I’m in love with these gold mark films of all my favorite potters. Thank you so much for doing these.

@lynnhoffmann3273

2 жыл бұрын

They are killer amazing!

I honestly Appreciate his sacrifice and compassion for his own work.......a true Ceramic Hero!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

just visited the exhibition exceptional pots by an exceptionally nice man. what a gem of an exhibition.

I'm delighted that there are still potters in the world who are devoted to wood-fire, even fiercely so. Nic is a wonderful artist, an amazing potter, and the world of pottery is better because of him. Personally, I appreciate good pottery--functional art--whether it is wood, gas, or electric fired, but I do find myself studying and appreciating wood-fired pottery the most, followed by gas-fire heavy reduction; not better, necessarily, but those techniques just speak to my soul a bit more than electric.

So glad I found your channel!

Every potter has their own story , their own vision . Very enlightening ! 🌻🎨🌻 elemental....

amazing! thank you all.

Excellent video, inspirational and captures all the essence of Nic and his passion.

This was a truly wonderful film. I wasn't expecting to learn so much about life when I started watching it. Thank you so much for sharing.

what a delightful video. Nic managed to encapsulate all the reasons why we fire with wood

GG doco’s are sheer ceramic addiction...brilliant

Superb film. Love his philosophy of the beauty of imperfection. Thank you.

beautiful film !

For quite some time I harbored the thought that the kiln would be so mundanely the heart or soul of the work, but it is truly the womb

Controlled chaos yields beautiful results

so incredibly inspiring. thank you. i wish i could pick up so many of the pots you showed in the film.

Love this. Made a salt kiln in the past. The learning curve was a wonderful experience

Perfection is in the eyes of the beholder

@jmpmcd

7 жыл бұрын

perfection is the enemy of done .

Honest...Thanks very much for the perspective.

That which makes you different, makes you beautiful

Great video! I really enjoyed watching and seeing how wood-firing works! Amazing process!

Thank you for sharing. Just what I needed right now. Love it!

Enjoyed very very much

well done

loved this so much, thanks

@Goldmarkart

2 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

Great video can't wait to get started in this it's like life like a box of chocolate!

Wonderful works!! It´s art to me :)

awesome story, thx :-)

I really need a Nic Collins pot

@Goldmarkart

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

GREAT :)

Here is a short movie with Shiro Tsujimura (in English), the potter mentioned by Nic Collins as having been influential on him. Takeshi Art Beat 2013 01 03 11 30 Shiro Tsujimura

@eviehawke

6 жыл бұрын

Gábor Gerőfi thank you

@alialawadh

6 жыл бұрын

Gábor Gerőfi great works

Using seashells to keep your pots from sticking? Brilliant!

@Goldmarkart

2 жыл бұрын

It works a treat!

Good stuff Nic. Inspiring work. I drink from one of your mugs!

Nyc sir

staring into fire is just how the sun works

@wayakamejima4771

7 жыл бұрын

No other way to check on it.

A good pot is a good pot. It can be all concept and intellect if executed well. I fully appreciate these particular, absolutely gorgeous, pots, but find that there is often some sort of implied morality associated with "traditional" potters v more " experimental" or "modern" potters or, potters who use electric kilns. This always appears rather defensive to me, as if a wood-firing potter has to justify their methods. ... I wish they wouldn't because it personally makes me sad. To reiterate, I love this potter and am not wishing to criticise him at all.

for me it is all about efficiency .otherwise I burn too many trees . many days burning an anagama kiln is a small wood lost to mother nature . 7 hours burning pallets is much kinder to the mother that provides your clay and glaze also . mother nature is the most efficient of all systems , so to follow her is just logical .

@asdqwe4468

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Not everybody can afford what he's doing. I like the result but not every potter can do that and not all gas or electric fired pots are boring. Of course there's something very raw about wood firing and the ash glaze. As far as I know traditional raku pots are fired rather quickly. There's a video about a raku pottery in Kyoto. I'm stuck with a self made gas kiln. I'm glad it's kinda efficient with these energy prices. We have to make the best of what we have. And I also like the idea of pots being used in people's homes and not staying in galleries. Most of the pots shown by goldmark are way beyond what anyone except a wealthy collector would buy.

does anyone know if his throwing is all kickwheel?

hi what,s your clay body?

If another technique or artwork isn't the same as yours, avoid the arrogance - DON'T describe it as "boring." Boredom is the ball-and-chain of the unimaginative.