Re: First Pot and the one that got away

by **Potty** March 10th 2018, 7:24 pm

MCWebs wrote:but would i like it if it wasnt by BL??? tricky one to answer

In this case, I think I would, it's a nice example of his work, he did make some ugly ones, but this is not one of them Excellent

by **MCWebs** March 10th 2018, 7:48 pm

cheers - its a bit nerve wrecking adding photos of a collection to a forum with the quality of the collectors in here - a bit like watching your signature dish being passed onto the judges in Masterchef...

by **NaomiM** March 10th 2018, 8:16 pm

Lol! I would die for half of your collection. Or a fifth. Hell, just give me the Bernard Leach and I’ll be happy Big Laughter

by **NaomiM** March 10th 2018, 8:27 pm

I think my collecting this year will be miniatures and figural pieces. So some more Swindells and Maltbys and the likes of Yuta Segawa.
Last couple of years it’s been wood fired pottery from the US but postage costs have risen so much that it’s cheaper to buy from the UK and Japan

by **philpot** March 10th 2018, 8:29 pm

Nice BL. Some one we have never bought. One because most of the affordable items tend to be not that good. Second could not afford the best.
Anyways. First pot would be this one. Went to buy some Troika at Lay's in Penzance. Ended up with this one by Neil Macdonell. Had a certain striking quality about it! Laughter

First Pot and the one that got away - Page 2 Img_7515

by **philpot** March 10th 2018, 8:30 pm

Really striking! First Pot and the one that got away - Page 2 Img_7516

by **philpot** March 10th 2018, 8:34 pm

Why the rather slightly downer on 'Brown Pots' Bloomin sneery title that we should NOT have any truck with.
Anyways. The brown pot would be toss up with the large cut sided bowl I put up long time ago in the Batterham thread.
Or this one. There is no one quite like the Late Bill Marshall. Love this yunomi. First Pot and the one that got away - Page 2 Img_7440

First Pot and the one that got away - Page 2 Img_7440

by **MCWebs** March 10th 2018, 8:36 pm

Well you've not seen the worst one i have... it negates all of the others into irrelevance and its so bad so mindblowingly appaling that even the charity shops wont take it...

First Pot and the one that got away - Page 2 P1070912

First Pot and the one that got away - Page 2 P1070912

First Pot and the one that got away - Page 2 P1070911

What i want to know is 1. what is it supposed to be and 2. what was the leigh gallery thinking !!!

by **NaomiM** March 10th 2018, 8:44 pm

Trust me, I’ve seen and bought worse! Although the absolute pits of the pots imo was a ‘performance potter’ who made and then smashed pots in front of an audience and then sold the sherds from a stand at Ceramic Art London. I guess you had to be st the performance to fully appreciate them.

by **Potty** March 10th 2018, 8:59 pm

NaomiM wrote:I think my collecting this year will be miniatures and figural pieces. So some more Swindells

None for you!! Cheeky

by **NaomiM** March 10th 2018, 9:08 pm

You can never have enough Swindells Big Laughter

by **MCWebs** March 10th 2018, 9:19 pm

if i had just kept to swindell then there would be 3 more rooms in the house that i could actually get into

by **philpot** March 10th 2018, 9:24 pm

So how many have you actually got?

by **MCWebs** March 10th 2018, 9:26 pm

NaomiM wrote:I think my collecting this year will be miniatures and figural pieces. So some more Swindells and Maltbys and the likes of Yuta Segawa.
Last couple of years it’s been wood fired pottery from the US but postage costs have risen so much that it’s cheaper to buy from the UK and Japan

this reminded me of Jesse's Fast Show sketches:-

Jesse's Collecting - today i will be mostly collecting.... Plumptre

If anyone remembers - gosh seems like yesterday but probably 15 years ago now....

by **NaomiM** March 10th 2018, 10:04 pm

MCWebs wrote:
Jesse's Collecting - today i will be mostly collecting.... Plumptre

Ah, yes, and Plumptre! :)

by **studio-pots** March 11th 2018, 6:31 pm

Bizarre I know but I found this picture of some of my first pots............... the Crocus bowl started it all.

First Pot and the one that got away - Page 2 First_10

by **dantheman** March 11th 2018, 7:49 pm

amazing how many studio collectors start by collecting her stuff

by **studio-pots** March 11th 2018, 8:32 pm

The other things in the photo were some of the first things that I bought to re-sell, although before pottery I did deal in vinyl.

by **MCWebs** March 11th 2018, 8:53 pm

philpot wrote:So how many have you actually got?

sorry i missed this...

erm 716 of one kind or another - I was quite sensible but then i was seduced by the auction big lots and it has somehow doubled overnight!

by **Potty** March 11th 2018, 10:07 pm

You count them? Big Laughter

I'd have given up counting after 50!

by **dantheman** March 11th 2018, 10:21 pm

I don't know how many boxes even

by **Potty** March 11th 2018, 10:29 pm

dantheman wrote:I don't know how many boxes even

Same here! But I'd guess I'm down to a dozen or so... had a huge clear out of junk I collected earlier on... Probably 20 boxes to charity shops Shock

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