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September 24, 2009
Bacia
Edelman 1925 - 2009
My dear friend and renowned potter, Bacia Edelman has died at
84 years of age.
She was an incredibly, intelligent, active and creative person,
right up to the end.
Bacia lived a very full 84 years and died surrounded by her family
and loved ones.
I will miss her
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My article "Oh,
Yes You Can", about how I fire my pots in aluminium
foil saggars, has been published in the July/August issue of "Pottery
Making Illustrated"
One of my pieces is featured in an article by John Hesselberth,
"Great Results from Electric Kilns" in the July/August
issue of the British pottery magazine, "Ceramic
Review "
I had my work featured in two new books from Lark that
came out last summer.
- "500
Plates & Chargers
Innovative Expressions of Function & Style"
- "Surface
Design for Ceramics" by Maureen E. Mills
My article "Piece
de Resistance" for Pottery Making Illustrated was anthologized
in
- "Surface
Decoration: Finishing Techniques"
Which came out in early 2008.
Please have a look at the books.
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Hi,
my name is Russel and I'm a Pot Fondler. There I said it and already I
feel better about it. I'm the guy you've seen skulking behind the potted
ferns in galleries and fairs just waiting for you to turn your back so
I can get at your pots. I can't control it! In the presence of good pots
something just comes over me! I've got to feel the balance of their weight,
pet their bottoms, stroke their sensuous curves, nuzzle their graceful
necks, their luscious lips!!!! Sorry, I'm getting carried a way just talking
about it! I know I've been an embarrassment to my friends.
As if that weren't
enough! I, (oh I'm so sick) I even go so far as to MAKE POTS for OTHER
PEOPLE TO FONDLE!! I build simple friendly forms, by hand; enrobed in
layer after layer of lustrous Terra-Sigillata, then smoked in an envelope
of newspaper and aluminum foil. The serene surface of Terra-Sigillata
and the warm subtle hues of smoke firing, a combination just waiting to
trap the latent pot fondler.
And I know you're
out there! I've seen you stealing glances at other potter's handles, seeming
to "accidentally" brush against the curving hip of a large urn,
casually upsetting a pot to get a better look at the foot ring (foot ring
fetishists!). But you needn't feel ashamed, it's natural, and you're not
alone. Give in to your desire, you have nothing to lose but your pocket
change!
Russel Fouts,
Founding member of the Brussels Chapter of Pot Fondlers Anonymous.
Call your buddy when the need gets too great and we'll fondle pots together.
Ask about our 12 step program to come to terms with your pot fondling
tendencies.
Russel
Click on the Images or Links
Below to See the Kind of Work I Do
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