tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post3419257458346679065..comments2024-03-27T17:04:45.202-04:00Comments on Blue Starr Gallery: Too ThinLinda Starrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-83382986520273117932011-07-27T01:23:23.529-04:002011-07-27T01:23:23.529-04:00Hi Barbara, thanks, sometimes I do like a thin, de...Hi Barbara, thanks, sometimes I do like a thin, delicate piece, my lifestyle doesn't fit the delicate forms, but I am drawn to make them occasionally because they are fun and a challenge to make. And yet I put some rough slip on the delicate forms, strange choice, but it must be leading me somewhere, at least I hope so.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-31117181441390395472011-07-26T17:20:43.016-04:002011-07-26T17:20:43.016-04:00I actually think there is a place for delicate spe...I actually think there is a place for delicate special occassion use functional pots. Kind of reminiscent of other generations getting out "the good china" for company. I like the tiny feet paired with the thin pots up top. Pretty.barbaradonovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694148642745082571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-22513370287270480862011-07-26T10:50:08.377-04:002011-07-26T10:50:08.377-04:00Hi Dennis, thanks so much, I'm not one of thos...Hi Dennis, thanks so much, I'm not one of those Victorian age dainty tea party types, but some of the sculptures I've seen in galleries sure look super thin, but I guess those are sculptures and not functional. I have been known to accidentally knock a piece of pottery against something and it sure does help if it can take an occasional hit on the rim without breaking.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-53338008686483074492011-07-26T10:24:20.038-04:002011-07-26T10:24:20.038-04:00I think functional ware should be fit for modern l...I think functional ware should be fit for modern living.Stout rims that take a knock or two, handles that are pulled and have good attachments.It also depends on your clay and firing.My cone 10 mugs may be as thin as 1/8th to 3/16th in the body cone 6 a little heavier.Plates 1/4"+ with a fat 1/2" lip.I don't make delicate ware or live delicately. Some of it is very nice to look at but functional means it will hold up to use.Dennis Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01170187288282755570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-14990413627696465412011-07-26T09:29:13.822-04:002011-07-26T09:29:13.822-04:00Hi Lori, thanks, these were thin, and then when I ...Hi Lori, thanks, these were thin, and then when I fired them they got super thin, water pitchers, yeah too heavy to hold. Ha.<br /><br />Hi Michele, thanks so much for your long comment, it really helps, I think to look at thin is nice, but to use something super thin is not so nice. And all three of these pots have very thin rims but I really meant the third one to look like an ancient artifact, the other two as vases and I think they are too thin for that so they'd have to be put in a case or on a shelf just to look at.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-75928637345364827582011-07-26T09:21:42.721-04:002011-07-26T09:21:42.721-04:00the too thin conversation has come up often around...the too thin conversation has come up often around here. i know a potter who makes very chunky sculptural pieces, yet his hand built mugs are paper thin and often stand on three little legs. they are beautiful to look at but to me they are too fragile to use. i am also not a fan of very thin rims, they tend to chip. we have four tumblers from a very well known potter and within the first month one of them had a chipped rim. I no longer put them in the dish drainer to dry, I wash them and immediately dry and put away. Another potter I know makes condiment spoons... the handles are long and thin. a gallery that sells her work says she has many complaints that they break too easily (some never made it home!). I think my feeling is that if you are marketing something that is meant to be used it should be sturdy enough for the purpose intended. so for such a long comment!Michèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-26169592449250601862011-07-26T09:13:56.304-04:002011-07-26T09:13:56.304-04:00I've actually had customers buy a piece becaus...I've actually had customers buy a piece because it has some substance to it and I've had one person compare my work with another artist who's pots are much lighter. I think heavy is good for some pieces like vases but bad for others like water pitchers.Lori Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00233955188892423314noreply@blogger.com