A sample of the anodized Boilers
A few of the Boilers have marks on the top where the shop could have been more careful racking them, and some of the bases have some smut where they weren’t cleaned all the way… but overall they look really good. I know I’ve written it elsewhere, probably in an email to those who’ve placed orders, but I think people will be most happy with their Boiler if they see it for what it is – the first, experimental run of a craft-made object.
As I’ve done in the past, I’ll again compare the process to hand-thrown pottery: each piece doesn’t have the pristine finish you’d expect in that eight piece place-setting you bought from Walmart, or Macy’s or wherever. Instead, they’re more like that hand-thrown coffee mug you bought at the craft fair (and cherish). No two are identical, and each provides evidence of the way in which it was made. Many of these “imperfections” I like and intend to keep into the future. Some I’ll remove. But I like things that tell the story of how they were created. Those marks give them souls. And the soul is, after all, the difference between us and the Cylons. :)
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As an amateur potter I totally know what you mean. I have a stoneware tea mug that if there was a fire in my house it would be one of the first things I’d try and save. Things that look like they’ve been hand crafted are fantastic.
And the soul is, after all, the difference between us and the Cylons.
Devin, I think you missed the point of why the Cylons started the war…
But I totally agree with you about hand crafts! They’re like individually-constructed Cylons!
Shed – Right on, I’ve thrown pottery myself, and I’d like to get back into it. My parents have this one mug that’s dimensionally small, but seems deeper than it should be – like a bottomless cauldron. Hand thrown, and I want to steal it.
Miguel – Right, right. But the full story of the 13th tribe doesn’t make for a pithy end to a blog post. :)
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