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Re: Sawdust & Dirt: Put In My Place

jim — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 10:30:25 -0000

hi don,
i liked this post but don't know where to start... not that i have any answers. maybe some guesses. it seems to me, to be able to find the subtle and sublime beauty in simple things is akin to appreciating all sorts of ephemeral things like jazz, poetry, painting, etc. and since those areas of interest require some sort of context for most of us, i.e. education, it's no surprise that that appreciation is lacking. i recently had a long discussion with a university art prof friend of mine whose experience is going on 25+ years and he admitted that over the last decade and a half he's had to shorten the length of projects given to his students and ease the difficulty to boot. this is all, of course, to reduce the failure percentages from 100% to a more acceptable level. my english prof friends claim that while their students can construct very good sentences, they struggle with whole paragraphs and are abysmal at having more than one paragraph relate to one another. all this anecdotal information may simply be another way of saying... dude, like, you're getting old (me too by the way). how could radio compete with tv? and how could b&w tv compete with color tv? and how could color tv compete with 3d computer graphical and interactive video games and how could any of that compete with the new google maps colonoscopy features that allow to check anyone in the world's colon for polyps at the click of a mouse?
as far as your pot being relegated to the intense intensity area, thank you for supporting my old comment that i left on one of your previous posts here on sawdust and dirt. that would be the one where i painstakingly tried to make the very unpopular point that... that... that, well you know that old saw... "opinions are like (insert body part here), everyone's got one". that would include jurors, curators, critics, college profs and even the lowly potter struggling in his studio to break through the cacophony of technological drivel to get someone to acknowledge the little creation made by his/her wee hands. starting to ramble, catch you later.

Re: S a w d u s t & D i r t: La Mesa Part 4

jim — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:45:58 -0000

hi michael,
thanks for posting, i enjoyed all 4

Re: S a w d u s t & D i r t: Simon: From the Floor

jim — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 09:32:24 -0000

hi simon,
i was a bit melancholy not being able to attend the conference this year but now that i've read this, i completely depressed

Re: http://ceramicsnow.tumblr.com/post/4047773032

jim — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:04:52 -0000

hi carole,
hadn't seen these before, they are fantastic. sumptuous color... beautiful

Re: S a w d u s t & D i r t: Blue, White, and Gold

jim — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:50:12 -0000

that's a really cool looking pot michael, but you're teasing us, it left me wanting to see the whole pot

Re: New Tools, Vinegar, Focus

jim — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:04:48 -0000

boy michael, the beat just goes on and on... sorry to hear about your crazing that's not crazing. you are definitely learning a lot on this commission. i'm a big fan of vinegar and was quite surprised when i discovered how well it works although i don't have a slurry of it, i just used it to fix up little handle cracks but i might have to make some. i wonder about the shelf life of it. i like that little rake too, might need to get one instead of using my probe.

Re: Heat Helped us Today, I think.

jim — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:48:05 -0000

this whole order amazes me michael... the finished ones on the lawn look beautiful and the throwing marks keep them one of a kind. keep on truckin'... and hallelujah for the burrito bros.

Re: Blogger Slacker Returns

jim — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:43:00 -0000

don't feel bad about the not blogging part... been a little under the weather myself and the blogging is the first to go... no work, no play, nothing to blog about. although it sounds like you had a wonderful time with both work and play. would love to meet val.

Re: Productive Day

jim — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:34:36 -0000

i really love the shape of the finished piece. they are getting a helluva product from you michael. i can't think of what anyone would use a shape like that for besides soaking but i wish i could, it has a certain sculptural aesthetic that is very pleasing

Re: Tom Turner Videos

jim — Mon, 31 May 2010 22:50:13 -0000

wow, that whisper ought to pack them in... i'd like to go regardless of the raffle

Re: From Murphy to Yhprum

jim — Mon, 31 May 2010 10:26:50 -0000

i've experienced both and the neuroscientists claim they are both a result of our thought waves going into the universe... regardless, i prefer yhprum's. keep on truckin'!

Re: Pack and Ship

jim — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:14:59 -0000

hi michael, i like the stretch wrap idea... i hate pulling tape off of bubble wrap and then having the broken bubbles right where i need them most. thanks for the french lesson conveyed with such panache.

Re: Bowls are Keeping me Busy

jim — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:10:53 -0000

holy shite! 195 by august, it scares me just reading about it. how heavy are the two parts together? must be too heavy for one person. i read somewhere that someone had rigged up one of those engine block stands to flip very large platters but can't remember where i saw it... hell it'd probably take a couple weeks just to figure that out. anyway, good luck... it'll be fun to get a new kiln.

Re: Chelsea's Graduation and BFA Exhibition

jim — Mon, 17 May 2010 15:58:03 -0000

i can well imagine the lump in your throat. congrats chelsea on a beautiful exhibition. i would love to successfully pass the love of clay to my daughter like you have so well done with your children michael.

Re: Silence is Golden

jim — Mon, 17 May 2010 14:39:36 -0000

hi michael... love the idea of laying the pots out on the grass, they look great. glad it was a success and that's one cute kid you have there

Re: Bummer

jim — Thu, 13 May 2010 09:58:10 -0000

sorry to hear about that... i hate that sound

Re: Evolution of a Foot-Soaking Bowl

jim — Mon, 10 May 2010 17:30:24 -0000

you're getting to be a mechanical engineer on this project. how many of these does the client want?

Re: 35 Faves

jim — Mon, 10 May 2010 17:00:49 -0000

beautiful pieces michael... especially the last jug and the green and red one, yum.

Re: A Bit of a Break

jim — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:51:27 -0000

i've had that pooching problem before and it always catches me off guard. i like the solution for cutting the angled top off the foot soaking bowl... it looks like it worked like a dream

Re: Random

jim — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:23:11 -0000

hi michael... like the button plug, i'd like to come up with a baseball sized plug... the baseball plug

Re: Great Day Today

jim — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:59:05 -0000

great to see you had a great day... i really cannot imagine the wonderful feeling of having passed the love of clay down to the "chip off the ol' block". beautiful pots on FB... both those bowls/platters in the 5th firing are beauties.

Re: Red Dirt Harvest: The Earth's Best Clay, Really

jim — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:47:43 -0000

hi michael, it's a beautiful color... the last pic looks like a red dirt loaf of bread

Re: Just Because

jim — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:31:21 -0000

michael, i share both things... i don't post much music on the blog but i listen to it in the studio all day loud while i'm working.

Re: Fractured clay has me Puzzled

jim — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:09:20 -0000

wish i knew michael. you certainly are getting experience with the new kiln though. good luck, hope you figure it out soon

Re: Blue Birds, Chicks, and Bloggin'

jim — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:52:20 -0000

hi michael, i like the handles' thinness too. i've also experienced a jump in productivity if i let the blogging go a bit