tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457575754685802904.post6899300958816839253..comments2013-06-16T09:30:12.184-07:00Comments on Mimi-Among the Pots: A Plea for the Touching of Certain ArtMimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742634368567455384noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457575754685802904.post-44948877253101158692010-08-19T20:19:28.902-07:002010-08-19T20:19:28.902-07:00GilaB- Ms. Takaezu starts this form with a large, ...GilaB- Ms. Takaezu starts this form with a large, deep open bowl shape she throws on the wheel. She lights paper with a blowtorch and burns it inside the bowl. She builds up the walls by adding large coils and pieces, which she then throws into shape. You can notice the variations and undulations where she built onto the form as you look at (or touch!) the finished piece. The fire goes out quickly each time, but begins drying and firming the piece bit by bit as she goes along, so that the previous portion of wall is strong enough to hold the next portion and not collapse under the weight of it. She stands on a stool or ladder to add more as the piece grows. She is quite wonderful. As for stealth touching- have I been a bad influence? You always were a tactile-oriented child.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742634368567455384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457575754685802904.post-55188321371490607572010-08-19T20:14:15.097-07:002010-08-19T20:14:15.097-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742634368567455384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457575754685802904.post-71728654916905554462010-08-19T19:00:28.515-07:002010-08-19T19:00:28.515-07:00This is one way in which I think children's mu...This is one way in which I think children's museums have an edge over regular museums: they accommodate the human need to experience art with more than just one's eyes. You don't lose that tactile fascination when you grow up!Zahavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10313656936158777539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457575754685802904.post-44875169515158227592010-08-19T13:17:25.811-07:002010-08-19T13:17:25.811-07:00How does one throw something taller than oneself? ...How does one throw something taller than oneself? How does a small person like that move such a huge mass of clay?<br /><br />I, too, am a stealth-toucher in museums. (Perhaps that's where I get it from?) Having always been so tactile, touching the thing makes it realer, somehow, connects me with the hands of those who made it. I've only done it a few times, with giant ancient stone carvings, and I know why I shouldn't - the oils from the fingers of thousands upon thousands of people build up, and eat away at the fine details in the stone. But sometimes, just a few occasions, I did it anyway.GilaBnoreply@blogger.com