tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322425485638532435.post9036094395651210288..comments2023-10-12T22:13:56.892+11:00Comments on six hundred degrees: Creative paths travelledSophie Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14693803100070830319noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322425485638532435.post-79188351865110003012012-07-26T15:27:29.041+10:002012-07-26T15:27:29.041+10:00I agree with everyone above. I can see no reason t...I agree with everyone above. I can see no reason to think you have copied anything. Because you haven't!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322425485638532435.post-66472394567651093202012-06-20T21:42:27.718+10:002012-06-20T21:42:27.718+10:00I'm not sure why this needs to be a problem. Y...I'm not sure why this needs to be a problem. You've been working on a collection that's a nod to jasperware and so did lucie rie<br /><br />I think it's a lovely coincidence and the sooner you stop beating yourself up over it and get back to throwing the bettersophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741722392756378467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322425485638532435.post-76527896733583192142012-06-14T08:18:36.939+10:002012-06-14T08:18:36.939+10:00Dear Sophie,
You are a thoughtful, hard working ar...Dear Sophie,<br />You are a thoughtful, hard working artist, the initial point of similarity will somehow become less obvious as you keep making these forms more and more your own. Have faith in yourself, you'll find a way through to something original and completely Sophie!<br />xxShannon Garsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064168403096353543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322425485638532435.post-38791803571313890022012-06-12T19:46:08.742+10:002012-06-12T19:46:08.742+10:00Hi Sophie, your work is sublime. You have a strong...Hi Sophie, your work is sublime. You have a strong work ethic, and thats exactlly why this whole story had you so distressed. Remember, EVERYTHING has been done before, and I am sure every ceramic artist out there has discovered their work resembles someone else's. Keep going and enjoy the journey. ps. I too am passionate about coloured porcelain!lynnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15100661675535987543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322425485638532435.post-39756356468952640662012-06-12T08:27:07.688+10:002012-06-12T08:27:07.688+10:00Thank you all. I had a feeling it might be an expe...Thank you all. I had a feeling it might be an experience similar to others and there would be general understanding. Just had to say it out loud to move on.<br /><br />One day soon I might even be able to pick up that beautiful book again and actually read it! But one step at a time.Sophie Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14693803100070830319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322425485638532435.post-6351815209813733182012-06-12T02:14:41.005+10:002012-06-12T02:14:41.005+10:00I completely relate to this. I am still a beginnin...I completely relate to this. I am still a beginning potter, and after I started working on a few pieces with a series of etched lines, I discovered Lucie Rie. I felt like I was copying and didn't even mean to. I showed my husband the photos, and was astonished at how much my own aesthetic was like hers. Now I am torn between devouring every book I can find about her (waiting for the book you mentioned to be released here), and isolating myself from photos of her work so I am not influenced too much! I think maybe there must be something in the general zeitgeist right now that parallels or has been influenced by her and her era's aesthetic. That is all I can figure. I'm not sure what to tell you about your new work though -- only that it is both beautiful and amazingly similar to hers. Perhaps yours will continue to evolve as you make more pieces?amy hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06781850639658975329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322425485638532435.post-34131153811629397882012-06-12T00:09:16.955+10:002012-06-12T00:09:16.955+10:00Sophie stick with your original plan and vision. ...Sophie stick with your original plan and vision. Why doubt yourself? You were not copying, your own aesthetic took you here. How many people would even join the dots? How many contemporary Buyers/collectors would even know of Lucy? I honestly saw your blue work as your voice nd not as anything less.Elaine Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667124924491780090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322425485638532435.post-27703758499048054862012-06-11T23:13:49.095+10:002012-06-11T23:13:49.095+10:00Sophie, amazing story but don't give up on the...Sophie, amazing story but don't give up on the blue if it's important to you....you can still make your own work and don't get too hung up on how close it is to your idol's - there's also the zeitgeist and whatever you make will be yours....the world is big enough! Continue the development - it's probably just how Dame Lucie did it too!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698681110555714951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322425485638532435.post-41277328079869097582012-06-11T21:55:04.148+10:002012-06-11T21:55:04.148+10:00My sympathy for the loss of your mother. It's...My sympathy for the loss of your mother. It's two years now since my own mother passed away but I still miss her.<br />As for your "Jasperware" I'm sure all potters would have had a similar experience with making ware accidently similar to another maker particularly those who make functional ware. Perhaps Lucie and your Mum were sending vibes your way :^) (no disrespect)Love the coloured clay btwAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620588456375419442noreply@blogger.com