Lili Krakowski on tue 7 feb 06
Oh, me, Oh my!
A new Olympic sport in the making! Backpedaling up The Slippery Slope! =
I can hardly bear it!
Just a few weeks ago---how time flies!-- the Bauhaus was like an =
Outhouse, there was NO American studio Pottery before the 1950s, and =
Leach, Hamada, had brought us the True Faith! (And those of us who =
pointed out this was misinformation were butchering the original =
messages!)
But, Low & Beehold, Licensed Restorers, have been at work! Suddenly =
the Non Existent Lives! There in Ceramics Monthly is an article with a =
glorious picture of a magnificent Robineau pot--and a loving caring =
essay about the way we were. (And, "worst", the article speaks of =
Robineau as a (dare I say it? ) A Studio Potter!
And Taxile Doat, of blessed memory, is becoming a household word! Soon =
ALL the American greats of before 1950 will get their rightful place in =
the limelight of contemporary clay! And the older generation of potters =
will see its heros and heroines honored as they deserve to be. Bravo =
and hallelujah!
Dear Kathy and May--we do not need psychological a nudging, nagging, =
pushing into the desired posture, not blatant hostility like calling a =
great and murdered institution an outhouse! =20
Anyway. Backpedaling is a great sport to watch. Just love it! =
Kvelling is the right word!
And, for the record: Frans Wildenhain spelled his name with an S, not =
Z.
(And to those who wish me to lighten up: Feel free to send me a jug of =
Miss Clairol. Clay is not a game of politesse. Clay is a life of =
fierce passion.) =20
Lili Krakowski
Be of good courage
W J Seidl on tue 7 feb 06
And damn well about time too! (Excuse my mouth, consider it soaped)
We have a ceramic tradition (yes, that includes pots) in this country =
that
dates back almost 300 years (maybe older among the First Peoples?), so =
why
do we continue to put it to the wayside in favor of pots from Asia, =
Europe
etc.? No, that's not geocentric myopia. Think about it.
HMPH! =20
Rant over
Wayne Seidl
Thoroughly engrossed in "Grand Feu" and wondering just what the heck
"Quartzy sand of Fontainebleau" could have that mine doesn't...
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Lili =
Krakowski
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 9:23 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Back pedaling! A new Olympic Sport
Oh, me, Oh my!
A new Olympic sport in the making! Backpedaling up The Slippery Slope! =
I
can hardly bear it!
Just a few weeks ago---how time flies!-- the Bauhaus was like an =
Outhouse,
there was NO American studio Pottery before the 1950s, and Leach, =
Hamada,
had brought us the True Faith! (And those of us who pointed out this =
was
misinformation were butchering the original messages!)
But, Low & Beehold, Licensed Restorers, have been at work! Suddenly =
the
Non Existent Lives! There in Ceramics Monthly is an article with a =
glorious
picture of a magnificent Robineau pot--and a loving caring essay about =
the
way we were. (And, "worst", the article speaks of Robineau as a (dare I =
say
it? ) A Studio Potter!
And Taxile Doat, of blessed memory, is becoming a household word! Soon =
ALL
the American greats of before 1950 will get their rightful place in the
limelight of contemporary clay! And the older generation of potters =
will
see its heros and heroines honored as they deserve to be. Bravo and
hallelujah!
Bonnie Staffel on wed 8 feb 06
Right on, Lili. I might add for those who would like to explore history
be sure to look up the VaseFinder Web Page. Charles Blim has gathered
and indexed information about the pre 1960 potters through personal
interviews and elsewhere. http://www.vasefinder.com/online_mus.html He
is a tireless researcher, traveling all over the US many times to follow
up on getting the story or a pot. Check out the different areas on his
site. There are some vintage pots for sale and an endless listing of
many potters from the pre 60's era. He also shows a gallery of these
old timers (ahem!!) who are still making pots which are for sale. He
takes no commission, just wants to keep this history alive and thriving.
Happy reading,
Bonnie Staffel
http://webpages.charter.net/bstaffel/
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