Re: Vallauris (South of France)

by **big ed** on Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:58 pm

tenpot wrote:thats what the whole Bernard Leach thing was about I have a friend who worked in harry davis's pottery who rekoned that harry would be horrified that his pieces were being treated as collectables

That's strange, because I read Bernard leach went nuts when a woman who bought a teapot of his complained it it leaked and could not understand it was not meant for use but symbolic .

by **dantheman** on Sat Sep 26, 2009 3:40 pm

not that old excuse! A plumber told me the same thing about my boiler...

by **big ed** on Sat Sep 26, 2009 9:33 pm

Ah,... but it is written , it is not wise too assume the mind of the potters past intentions , speculation can lead to mucho mistakes .

by **dantheman** on Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:58 pm

small Gerbino bowl (95mm)

by tenpot on Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:58 am

nice colour!