Lili Krakowski on mon 17 jul 06
I started pottery at Greenwich House in NYC's Greenwich Village in 1949.
All the wheels there had been home built. As far as I know someone at
Alfred (Prim? Was that his name?) started making wheels for sale a couple of
years later. Anyway. The evening classes were large, the wheels very big
Continental ones, and so wheel use was restricted to very short "turns". As
a result throwing became this exhalted thing, that we all aspired to.
Handbuilding was dismissed as lesser craft. So all my life I have thrown,
with infinite continuing delight.
But the builders and coilers have the last laugh! For the past year or so I
have been retraining my patience so that I can work on one single pot for
two three days, instead of maybe 15 minutes total. It is immensely
difficult esp. that I am not cheered by the hand problems which demand this.
It also is difficult to think up shapes--which the wheel so generously
supplies.
So all you fair and tender ladies, take heed when you go a'courtin' clay,
.
Lili Krakowski
Be of good courage
Ilene Mahler on mon 24 jul 06
I have a glaze book of one of the potters.My aunt was a friend of her
daughters.no cone #s and a lot of lead...Ilene in Conn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lili Krakowski"
To:
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 4:43 PM
Subject: A true fact story re: throwing.
> I started pottery at Greenwich House in NYC's Greenwich Village in 1949.
> All the wheels there had been home built. As far as I know someone at
> Alfred (Prim? Was that his name?) started making wheels for sale a couple
of
> years later. Anyway. The evening classes were large, the wheels very big
> Continental ones, and so wheel use was restricted to very short "turns".
As
> a result throwing became this exhalted thing, that we all aspired to.
> Handbuilding was dismissed as lesser craft. So all my life I have thrown,
> with infinite continuing delight.
>
> But the builders and coilers have the last laugh! For the past year or so
I
> have been retraining my patience so that I can work on one single pot
for
> two three days, instead of maybe 15 minutes total. It is immensely
> difficult esp. that I am not cheered by the hand problems which demand
this.
> It also is difficult to think up shapes--which the wheel so generously
> supplies.
>
> So all you fair and tender ladies, take heed when you go a'courtin' clay,
> .
>
> Lili Krakowski
> Be of good courage
>
>
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