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JeffMargolin — Under the Sycamore Tree
Published: 2007-12-28 02:26:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 1324; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 19
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One of a series of 20 similar pieces. These were made for a gallery which has a large garden with Sycamore trees. They wanted to have small pieces to give their best clients.Ceramic Sculpture, Hand burnished, center carved and finished with acrylic 9"X9"X2"
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Thank you! 
The response for these has indeed been great, the gallery recently requested several more.
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Thank you so much! I will show Jeff your 'Flame' it's a beautiful piece!
-idan
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Thank you, that is very kind
-idan
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Thank you so much
Happy New Year!
-idan
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so true!
How are the holidays so far?
-idan
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Holidays? well... hehe... 
You enjoying the holidays?
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Holiday season is extraordinarily fun this year
Thank you and Happy New Year!
-idan
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Now that is something one does not hear (or read in this case) very often! Good for you!!
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Really? I though that was the purpose...? In general I have a hard time saying no to an opportunity for having fun and being happy
-idan
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Hmmm... the way I see it the main purpose is to get drunk
But of course... one can only embrace the chance of being able to have fun and be happy!
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love the texture and detail
Jeff does some amazing work
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Thank you Stephi
He hasn't painted in years, so this was pretty cool to see.
-idan
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Beautiful. This was an awesome gesture for their clients. Interesting to see the color on one of his pieces. It definitely brings a different twist to his work.
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it was fun to see Jeff get into the paint issue. He really doesn't like to work with glazes anymore because of the chems, so acrylic is not a bad way to go since he doesn't do functional anyway
-idan
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Acrylic is a great idea for non-functional. Obviously I don't have any issue with non-functional work.
I get frustrated with glazes too, but for different reasons. I seem to ruin anything I put a glaze on. It crazy to me that I can control atmospheric firings better than I can get a predictable glaze in an electric kiln to do what I want it to do.
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Hey Lisa,
After a longer discussion with Jeff, I wanted to make sure I didn't misrepresent his views 
Also, glazing is not compatible with burnishing and smoking...which in his case goes to cone 012.
Mostly Jeff wanted to make sure it didn't sound like he thinks of acrylic as an alternative to glaze, which of course it isn't.
Idan
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LOL. I appreciate your writing me back, but you can ensure Jeff I took all of it the way he intended.
I like the acrylics as an alternative on this piece, but understand that it is not an alternative.
Most of my pieces are burnished and smoke fired (kinda) like Jeff's. We fire to about the same cone.
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yeah, Jeff gets so overly concerned over these things...he is such a girl sometimes 
Happy New Year, Lisa
-idan
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LOL Happy New Year to you and Jeff! I'm off to a friend's house for celebrating....
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Thanks kiddo, glad you like it!
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Your Welcome! Any-a-time you!!!
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Dude. I have to say that I appriciate the texture in the background. How'd he do that without breaking the little connecting lines between cells?
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Yeah, I was wondering that myself when I first saw the pieces. I still can't believe he made 20...
Jeff said that the lines helped the paint pool correctly and give it that Sycamore-like dark edges around the different colors. And yeah--pretty steady hands for a guy who claims to be a klutz
-idan
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So those aren't depressions? Just nice lines?
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Oh, I misunderstood!
In that case, he goes by your famous line: "poke, poke, poke, poke..."
-idan
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And thats why I'm asking how in the HELL did he get cells like that? I'm just seriously impressed that there's no breakage in the lines.
^_^
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I was fascinated with the '
-idan
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Nooo, you don't....I will actually show you how he does it. Patience my dear
-idan
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Right! It is a great sign of appreciation on their part.
Hey, maybe they're into horses and want to trade
-idan
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