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01-04-2010, 06:56 PM
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LOL! I realize I SAID I was going to post the mudhead pot in the first post - but I didn't post him till the second post. Hope I didn't confuse anyone! My Christmas presents were the frog pot, the mudhead pot and the story teller necklace. I just posted the other pots for fun!
Sorry for the confusion.
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01-04-2010, 07:32 PM
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It wasn't confusing! Your pottery is gorgeous!! I love the way you have it displayed. Thanks for taking pictures and explaining it. It's very interesting!
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01-05-2010, 07:21 AM
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Great pictures Gayle! It's so nice that Gary tries so hard to make you happy
My favorite is the necklace!
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01-05-2010, 08:16 AM
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I love the way you set up the display case! It's like a museum, filled with such interesting things!
The storyteller necklace is amazing. It is so beautifully made! What is the meaning of the necklace, or of the storyteller dolls?
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01-05-2010, 08:54 AM
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What a unique collection!! Gary is so sweet to find things that you'll really like!!! He did a good job getting your gifts this year!!! I love the necklace too!!
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01-05-2010, 08:58 AM
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In the Indian culture, there is much emphasis on the tribal elders passing along history, family information, cultural facts, and other bits of wisdom. The storyteller figure is to represent the tribal elder (it's always a women in the figures) passing along this information. She is always talking to children to represent that this starts at an early age.
Of course, it could also be interpreted to mean that a mom or grandmom is simply telling interesting stories to her children/grandchildren to keep them entertained. I have had the story teller pot for some time now - but neither of us had seen a story teller necklace. I am wearing the necklace today - but like I said, I won't wear it much, I'll put it in my display case because it is too fragile for heavy wear. I don't mean that the figures on the necklace are fragile, but since they are clay, they can't get wet and if I should bump them against something hard, they could break - or if the clasp broke and they fell to the tile/wood/concrete floor, some would probably break.
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01-05-2010, 09:21 AM
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I don't blame you. Best to enjoy looking at it.
Oral history is a great tradition. My father wrote stories, mostly about his experiences in WWII. As he got older, I asked him to write about his family. He did write several stories, and they are wonderful. My Aunt is the last person to tell me the old stories now, and that is sad. The family stories are so wonderful. Maybe I should write what I know about. A couple of women in my writers' group are doing that, and we love to hear their stories.
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