| Bottom Line
|
|
Freepot is for the enjoyment and
understanding of handmade pottery. Sharing the spirit of human development,
ingenuity, artistry, and craft, with everyone.
A hobby-potter project.
|
Something to think about.
click below
|
FREE
You can get a free pot.
Get one now
click here
|
|
A hobby-potter projectIn the case of any misunderstanding, the terms and conditions
of this offer are set out here.
So while the presentation of this site reflects a high degree of quality,
perhaps as good as a some business corporations, this is not a commercial site.
It is a hobby-potter site.
Not For Sale.
|
Offer
The free pot is a handmade piece of pottery.
The
pottery for example, is domestic ceramic ware, such as a mug or cup, a bowl, a plate or a vase.
Typically it is a tea or coffee
cup or mug. It is handcrafted from stoneware clay.
Fired in a potters kiln to
approx. 1230° Celsius (2246° Fahrenheit).
It is decorated with a colored glaze, and is suitable
for all normal domestic ceramic uses. |
The Bottom Line
Between one pot and another, the difference in value arises from society and how it views pottery. Is pottery an article of kitchen ware?
Is it an article of celebration and ritual?
Is it a traditional object? Is it a craftpersons or an artists product? Is it a memento? Is it an antique?
In this way it can either represent, identity, history, tradition, technology, nationalism, religion, wealth,
or even morals and ethics.
What is it worth?
With all these meanings, pottery can bring a high price. Simply not putting an economic value on the product, does not mean it's free. Nor does it mean you are not paying for it.
|
Hobby-Potter
A hobby-potter exists because of the realities of the pottery market. A small craft activity can not compete with the industrial manufacture of pottery.
Usually a professional potter has additional funding from a teaching appointment, from government funding, or from some other income, or assistance. Where a potter is operating autonomously, it is due largely to the subsistence scale of the activity, or, to their own success. The latter being possible, but is very rare. Of course, there are opportunities for employment in the ceramic industry, such as in research, design and manufacture. This is not to diminish their success.
The potter as an artisan in a small workshop is perhaps now a romantic view. Although it does survive in a few countries, such as India, and Japan, but each for very different reasons. There are many other examples where a potter can operate as a craftperson, perhaps in a co-operative workshop or studio and in craft based factories in various countries.
|
Genuine
This is a genuine free offer of a piece of hand made pottery.
The offer is limited to a free piece of pottery. Upon receipt
of a payment for postage and handling, the pottery will be posted. The
type, size or style of pottery is at the discretion of Freepot.
Responsibility for non-delivery or breakage is not accepted. However,
an additional pot can be sent upon receipt of payment for postage
and handling. |
|
Overall, a very good balance of local craft and economics can be achieved, when there is an appreciative public. For the most part, a pottery artisan, survives in the West, in a non-profit, and non-commercial role, such as the hobby-potter. The existence of people such as might be called potters, is a notice of their participation in an art and craft, and should not be evaluated simply on the basis of a spurious term such as professional. |
Disclaimer
The text, the graphics, all of the information and content, is provided as is. No guarantees, implied or otherwise, are made to the authenticity, accuracy, quality, or fitness for a particular purpose, of anything stated or shown on this site. No liability or responsibility is assumed for incorrect, misleading, outdated, or missing information. |
Delivery
Upon receipt of payment with the address where you want the free pot
sent to, a free piece of pottery will be quickly sent
by post.
Delivery will depend upon your location. If the delivery address is
outside of Australia, allow up to 4 weeks. |
|
Payment
The payment is only to cover postage and handling.
There are no charges to pay. The pot is free. Perhaps it could be called Shareware?
It's a giveaway. |
Contract
This is a free offer of a piece of pottery.
No information is collected. No data is traded.
No other contacts ensue. This is not a commercial or trading offer. Copyright is retained by Freepot.
|
Warning
With normal use this pottery is safe. It will not affect food. However, sometimes the metal content (e.g.,iron and copper) in pottery can react in a microwave oven. Remember also, pottery is breakable and any broken pieces are sharp and so can be dangerous.
go to top |
|
