tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20584644.post7761329376969215706..comments2023-05-03T07:35:00.435-04:00Comments on mary anne davis: Owning the Means of ProductionMary Anne Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449186283653624728noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20584644.post-35142386295707527512008-04-24T00:59:00.000-04:002008-04-24T00:59:00.000-04:00I totally agree. I would think that would be the ...I totally agree. I would think that would be the goal of every potter. But I guess you never know a persons situation. I just started potting and already I'm plotting my course to get where you are. <BR/><BR/>I take classes (seven students per night) from a man that owns his own studio, has his own equipment (kilns, wheels, slab roller, etc.) He also has a place in the country where he built a wood burning kiln and does raku. He did all of this for himself within a span of 15 years. That's where I want to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20584644.post-39654392825179699142008-04-21T10:06:00.000-04:002008-04-21T10:06:00.000-04:00Well said. I think further down the line we will s...Well said. I think further down the line we will see a more localised production as gas prices go up and transportation becomes a bigger issue than it already is. I have seen over the last few years a change in my sales. Recently most of my sales are out of my studio, and I wholesale/ship less work. It could be because of a growing tourist market her in the NC mountains, but I also think that the pottery consumer benefits from visiting the place where the objects are made. It may add to their enjoymentr of the objects. Also consumer realization of how their buying habits and their local economy is linked is beginning to click, as in the slow food movement. Thanks for the thoughtful writing.klineolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10577525633756972853noreply@blogger.com