Monthly Archives: September 2016

Notes from The Land of Make Believe

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Carter Gillies

The past year or more I have been tangling myself in conversations attempting to figure out how value works in human lives. We don’t like talking about it, so mostly I am met with silence or treated like a heretic. … Continue reading →

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Don’t be a tool

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Carter Gillies

Just some things to consider: A friend picked up one of those fancy Sherrill Do-All trimming tools for me and the different design made using it as if I were almost a novice potter again. I have been so familiar … Continue reading →

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Beauty is axiomatic

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Carter Gillies

I just read a friend’s essay on a class she is taking described as “Beastly Beauty: The Value That Astounds, Confounds, Perplexes and Vexes Us”. Its great that folks are thinking about these issues! I totally wish I could be … Continue reading →

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Why art needs stories

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Carter Gillies

If you go back and read what I’ve blogged the last several months you may see the signs of a story being told. Several stories, perhaps, and that in itself is a story. At least, I have attempted to describe … Continue reading →

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