Chinese Whiskers
I'm not sure today in this PC world whether or not I can actually call the quick thumb nail marks I put under a handle "Chinese whiskers". It was an expression I picked up from Mick Casson in Wales. Simple expression and I think ya get the picture. I said it didn't I?
I must be a cheapskate romantic because whenever I set out to make a vase it becomes a bottle for a plum blossom or a single flower. There is talk on the Clayart Discussion Group now that it is irresponsible to make pots with small openings that can not be cleaned out. What is a dinosaur like me to do? I'll have to get with contemporary artistic dialogue and then stop making pots. I'm going to follow the trend and stop being a potter and start being a ceramic designer. I'll
have all my designs perfectly crafted by some poorly paid master craftsperson in China. Then if there is a mistake in language or function I'll just blame it on them. There I feel much lighter in the shoulders now.
I must be a cheapskate romantic because whenever I set out to make a vase it becomes a bottle for a plum blossom or a single flower. There is talk on the Clayart Discussion Group now that it is irresponsible to make pots with small openings that can not be cleaned out. What is a dinosaur like me to do? I'll have to get with contemporary artistic dialogue and then stop making pots. I'm going to follow the trend and stop being a potter and start being a ceramic designer. I'll
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Don't you just love the rules people come up with? You can clean anything with hydrogen peroxide and a sponge on a stick....my goodness a new market right there for the taking.
Dennis is right and my response....to quote the movie Argo f*** yourself!