Friday, March 30, 2007

Salt Glaze Seder Plate



An illustration of a long-held belief of mine: if you're the first to do something,you don't also have to be good at it; the second guy has to be good [or,at least,better than you].I find this quite liberating and empowering. Well,have you ever seen a salt-glazed Seder plate before? I suspect that the influence for this was partly a salt-fired chanukia that ex-student Vered made while working for Micki Schloessingk a couple of years ago [another influence being that there was room in the kiln- I hadn't intended this piece for the salt,but,at that famous and creative last minute,saw the possibility of bringing together two traditions,one of the simplest ways of making something new from what you already have at hand. Learned that from Bob Dylan,he should be healthy].
It's Shabbat HaGadol in a few hours,and we are promised a kiddush with kugel tomorrow at Kosov,my local shul.Maybe I'll see you there...Shabbat Shalom!

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