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Seems that many now make pots.
All it takes is a 'bag of clay and a high fire kiln'.
Although I've been making a few pots for the past 40+ yrs....I'm not a professional potter.
I watched Ms. Sara Rayner some 30+ yrs ago at the Midwest Show start with well crafted pots that had somewhat the correct proportion with (typical of the craft at the time or I should say what was the current argot) and features create a future for this small home industry: bonsai pottery. I congratulate her in her business! And yes, there are others making spectacular works which will become the American heirlooms sought after in garage and estate sales....
Yet it seems that design and proportions are sometimes 'out the window' as what is it beyond the craftsmanship and applications of glaze or non glaze that make a design worthy?
Speaking as a design professional, it is simply the proportions of the piece. As one looks at for example the Parthenon by Iktinos and Kallikrates (supposedly contractor and advisor et al. F.S. Kleiner, Gardner's Art Through the Ages 15th Ed) along with Polykleitos ideas of perfect mathematical relationships we see harmony in design. Harmony, repetition, balance among other design elements making the design a balance visually. So much so that later in fact,
the influence was so strong that Sir Royce of Rolls and Royce decided on these proportions for the front grill of their newly design motor car. It stands this way today.
Here's a few proportions that are well balanced. Height x Width x thickness of wall x foot x space et al.
The rim of a pot is also very important in its relationship not just visually but durability wise. I have seen some pots that individuals create that are so subject to a bump that the lip will be immediately broken. Wall thickness is important. Certainly strength is critical yet too much clay makes a pot very clumsy and heavy beyond being necessary for its durability. Again, balance is critical.
All it takes is a 'bag of clay and a high fire kiln'.
Although I've been making a few pots for the past 40+ yrs....I'm not a professional potter.
I watched Ms. Sara Rayner some 30+ yrs ago at the Midwest Show start with well crafted pots that had somewhat the correct proportion with (typical of the craft at the time or I should say what was the current argot) and features create a future for this small home industry: bonsai pottery. I congratulate her in her business! And yes, there are others making spectacular works which will become the American heirlooms sought after in garage and estate sales....
Yet it seems that design and proportions are sometimes 'out the window' as what is it beyond the craftsmanship and applications of glaze or non glaze that make a design worthy?
Speaking as a design professional, it is simply the proportions of the piece. As one looks at for example the Parthenon by Iktinos and Kallikrates (supposedly contractor and advisor et al. F.S. Kleiner, Gardner's Art Through the Ages 15th Ed) along with Polykleitos ideas of perfect mathematical relationships we see harmony in design. Harmony, repetition, balance among other design elements making the design a balance visually. So much so that later in fact,
the influence was so strong that Sir Royce of Rolls and Royce decided on these proportions for the front grill of their newly design motor car. It stands this way today.
Here's a few proportions that are well balanced. Height x Width x thickness of wall x foot x space et al.
The rim of a pot is also very important in its relationship not just visually but durability wise. I have seen some pots that individuals create that are so subject to a bump that the lip will be immediately broken. Wall thickness is important. Certainly strength is critical yet too much clay makes a pot very clumsy and heavy beyond being necessary for its durability. Again, balance is critical.
