Tuesday, October 15, 2002

This week's Ceramics Today's Mystery Maker I think I got... I'm going with Kasimir Malevich. That is probably not too much of a reach for you art history types. Now, I didn't have to stoop to Googling it as some may do... I was lucky enough to see Kasimir Malevich's work in person (thanks, Maura!) and it has stuck with me. Nothing beats seeing the real thing, the way the paint was laid on, the nuances of value over a single field of color, the aging of the piece -even in a minimalist work where you would think that was not to be noticed. I could be wrong 'tho... 11:25:04 PM

Tony Nankervis' is showing some work at the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum. I was fortunate to meet Tony when I was in Logan, attending Utah State University under John Neely. I remember walking in on Tony one afternoon after he'd thrown a dozen or so pots. The fresh pots had such soft forms and looked liked they were created effortlessly. They were perfectly fitted for the effects of a closely stacked wood kiln and his glazes. We discussed how one's ability to throw ebbs and flows with the amount of work one does. Tony turned me on to the post production scraping and sanding that can highlight the beauty of a crusty woodfired pot. He also personally verified that my soda kiln was the ugliest in the entire world. More on that later... News link courtesy of The Salt Lake Tribune. 10:32:43 PM

The Design Department continues to work on the T-Shirt... 10:10:37 PM