I'd love to hear views on this
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morgainaThis is a subject that has occasionally come up on the SCA potters list. I'd like to hear what people in other crafts, and dear GWEN of course, thinks.
Many examples of Western pottery show poorly made work. Heavy bases, uneven walls, obviously off center when the surface design looks like it was intended to be symetrical, visually weak forms. Handles that were squeezed and visually don't work with the form, etc.
First semester student work.
So, a lot of SCA period pottery pieces are considered by us moderns to be purely utilitarian, never left the kitchen, broke a lot, cheap 'n easy to replace.
Poorly crafted.
Folks, I cannot do poorly crafted. I have to do the highest quality I am capeable of doing.
I suppose I could just do Middle Eastern and Chinese work, or late period. But I love trying different things.
Many of you do Medieval crafts that, even though the craftsmen used simple tools, way outshine the work people do nowdays. Does anyone else face reproducing Medieval poorly made work? And if you don't would you?
Many examples of Western pottery show poorly made work. Heavy bases, uneven walls, obviously off center when the surface design looks like it was intended to be symetrical, visually weak forms. Handles that were squeezed and visually don't work with the form, etc.
First semester student work.
So, a lot of SCA period pottery pieces are considered by us moderns to be purely utilitarian, never left the kitchen, broke a lot, cheap 'n easy to replace.
Poorly crafted.
Folks, I cannot do poorly crafted. I have to do the highest quality I am capeable of doing.
I suppose I could just do Middle Eastern and Chinese work, or late period. But I love trying different things.
Many of you do Medieval crafts that, even though the craftsmen used simple tools, way outshine the work people do nowdays. Does anyone else face reproducing Medieval poorly made work? And if you don't would you?
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Date: 2006-09-30 06:04 pm (UTC)Okay, for me, this is back to the zen thing. All pots are crap, some are just FABULOUS crap, laugh. In ten years, I may think that the best one I made now is not worth keeping. Right now, though, the crappy ones are useful medieval objects that people in the SCA can use everyday. Oh, the horror, not increasing the general medeivalness of our surroundings! giggle...
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Date: 2006-09-30 08:48 pm (UTC)I believe I'll have a drink ;-)