tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440971217410694473.post1768728526927830858..comments2024-03-29T02:19:06.283-07:00Comments on Tony Clennell: Talking to myselfTony Clennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747428203155274416noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440971217410694473.post-49563245083315842692014-01-23T18:33:44.220-08:002014-01-23T18:33:44.220-08:00I'm definitely envious of the cup rack... It i...I'm definitely envious of the cup rack... It is a beautiful way to display a collection... Mugs are still my favourite thing to collect from potters I meet and I am reminded of the mug/cup talk given by Pete Pinell in which he talks about a cup ... I see a cup as an intimate object... The feel of the rim against the lip, the handle you caress as You drink tea or coffee... Cups are about solace or comfort to me... Annied01https://www.blogger.com/profile/07244438471666838105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440971217410694473.post-51116734554495319252014-01-23T18:18:44.363-08:002014-01-23T18:18:44.363-08:00A potter who makes pots for "the marketplace ...A potter who makes pots for "the marketplace created in their own mind" is engaged in a fantasy. A marketplace can only exist when a monetary transaction occurs between the potter and the customer. It requires that two people like the pot;the maker and the buyer. The most important person in the transaction is the potter who must be satisfied that they have produced the best possible piece for their current skill level. Our first rule was "would we consider buying it ourselves", if the pot didn't pass that test we scraped it and tried something else. <br />If making pots "for the mass market" means listening to the customer then we were guilty of that. Sometimes the customer's feedback was incorporated and sometimes not-see rule #1.<br />These basic rules apply whether your customer base is 20 or 220. Without the personal integrity of the potter the work cannot stand on its own.<br />All this being taken into consideration the potter still needs the customer more than the customer needs the potter. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06383039807185241761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440971217410694473.post-22098583528868438012014-01-23T14:44:30.271-08:002014-01-23T14:44:30.271-08:00Please keep talking to yourself....I love hearing ...Please keep talking to yourself....I love hearing it daily. You are an inspiration! Thank you.Sheri Barehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09937978673655597767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440971217410694473.post-41526847949359685912014-01-23T14:37:25.622-08:002014-01-23T14:37:25.622-08:00Can't beat what John said...so eruditely too!Can't beat what John said...so eruditely too! Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440971217410694473.post-82928810696495283432014-01-23T14:01:58.234-08:002014-01-23T14:01:58.234-08:00I'm reminded of Psychology class where we were...I'm reminded of Psychology class where we were taught that we aren't who we think we are, and we're not who others think we are, but we become a combination of who we are, who others think we are, and the new place those combined perceptions lead us.<br /><br />'Swhy identical twins end up being very different people.<br /><br />Ditto pots. I put 'em out there informed by my aspirations and limitations and then I learn about them all over again when folks see 'em and tell me what they think I meant by what I said.<br /><br />Serendipity might expose me to a group that might lead me in a different direction than one I might have taken if a different group saw 'em first.<br /><br />Sometimes I said some things way eruditer than I though capable of. Other times my dumber-than-shit side came out unbidden.John Baumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10910451039953672849noreply@blogger.com