Summed up in a meme; Gulgong Clay Push Conference 2013

 

 The photo is from a night walking during the Ceramics Conference 'Clay Push' in Gulgong, 2013. I observed a group of locals were walking past blowing bubbles and drinking goon, clearly looking for something new from the daily routine of rural life... I sneakily followed to take a photo of this free teen scene. The quote suits, Merran is a Ceramic Artist after all ;)

She said this at the Gulgong Conference at a panel discussion about education; article here

Fortress Ceramica Melodrama

ITs funny;

There is a writing style, in Ceramic or craft critique, that tends to be romanticized. There is often a section about the authors own journey, a narrative, some reference to the end of the world, and divinity and hallelujahs squeeze in there from time to time. Unfortunately this tactic to make the tale of the Craft/Art War more exciting is appealing to certain generations, and excluding others. Yet another Symptom Of the Ceramic Fortress plague...

 Its not intentional. The drama is hard to avoid. In fact I believe it is for entertainment value, ironic humour, on an possibly dry theoretical subject.



 (I hope to contemporarize it in my upcoming piece on the topic, for attention spans of the Now Generation. Due November 2013)



Meanwhile here is some reading on the topic if you feel so inclined;


http://www.craftunbound.net/texts/beyond-fortress-ceramica-a-knights-tale/comment-page-1#comment-24999

This is the same article as above, curiously reproduced; Craft.Org is a great source on the subject for further informantion:

http://www.craft.org.au/Learn/Craft_Culture/beyond-fortress-ceramica/

 http://www.craftculture.org/world/kmurray6.htm

 http://www.potteryinaustralia.com/NOV06/answered.html

http://www.craftvic.asn.au/clog/2006/07/first-day-in-verge-ceramics-conference.html

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Fortress+Ceramica+answered+prayers.-a0177719405

http://merranesson.com/?p=186

Eye Candy: The Crazy World of David LaChapelle

HOT! I really enjoyed the new womans confidence; Hyperreality at its most extreme!

Dave seems like a chilled out kinda guy too, helpfully combatting the 'Artist" stereotype.

ENjoy the glamour!