Re: [Mid] Chineese porcelains..

darcellena@triton.net wrote:

> Lia,
>
> The short <OD:, :) >answer is that I won't paint THEIR piece. I'll paint
> one of my own. :) Yes, I expect that they would rightly be upset if I
> applied my paint brushes and overglaze paints/enamels to their Ming piece
> then placed it in my kiln for firing. That's why I'll simply paint a new
> piece on an appropriate form using my historic oil-based porcelain
> painting methods.
>
> Part of the more serious answer is that it would be impossible to
> precisely reproduce their exact piece due to the nature of the drawing and
> painting process. I free-hand draw onto the porcelain blanks I use.
> Scale of the blank is also a factor. Essentially any reproduction piece
> ends up being that artisan's interpretation of the original piece for a
> variety of factors, despite even the most exacting attempts at precise
> reproduction in decoration. Even if I repeatedly paint the same design,
> due to the methods I use, it is impossible to EXACTLY do each one
> precisely identically. Since we're humans how can an artisan using the
> methods that I use lay brush strokes down and apply paint or precious
> metals gilding (e.g., gold) in precisely the same way every time?; You
> don't.
>
> I hope this both humerously and seriously helps to answer your question.
>
>

Why, I've seen such things done in the movies! Of course, then the hero or bad
guy (depends on the movie, doncha know) swaps out the new painted piece for the
old one .... Sounds like a plan. I think they'd be pleased to get a brand new
piece instead of one of those really old ones, right? I think I like this plan!

Lia

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Lisa Wiser
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From:  Lisa Wiser <lawiser@att.net>
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