Well as the end of our festival season is in sight, here are the final 3 shows we have scheduled for this year...
8/24 ArtRocks in Luverne,MN
9/8 Sidewalk Arts in Sioux Falls, Sd
9/14-9/15 Hutchinson Arts and Crafts in Hutchinson, MN
Last evening I finally was able to catch up on the Ceramic Arts Daily forum, I haven't read it at all almost all summer. We have been burning the candle at both ends so to speak, between making pottery, Custom Stoneware, Festivals, our W2 jobs, and the kids activities; time has been stretched. I read a post regarding comments/criticism from fellow potters at festivals. Typically potters are a group of easy going, willing to share and enjoy each others craft and borrow ideas from each other, which I agree with. One of the comments was regarding comments made to a potter at a show from another potter belittling their work because they were not a true potter firing to cone 12.
Well that happened to me this summer as well, wonder if it was the same potter. We were visiting about our work and I explained it was all glazeless. He stated "Not everyone is able to be a true potter." I was rather taken back by that comment, but decided not to point out that every piece of his was severely crazed from cooling too fast, and bordered on no longer being food safe despite being glazed. I realize some people like the crazed look and some potters want that appearance, but I guess to me it is a flaw you try to avoid and work like crazy to adjust your glaze formula to prevent it. Just because I don't use glazes doesn't mean I don't know how to use them.
I had chosen not to post about that experience, but reading the forum made me begin to start to wonder if it is not the same person, considering the all the potters involved are in a 3 state area and may have overlapping shows.
Anyway, off my soap box, hope to see you at one of our upcoming shows.
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