Thank you so much. My husband and I had the honor of sharing many clay conferences in the south. He was such a wonderful man such an inspiration. He told me you’ll never know how good an artist you’ll be as long as you split yourself between to worlds. I came back to work and gave them notice. It was so empowering. He loved my husbands home made deer jerky and always greeted him with “ hey Jerky Man”. Shared many a libation after workshops with him. I’m sure you heard his story about when he quit working a traditional job.
Don Reitz was a master of ceramics and he was a great man. Attended his workshop in NYC and he was genuine and real. A nice guy. I was so grateful to finally meet him and watch him work. Two days that I will never forget.
What a life changing experience for potters at any stage of their claymaking journey! Thank you so much for the virtual tour and commentary. I learned a lot watching this. ❤️ the drywall ware boards for students, repurposing bricks, adapting kilns to serve community needs, and the overall up closeness of the tour. I felt reimmersed, if only for a few precious and inspiring moments. I taught pottery for a few years, but settled on another medium. I run a vegan catering company now, yet every day I mention something about pottery to someone or thoughts of throwing dance across my mind. My inner potter re-emerged watching this and I decided to throw again.
I wonder how Don's work changed over the years he was there. I'll have to read more about him and his influences. The women's workshop every October sounds interesting.
Love this video. Thank you for giving us the tour. My hometown has a residency program started by a gentleman that move down a few years ago from New York and he bought a large property way off the beaten path. As soon as from around the world to come for up to two years residency. I've seen and talked to a number of them. I run into them at art shows and at the place where I pick up supplies. Some of them work there part-time while they are here.
Thank you so much. My husband and I had the honor of sharing many clay conferences in the south. He was such a wonderful man such an inspiration. He told me you’ll never know how good an artist you’ll be as long as you split yourself between to worlds. I came back to work and gave them notice. It was so empowering. He loved my husbands home made deer jerky and always greeted him with “ hey Jerky Man”. Shared many a libation after workshops with him. I’m sure you heard his story about when he quit working a traditional job.
Don Reitz was a master of ceramics and he was a great man. Attended his workshop in NYC and he was genuine and real. A nice guy. I was so grateful to finally meet him and watch him work. Two days that I will never forget.
What a life changing experience for potters at any stage of their claymaking journey! Thank you so much for the virtual tour and commentary. I learned a lot watching this. ❤️ the drywall ware boards for students, repurposing bricks, adapting kilns to serve community needs, and the overall up closeness of the tour. I felt reimmersed, if only for a few precious and inspiring moments. I taught pottery for a few years, but settled on another medium. I run a vegan catering company now, yet every day I mention something about pottery to someone or thoughts of throwing dance across my mind. My inner potter re-emerged watching this and I decided to throw again.
I wonder how Don's work changed over the years he was there. I'll have to read more about him and his influences. The women's workshop every October sounds interesting.
Wow, nice and warm out there! Im going to NCECA hope to see you there again.
Love this video. Thank you for giving us the tour. My hometown has a residency program started by a gentleman that move down a few years ago from New York and he bought a large property way off the beaten path. As soon as from around the world to come for up to two years residency. I've seen and talked to a number of them. I run into them at art shows and at the place where I pick up supplies. Some of them work there part-time while they are here.
Wow, what an amazing place! Thank you for the tour!
Lucky You! Thx for sharing,really enjoyed the tour!
Uh-oh! When the camera moves that fast it makes me dizzy so I’m not able to make sense of what your filming.