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John Bauman: Day 3: A Potter's Journey
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Friday, March 27, 2015. Day 3: A Potter's Journey. This is day #3 of the pottery image project into which John Tilton nominated me - the posting of 3 images of (my) pottery for each of the next five days. Yesterday I posted naked pots and mentioned that I like decorating with texture - carving, slip, stamping, etc. That meant that some time ago I had to find or develop glazes that accentuated that texture. Then I stumbled upon a glaze that lots of potters were using as a turquoise. It broke to a nice...
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John Bauman: March 2015
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Saturday, March 28, 2015. Why do people use pitchers in this day and age (I was asked)? 1 Because good potters keep making them. 2 It *might* be the most iconic item a potter makes. I know dozens of guys who play instrumental music of their own composition. You know how condiments come in those little plastic packets? You try every which way to get them open, frustrated just shy of resorting to getting some scissors.until you finally notice the serrated top that allows you to tear the packet open? 4 Pitc...
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John Bauman: Overheard
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Saturday, December 7, 2013. He closed the big door, he turned out the lights. Even the one peeking through the floor. From this tiny world he declared (In dark of night). 8220;Nothing surprises me anymore”. 8220;I do not like that”, “See, that there’s not right”. 8220;And that’s something I don’t care for”. 8220;I can’t and I won’t”, “That’s not worth the fight”. 8220;Nothing surprises me anymore”. Then she came along and flung the door wide. To toil and sweat to win dreams. December 7, 2013 at 12:06 PM.
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John Bauman: Day 5: Journey Through Clay
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Friday, March 27, 2015. Day 5: Journey Through Clay. Day 5 of the pottery image sharing. It's been a great project and I'm thankful to John Tilton for getting me to invest the time in doing it. I've been introduced to some great pottery from around the world. For my final day I'm torn between posting three of my favorite images or posting some things by which many of the folks who buy my pottery identify me. As the latter is something that presumably makes me different, I'll go with those. I am not funky.
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John Bauman: January 2014
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Friday, January 10, 2014. He took in as much helium as his lungs could hold. He inhaled and he inhaled and he drew the helium deep into his lungs. And those lungs could hold a powerful lot of helium. And sure enough.up he rose. With his lungs full of helium he could float on air and he could fly around a room. And people would look up at him and cheer, "Look at the flying man! But he talks funny." That's what he started to hear. And there he sat on the park bench, dejected. His flying days were over.
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John Bauman: Deep In The Heart Of Texas
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Deep In The Heart Of Texas. I just got back from the Fort Worth "Main Street Art Festival" where I was greeted on Saturday by a nice couple who said, "We bought several pieces from you the last time you were here and we've been looking for you each year since.". It's flattering and rewarding to be remembered, and to have my pots grace the homes and lives of so many people. This year after the festival the couple sent along some images of my pottery in their house. September 7 (...
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John Bauman: Nesting
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Saturday, April 18, 2015. I didn't have enough room AND it was too windy to display my bowls standing up in stands (as is my habit) last weekend in Fort Worth. Because of that, I found myself displaying the bowls flat (imagine that? Displaying them just as they might be used in the home? And I was putting them one inside the other. Here are some of the first ones. April 18, 2015 at 6:57 PM. Those look wonderful, John! April 19, 2015 at 6:57 PM. April 23, 2015 at 10:39 AM. BAUMAN STONEWARE ETSY PAGE.
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John Bauman: Day 1: A Potter's Journey
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Friday, March 27, 2015. Day 1: A Potter's Journey. Here is my first offering of three images as part of the internet project for which the estimable John Tilton nominated me. I will start with the simplest of ideas:. These pots have no embellishment beyond the glow of an iron red glaze and a rutile stain. It was my goal to show the beauty of an ungilded lily. March 27, 2015 at 6:03 AM. March 28, 2015 at 9:29 AM. Thanks so much. jb. March 28, 2015 at 4:52 AM. Wonderful to see you posting again! July 3-5 B...
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John Bauman: Day 2: A Potter's Journey
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Friday, March 27, 2015. Day 2: A Potter's Journey. This is day #2 of the pottery image project into which John Tilton nominated me - the posting of 3 images of (my) pottery for each of the next five days. Yesterday I chose to post the most unadorned (austere? Conversely, I never much enjoyed glazing. I have yet to meet the potter who didn't enjoy the stage of naked pottery as much or more than the actual finished piece. And that's certainly true in my case. Since I do work in a manner wherein I d...Today...
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John Bauman: March 2014
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Monday, March 24, 2014. Straight Rows, Crooked Branches. I heard it from the orchardman. He said it’s a rule of thumb. Green thumb in his case. I know. I saw his orchard. He said, “Stand here on this mound.”. So I stood on the rise of the dirt road I’d just been traveling down before this sight caught my eye. 8220;Now gaze out over the trees.” He continued. “See those rows? Straight as, well, straight as the rows of trees in an orchard ought to be.”. You mean the straight rows beneath crooked branches?
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