Guest JBaymore Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 "Question of the Week" Summer is a good time to laugh, share, and to interact in a fun, creative way on our Potters Council forum. We will be posting a "Question of the Week" every Monday for you to answer, give an opinion, and maybe laugh a little. The questions will range from the serious to the not so serious. We are ready to have some fun and hope you will join us. We are all looking forward to see what everyone has to say. Don't be shy to share your answer. We want this to be positive, fun experience and encourage all to respond in a like manner. Put your thinking caps on for this question: Question of the Week: "What will an archeologist say when they dig up your shards?" When replying to the question be sure to hit the reply button below and outside of the message. If not, it quotes all the previous message making the post much longer and difficult to read. Lots of people are looking forward to reading all the responses........... have at it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaWhiteCrow Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 "Holy crap ... she should have reclaimed that one!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Campbell Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 This is an idea that has always scared me!! How daunting to think they will find my discards boneyard and decide we had all barely got past lighting fires and hanging from trees. A hundred yards away is the good stuff and my personal collection of other people's work ... keep digging!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucille Oka Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Lisa and Chris- Not so, archeologists are ecstatic when they find pottery. It is the art historians, art critics and the collectors we have to watch out for! They can make or break us even in death. As for my work, I have thrown out pots across the land, across the desert and across the sea. The archeologists will discuss the dates that appear on the ware and the location in which they were found. They will ponder the similarities with found vessels unearthed in other cities. They will confer and come to a general consensus that it is work by the same potter, even though the signature is different the manipulation and use of the materials is similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEP Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Here's what I'm hoping they'll say: "Hmmm. People were still making pottery by hand in the 21st century, long after the world was industrialized. Rather than doing it out of necessity, it looks like they redefined it as an art form and a traditional craft skill. Good for them!" Mea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Baird Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Hmmm, looking for something witty here. I got nothin'. So, on a more analytical note, I'd guess the archeologist might see the incised lines on my work that look like mountains and conclude that mountains had a powerful influence on the potter. The archeologist would be correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawn523 Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 At one time I wanted to be an archaeologist. When I found pottery at digs, I always wonder at the techique and glazes. I think in the future these question will always be asked even when they find my broken shards from my discards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy Zoller Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 When my shards are discovered by an archeologist/or Art Historian I hope they comment on the depth of the depth of the glaze colors and the textures that are still and forever on the surface...reflecting the mountains, oceans, rocks, plants. This makes a potter's work timeless and so connected to the universe. (oh, yes, and my beautiful PRIVATE COLLECTION) will also be well cared for, in one piece somewhere else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfirepotter Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 What gorgeous pinholes, amazing crazing, and beautiful bloating! All the qualities that we aspire to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace Pottery Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 I was a student-member of a group pottery for several years, and we joked about archaeologists finding our discards. They surely would think they had found a village site-or a small town. Since then I have wondered about the deductions made by archaeologists. As for my pots, I would hope they would deduce that they were much used and an integral part of every day life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsonpots Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 They would probably say, "Too bad her raku glazes didn't hold up to the weather, because her wall hangings look great. . . . . . but it looks like her vessels still have some uneven walls". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohemian Potter Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 I hope they realize that they have uncovered the scrap pile and not the good pots!! I think they will wonder why there are so many throw aways when we are living in a world of finite resources. Think of the clay and Cobalt and Tin in those discards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
made4mud Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Hmm, didn't know there was a Korean settlement this far West! "Question of the Week" Summer is a good time to laugh, share, and to interact in a fun, creative way on our Potters Council forum. We will be posting a "Question of the Week" every Monday for you to answer, give an opinion, and maybe laugh a little. The questions will range from the serious to the not so serious. We are ready to have some fun and hope you will join us. We are all looking forward to see what everyone has to say. Don't be shy to share your answer. We want this to be positive, fun experience and encourage all to respond in a like manner. Put your thinking caps on for this question: Question of the Week: "What will an archeologist say when they dig up your shards?" When replying to the question be sure to hit the reply button below and outside of the message. If not, it quotes all the previous message making the post much longer and difficult to read. Lots of people are looking forward to reading all the responses........... have at it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlCravens Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 "Clearly, this was some kind of weapon... look at how thick this bottom section is, probably for clubbing the victim, or possibly they were thrown, though their weight would seem to preclude that." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barhaas Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 I wish I could hit "like" or comment LOL for so many of the posts above that just cracked me up! Suffice it to say that I know exactly what y'all are talking about ;-) I love this question, because we used to talk about this often when I actually had an archeologist as one of my pottery students. She used to fascinate us with her descriptions of digs she had done in Mexico and other parts of the world. I am also very interested to hear about the connection of Maria Martinez of San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico with an archeologist who wanted her to replicate some pottery shards that they had uncovered and pieced together. Would an archeologist want to replicate any of my discarded pots? I should hope not! Many pieces have glaze imperfections that would remind them of the moon or some other planet (perhaps exciting to an astronomer, LOL). Yes, I love glazes with textures, but these are NOT like those glazes :-) Other pieces would have been thrown so badly that they might use them to speculate how children were able to pass on such traditions. They may speculate that I was a florist who left so much weight in the bottoms to help counterbalance the the tall flower arrangements. I think I shall have to think about my discarding method, fire a slab of clay with an arrow pointing toward my studio that says "The good stuff is that way! This stuff just makes for good drainage! Please disregard..." and put it on top of the heap of "jewels." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolyn Dorr Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Just let you know... you can like a post... look to the bottom right of each post... You can click the green button to say you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuraVida Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Hey everyone, I would hope they would say good things. But if they found any pieces still in tack I would see it going something like this... "hey mike come check this out.... It looks like some kind of ancient vase or something. (mike) Oh wow that looks great I'd like to take that home and give it to Linda it would look great next to our robot closet." The circle of life Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho Potter Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Hmmm . . . this looks like a primative style that must have been in someone's collection. I wonder what "age" the maker existed in. Decidedly crude, yet showed a promise of what might come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woo Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 " What the............?" Tee hee. Well, I always like to make some sort of impression! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill T. Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 The pots that I take a hammer to are collected in a box then carried to our lake house to fill in holes along the seawall. Several summers ago my grandson was digging around near the wall when suddenly he yelled " Grandaddy look, I just found some Caddo Indian pottery." I really hated to tell him that was my discard pottery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 "Question of the Week" Summer is a good time to laugh, share, and to interact in a fun, creative way on our Potters Council forum. We will be posting a "Question of the Week" every Monday for you to answer, give an opinion, and maybe laugh a little. The questions will range from the serious to the not so serious. We are ready to have some fun and hope you will join us. We are all looking forward to see what everyone has to say. Don't be shy to share your answer. We want this to be positive, fun experience and encourage all to respond in a like manner. Put your thinking caps on for this question: Question of the Week: "What will an archeologist say when they dig up your shards?" When replying to the question be sure to hit the reply button below and outside of the message. If not, it quotes all the previous message making the post much longer and difficult to read. Lots of people are looking forward to reading all the responses........... have at it! What the H... was he thinking! Throw it back. . . it doesn't fit the era! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 "Clearly there was a change in the cultural functions because the dimension of the lip changes 2 mm on the flared edge." Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OffCenter Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 "God must've had more than one son." Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 My first throwing class we could only keep three small pieces, we were told to think about our work lasting forever and what we would want archaeologist to find and think. Since taste and styles change I would want them to think that there was no heavy ugly junk that it was all well made. Denice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 Hey everyone, I would hope they would say good things. But if they found any pieces still in tack I would see it going something like this... "hey mike come check this out.... It looks like some kind of ancient vase or something. (mike) Oh wow that looks great I'd like to take that home and give it to Linda it would look great next to our robot closet." The circle of life Anthony I thought your robot closet was funny and then it occurred to me that I ready have one where I hang my Roomba and charge it. Denice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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