AMST 211 1nd Edition Lecture 19 Outline of Current Lecture 1. Tradition2. Tensions3. Seagrove Pottery4. Bridge Bowl5. Chris LutherCurrent LectureSeagrove PotteryConcept of tradition as a southern ideology. Seagrove, NC: Pottery and its HistoryTensions: • Tradition v. Innovation◦ tradition: temporal action, a product of decisions to hold on to, accept, and sustain. Individuals and communities must keep them alive. Important for understanding shifts on Southern Cultures. ◦ innovationL opposite of old fashioned, always changing. • Art v Craft◦ craft: making things by hand.• Local v GlobalSeagrove PotteryWhat traditions do you or your family practice? Songs, objects, etc. How have these traditions changed over the generationsBridge bowl: problematic because it challenges the tensions laid out. Some of his work is non-functional These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.North Carolina potters have been working since the late 1800’s using natural elements and environments. Sea grove had an abundance of clay, and a great environment for pottery. Global influences exist because travelers brought ideas back from things they had seen. Chris Luther is potter from Seagrove that keeps pottery going with each generation. He expresses emotion within his pottery and calls it his hobby. He pays close attention to detail, even though his grandfather and other earlier potters did not. This is because now, it is art, thenit was practical and functional. Process provides a lens for the community to see how something is made and what the process of making it is likeTradition is a process that is constantly
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