tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365515725192549457.post1252471084004732028..comments2023-05-29T11:07:02.343-04:00Comments on Learning to be Fearless: What is it with breaking pots?Graciela Testa Lynthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13758181938892880174noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365515725192549457.post-59292789831028312322014-03-09T20:59:40.151-04:002014-03-09T20:59:40.151-04:00Wow! Lots to think about. Andi and Peggy: we break...Wow! Lots to think about. Andi and Peggy: we break lots of things "ceremoniously". I think that, for me, the issue is that these pots survived for so long to meet such a sad end. And I admit that I place more value on handmade artisanal items than on industrial products. Graciela Testa Lynthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758181938892880174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365515725192549457.post-31137357105679594332014-03-09T20:46:15.924-04:002014-03-09T20:46:15.924-04:00For Alexa's bridal shower, I combed through lo...For Alexa's bridal shower, I combed through local thrift shops to find enough different cup/saucer sets for each guest to pick one and use it at the tea party, then take it home as a favor. I ended up buying way more than we needed. Everyone ended up with their memento (I took a couple of sets for my collection). Then, since we didn't know what else to do with the leftovers, and since it seemed like a fun (traditional?) thing to do, at the wedding, all the guest smashed the cups and saucers. Are these less worthy of our concern because they were not "art," but rather, something that had already been discarded by someone else?<br /><br />And what is it about breaking pottery? Isn't it a Greek wedding custom? Also, a Jewish custom to break a glass?Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666829388445902841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365515725192549457.post-18129704358409266332014-03-09T17:48:48.114-04:002014-03-09T17:48:48.114-04:00Gracie, very well said and thought out. I don'...Gracie, very well said and thought out. I don't think one needs to have an art degree to see the absurdness of this event. It's about having respect for those that have gone before us and respect for those not yet born. I know the artist was trying to prove a point but in the end (I think) this kind of act was for the shock effect... I'm tired of being "shocked", life has enough of that organically w/out conjuring it up on purpose.sheilasarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10165168171932608529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365515725192549457.post-71918025643183275152014-03-09T14:07:27.021-04:002014-03-09T14:07:27.021-04:00The WeiWei exhibit was here in Miami, and it was o...The WeiWei exhibit was here in Miami, and it was on the news for a week. I was rooting for the smasher, has I had been, and still am, appalled at WeiWei smashing and painting those pots.pat's potteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765212775695074548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365515725192549457.post-53253023009746763472014-03-09T13:52:19.378-04:002014-03-09T13:52:19.378-04:00wasn't there a rock band that destroyed guitar...wasn't there a rock band that destroyed guitars on stage years ago?<br /><br />It is easy to destroy what you did not create.<br /><br />It is a human pattern, not a good one.Tall Pines Studio and Garden Cottage Wools and Craftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362920475071379782noreply@blogger.com