Hi all
Had our gallery's Christmas bash recently and a debate broke out about our personal definitions of who we are and what we do.......
some thought 'potter' and 'pottery' was outdated, some kind of 1970's 'hippy' brown 'mug and jug' concept
others said 'ceramicist' sounded like some inflated, interllectual self-justifying 'label' for a craft already practiced for thousands of years
others thought 'ceramics' allowed for broader interpretations than functional wares
and ALL were horrified that handmade artisan work could get lumped into 'paint-a-plate/hobby ceramics'!!