Eleanora Eden on fri 28 jul 06
Oh, well, I will jump in. I have long thought that, being raised up
and educated in
Berkeley, I just was ignorant of the "Marie's Ceramics Shack" paradigm and how
many potters feel the need to distance themselves from it. In the
UCBerkeley ceramics
department making molds was well-regarded.
So, the prejudice against mold-making and casting has just been weird to me.
After the last discussion here I have wondered if there are people on
clayart who do casting
or mold-making and just can't bring themselves to admit it and get
that suspect label.
I think using plaster is so easy that it is ridiculous to hire
somebody to do your molds.
And, as Richard said, it makes the process yours. It is very
empowering, actually.
And there is absolutely nothing I have seen out there for sale
commercially in the way
of castings that doesn't scream "decorate me down at Marie's Ceramics Shack!"
Mel has been talking about hand-building. I went from hand-building
to mold-making for
my square work when I was getting started in low fire 20 years ago
because it was a technically
superior way to get the same pot, never any cracks, and I could spend
all the time I wanted
on the clay original, really have a sculptural experience, and earn
back the time
by making multiples. And the piece would be affordable. Still seems
reasonable to me.
Eleanora
"The thing about books is by the time you know what's in them its too late."
--
Bellows Falls Vermont
www.eleanoraeden.com
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