I love all these! I did pottery myself when I was thirteen and fourteen, during the turbulent time when everything about life was over-the-top wonderful or horrible, and even though I was never good at or fond of the wheel because I liked sculpting better, it was a wonderful thing to feel a figure form under my hands, rough and disproportionate as most of them were. The craft suits impetuous Pippin wonderfully. I was alternately touched and amused by these drabbles. And now I find myself remembering a project of my own when I labored for hours over a sculpture of the four Hobbits standing together.
Oh, and now we know why it's called slip! :D
Author's reply
Am so glad you enjoyed this, my Lady. And I hope one day to make my own attempt at reproducing Ruvemir's monument.
And, yes, we KNOW just why it's referred to as slip! Heh!
GamgeeFest
· 6 March 2011
· Chapter 10: Ghost
And the cycle repeats! Lovely! Pippin will be a patient teacher. :)
Author's reply
Good grief--I missed a bunch here!
Yes, Pippin is now encouraging others as he was encouraged. Thanks so, GF!
Antane
· 18 January 2011
· Chapter 10: Ghost
At last done with this series too! This has been sweet and I especially liked how 'grown up' Pippin was acting, showing Frodo around the place and explaining things.
Namarie, God bless, Antane :)
Author's reply
Yes, Pippin was being quite responsible--and Frodo particularly patient--during the tour. Good for all concerned. Glad you enjoyed the series, Antane!
Tari
· 3 January 2011
· Chapter 9: Polished
"And your character, too, is being polished even as we speak, she thought. A fine Hobbit you’ll prove once you’ve grown and you have some experience to smooth the edges, I’m thinking."
How true. We all know what a find Hobbit Pippin was.
Author's reply
Defintitely among the best of the best--I so agree, Tari! Thank you so!
Teresa
· 2 January 2011
· Chapter 10: Ghost
Now that's lovely! I like the idea of Pippin passing on the lessons of his aunt; her lessons will live through his teaching another! That's a great way to honor her and those who preceeded her! Many thanks! :)
Author's reply
I so agree! And thank you for the feedback!
Andrea
· 2 January 2011
· Chapter 10: Ghost
Great ending!
And also the beginning of a wonderful tradition among the family which will hopefully continue for many generations.
Thank you, Larner! And a happy New Year to you and your family!
Author's reply
And I thank you so, Andrea. It was a joy to post this last addition to this drabble series.
harrowcat
· 2 January 2011
· Chapter 10: Ghost
Sometimes it is the smallest of things that bring precious people back to our minds. And now the caring and loving kindness is being passed down the generations. Lovely Larner.
Author's reply
Thank you so, Harrowcat--you are so very right! A blessed new year to you and yours!
Lynn H
· 26 December 2010
· Chapter 9: Polished
This is such fun to read! Pippin is such a cute boy, so very like my own son and grandsons, who need to learn by touch. Hmm, now I wonder if I still have our little wheel somewhere?
Author's reply
Pottery is such a delightful craft to teach and practice. You have a small wheel? How wonderful! Have dreamed one day of having a kiln, perhaps in the barn!
GamgeeFest
· 25 December 2010
· Chapter 8: Pinched
LOL! Just like Pippin. Very wise to use Ferumbras as a guinea pig. :D
Author's reply
I DO suspect you're right! Heh!
Rhyselle
· 19 December 2010
· Chapter 8: Pinched
*wince* I always hated it when I got my cheek pinched by relatives! Poor Pippin.
I really do like this series of drabbles. I especially like how each one shows more than one definition of the title word. I look forward to future installments of this tale!
Well done!
Author's reply
There are two more in the series, twice the number of the prompts they gave us on the Tolkien Weekly site. But I found I had to do some more drabbles, and had some of them written in anticipation of a few terms that they chose not to use.
Am so glad you can empathise with poor Pippin here! Heh!
Andrea
· 18 December 2010
· Chapter 8: Pinched
LOL!
But it was only his first attempt. Maybe he will produce something better in the future.
Author's reply
He well might do so, Andrea. It's been so much fun adding to this series that has grown so beyond the prompts offered on Tolkien Weekly!
Armariel
· 18 December 2010
· Chapter 8: Pinched
LOL Pippin and his pinched pots......bet his early efforts looked pretty bad, at that.........;)
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Author's reply
I know mine weren't exactly the best looking things on earth, Armariel. Heh! And he IS a child at the moment....
shirebound
· 13 December 2010
· Chapter 7: Glazed
LOL, there are a lot of different types of glazing in this chapter, and no mistake. *grins*
Author's reply
I'm so glad that people are enjoying it, Shirebound. Thanks!
Andrea
· 13 December 2010
· Chapter 7: Glazed
LOL!!! There you can see the age difference!
But nothing to worry about. Soon, Merry will find other interests ;-)
Author's reply
Yes, Merry will have new interests soon enough, such as spying on his beloved older cousin and friend! Heh!
harrowcat
· 11 December 2010
· Chapter 7: Glazed
Lol! I thought that is how you would draw in the word glaze. Glazed carrots....Yum Mmmmmm! (Not with my current sugar levels unfortunately.)
Author's reply
Oh, but this one was fun, thinking of all the different means of using the word! Heh! But I did leave out the glazing of the windows, unfortunately! Glad I gave you a laugh!
Armariel
· 11 December 2010
· Chapter 7: Glazed
Or glazed donuts. Yes!!!
Author's reply
Oh, that DOES sound SO good. May head out to the bakery at Safeway today....
GamgeeFest
· 11 December 2010
· Chapter 7: Glazed
For once, Merry is thinking about food while Pippin is otherwise occupied! lol! Love this one! (Those carrots do sound yummy.)
Author's reply
I thought it seemed appropriately Hobbity, too. And at this time Merry would have been in his teens and should be properly hungry much of the time, so food would come to his mind rather often, I'd think! Heh!
GamgeeFest
· 11 December 2010
· Chapter 6: Modeling
A great series, through and through. Enjoyed these all! Pippin's aunt must have patience beyond endurance to teach him pottery! lol!
Author's reply
I'm glad you do! There are a few more to come. We were given only five prompts at the LJ site, but I've come up with a few more. I, too, took some pottery lessons, you see.
harrowcat
· 7 December 2010
· Chapter 6: Modeling
I have loved all of these so far Larner. BTW Please don't spend time answering each one of my reviews for this.....MEFA reviews and writing must take precedence!
Author's reply
I'm so glad you have enjoyed them. And this is NOT taking away from my MEFA reviews or writing--believe me! Thanks so!
harrowcat
· 7 December 2010
· Chapter 5: Fired
Ooh....love it when you foreshadow future events.
Author's reply
As I noted to Dreamflower, the foreshadowing was strictly unintentional! But it appears to have slipped in in spite of me! Heh!
harrowcat
· 7 December 2010
· Chapter 4: Coiled
This made me think of the very garishly painted ladybird plant pot holder proudly presented to my parents by their, then 4 year old, Grandson. It still has pride of place on the window ledge.
Author's reply
Our Kindergarten class did hand prints that were then fired and glazed, and Mom kept mine for years, until her death, I do believe. She was so proud of it!
harrowcat
· 7 December 2010
· Chapter 3: Moulds
I do like the way you use your titles. Yes, Pippin has many gifts. Potting may not be one of them but he can learn much from trying.
Author's reply
We were to use the prompt words as we saw fit, so I tried to find more than one meaning for each! Heh!
harrowcat
· 7 December 2010
· Chapter 2: Slip
Ooooooops! I winced on her behalf.
Author's reply
Spilled slip can be VERY slick--can attest to that from personal experience! (And, yes, I spilled it myself!)
harrowcat
· 7 December 2010
· Chapter 1: Thrown
Thrown by the new challenge eh? I love playing with clay even though I have a scar on my right ring finger to prove that trying to clean the machine that prepares the clay is dangerous!
I can sit for hours watching a potter, or any craftsperson, at work.
Author's reply
I had to do some work with clay as a student, first in grade school and later in junior and senior high school and finally in university when training for teaching as units in art classes. We learned to cut the clay with fishing line when preparing it to be worked, as well as various methods of shaping and finishing it. I fear the only piece I have left is a head for a hand puppet I crafted in college.
I was never any good with a potter's wheel, although I could craft a very nice bowl using the coil method, and learned to do stone polishing. That stood me well when I was taking an archaeology class when I could recognize that a pottery shard presented by the teacher had been stone polished. The professor was very impressed to find one of the students in the class could recognize such a process had been used on a pot fired some eight centuries ago!
Andrea
· 7 December 2010
· Chapter 6: Modeling
Pippin's auntie is not only wise but also a good observer!
I agree with her opinion about Frodo and I'm sure Pippin will benefit from *his* modelling in the future. As the Thain he will have many responsibilities.