what, is it the 17th century?
i think i have a new favorite pastime: bartering...
one of the oldest, active art potteries in the United States, called 'VanBriggle,' is located here, right at the base of sky-scraping Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs, as well as about 5 minutes from my house...
and those at VanBriggle were nice enough to let me into the work area for a couple of hour so i could take some picture for my portfolio...
really, i just needed more photos of people and the arts, and i figured this would be a great way to kill to bird with one stone.
plus, i told them i was a senior photography major at a local college...
which is a lie...
but it worked to get me in none-the-less!
anywho, as a thank-you to some of the artisians that were nice enough to show me around, explain thier craft, and photograph them, i made some copies of pictures i took of them practicing thier art specifically, framed them, and dropped them off a couple weeks ago.
well, of the artists, Debbi, liked her photo so much (here is the photo)
that as a thank you for my thank you, she designed AND threw AND glaze mixed a mug specifically for me!
i mean, i probably could have bought a mug like this one for a couple of bucks anyway, but that isn't the point.
this whole transaction represents that my photography, my REAL passion, has some significance outside myself. it means that who i am, and what i trully love to do is of import, allbeit a small one, to the rest of the world.
this seemingly miniscule transaction gives context to who i am...
hmm...
and that makes me feel nice.
one of the oldest, active art potteries in the United States, called 'VanBriggle,' is located here, right at the base of sky-scraping Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs, as well as about 5 minutes from my house...
and those at VanBriggle were nice enough to let me into the work area for a couple of hour so i could take some picture for my portfolio...
really, i just needed more photos of people and the arts, and i figured this would be a great way to kill to bird with one stone.
plus, i told them i was a senior photography major at a local college...
which is a lie...
but it worked to get me in none-the-less!
anywho, as a thank-you to some of the artisians that were nice enough to show me around, explain thier craft, and photograph them, i made some copies of pictures i took of them practicing thier art specifically, framed them, and dropped them off a couple weeks ago.
well, of the artists, Debbi, liked her photo so much (here is the photo)
that as a thank you for my thank you, she designed AND threw AND glaze mixed a mug specifically for me!
i mean, i probably could have bought a mug like this one for a couple of bucks anyway, but that isn't the point.
this whole transaction represents that my photography, my REAL passion, has some significance outside myself. it means that who i am, and what i trully love to do is of import, allbeit a small one, to the rest of the world.
this seemingly miniscule transaction gives context to who i am...
hmm...
and that makes me feel nice.
posted by Lord Milton Pepperbottom III at 1:03 PM
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