of Bill's work at www.campbellpottery.com.
>
> So the search continues.
>
> Tom Wirt
> Hutchinson, MN
> twirt@hutchtel.net
> www.claycoyote.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William Melstrom"
> To:
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 10:54 AM
> Subject: Re: Bowl needed for buyer or an ID
>
>
> > Dear Bonnie:
> > Thank you for your response which I have passed on to my customer.
> You
> > are
> > right, the bowl does look like Bill Campbell's work, a similarity
> that
> > hadn't occurred to me. And, Campbell's work should be readily
> available.
> > I received eight responses, four of which suggested Bill Campbell.
> > Thanks again,
> > William Melstrom
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bonnie Staffel"
> > To:
> > Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 9:29 PM
> > Subject: Bowl needed for buyer or an ID
> >
> >
> >> The bowl looks a lot like Bill Campbell's work. Just Google his
> name.
> >> The signature on the bottom did not appear on my screen so could
> not
> >> really identify it.
> >>
> >> Regards, Bonnie Staffel
> >>
> >> http://webpages.charter.net/bstaffel/
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William Melstrom on mon 28 nov 05
Dear Bonnie:
Thank you for your response which I have passed on to my customer. You are
right, the bowl does look like Bill Campbell's work, a similarity that
hadn't occurred to me. And, Campbell's work should be readily available.
I received eight responses, four of which suggested Bill Campbell.
Thanks again,
William Melstrom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bonnie Staffel"
To:
Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 9:29 PM
Subject: Bowl needed for buyer or an ID
> The bowl looks a lot like Bill Campbell's work. Just Google his name.
> The signature on the bottom did not appear on my screen so could not
> really identify it.
>
> Regards, Bonnie Staffel
>
> http://webpages.charter.net/bstaffel/
> DVD Throwing with Coils and Slabs
> DVD Beginning Processes
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Tom at Hutchtel.net on mon 28 nov 05
William....That bowl is clearly not Bill Campbell's. I didn't speak up
earlier because I figured someone else would. Bill's signature is a cursive
written "Campbell" on the bottom. The clay in this pot isn't clear white
enough and the rutile blue glaze while a bit similar, is clearly different.
You can see more of Bill's work at www.campbellpottery.com.
So the search continues.
Tom Wirt
Hutchinson, MN
twirt@hutchtel.net
www.claycoyote.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Melstrom"
To:
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: Bowl needed for buyer or an ID
> Dear Bonnie:
> Thank you for your response which I have passed on to my customer. You
> are
> right, the bowl does look like Bill Campbell's work, a similarity that
> hadn't occurred to me. And, Campbell's work should be readily available.
> I received eight responses, four of which suggested Bill Campbell.
> Thanks again,
> William Melstrom
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bonnie Staffel"
> To:
> Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 9:29 PM
> Subject: Bowl needed for buyer or an ID
>
>
>> The bowl looks a lot like Bill Campbell's work. Just Google his name.
>> The signature on the bottom did not appear on my screen so could not
>> really identify it.
>>
>> Regards, Bonnie Staffel
>>
>> http://webpages.charter.net/bstaffel/
>> DVD Throwing with Coils and Slabs
>> DVD Beginning Processes
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>>
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>
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Michael Wendt on tue 29 nov 05
I waited until now to write about this because it addresses a fundamental
flaw in the marking of studio potters' work.
I fully understand the aesthetic of a chop or potter's mark but in this
time, when so many potters are worrying about making it financially, clear
marking on the bottom of the pot is an economic necessity.
Look at David Hendley's mark among others. Almost anyone with a little
persistence could find him and order another piece if they received one of
his pots as a gift.
The same with my work. See http://www.wendtpottery.com/history.htm
for details on how you can make every pot you sell into a direct link back
to you.
How many great potters gave up over the years just because they couldn't
sell enough work or it cost them too much to reach customers.
We let the pots themselves be our sales brochure.
We get orders from all over the United States as well as other parts of the
world because people who like what they got can easily find us.
The stamp also increases customer acceptance because a new customer knows
they can reach us if a defect in the pot shows up later.
Finally, collectors buy the pots for collector value since they are dated
and signed and really are limited edition hand made works.
Regards,
Michael Wendt
Wendt Pottery
2729 Clearwater Ave
Lewiston, Idaho 83501
USA
wendtpot@lewiston.com
www.wendtpottery.com
Linda Ferzoco on tue 29 nov 05
Michael,
On your website, you mention a wax resist that you developed. It sounds great. Is it proprietary?
Linda Ferzoco
Bonnie Staffel on wed 30 nov 05
Your description of your signing was excellent, Michael. When I needed
to sign so many pots when I had my studio open, I bought a blank stamp
pad and mixed iron oxide with oil with a small spatula, I then smeared
this on the stamp pad until it was saturated. I painted my signature
with a brush as I would normally do on a pot on a piece of paper and had
a rubber stamp made of it. Then used the stamp on the iron oxide pad,
and then on to the pot. Very simple and not as involved. At that time
I didn't date my work. Now my production is much less voluminous so it
is not so hard to brush sign and date my work.
Regards,
Bonnie Staffel
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Bonnie Staffel on wed 30 nov 05
Hi Clayarters,
I received a letter the other day from a pottery organization and now
cannot put my hands on it. Could have been from the Potters Council.
But I did follow up by addressing an envelope so that I would answer
their request. They are compiling signatures of potters for posterity
and wanted me to send mine. The address is
Jennifer Poellor 735 Ceramic Place, Suite 100, Westerville, OH 443081
To help with this catalog effort, I hope that you all will send in your
pot signing signature to have it on file.
Regards,
Bonnie Staffel
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Bonnie Staffel on wed 30 nov 05
I found the brochure Potters Pages from the Potters Council. This
collection is slated for a future publication on Potter's Marks &
Signatures. Don't put off doing this and getting it in the mail. As a
refresher the address is:
Jennifer Poellor, 735 Ceramic Place, Suite 100, Westerville, OH 43081
Regards, Bonnie Staffel
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Lee Love on wed 30 nov 05
On 2005/11/30 0:44:43, wendtpot@lewiston.com wrote:
> I waited until now to write about this because it addresses a
fundamental
> flaw in the marking of studio potters' work.
Your stamp seems to work best on a foot-ring-less flat bottom.
Maybe the modern shorthand would be a web site address or email?
For example: http://mashiko.org is pretty short. I think I will make a
stamp.
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Sam Kelly on sat 3 dec 05
Hi, I specalise throwing pots with glaze on glaze but I am in Australia.
This pot is 35cm(1 foot is 25cm)
http://home.exetel.com.au/pottery/images/glaze on glaze/display bowl.jpg
Sam
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