Great chapter!
I'm once again fascinated by the different meanings of words so that they can be applied to things, like the kiln and people (or hobbits), like Pippin.
I also liked the idea that Frodo let Pippin show him around.
Author's reply
It's been fun imagining how these potters terms can be applied in other manners. And younglings always love being able to show their elders about someplace where they belong but the elders don't. Sort of like visiting your child's school with the child--it makes the child feel important! Heh!
Armariel
· 28 November 2010
· Chapter 5: Fired
Ooo another installment! I am just really curious to see where this is going...... *hums to self*
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Author's reply
There will be a few more installments. They gave us four prompts on the Tolkien Weekly site, but I'm now adding to those four!
Dreamflower
· 28 November 2010
· Chapter 5: Fired
This is one of the cleverest uses of foreshadowing in a drabble I've ever seen, all based on one word! I counted several foreshadowed events here: Pippin' admonition to Frodo foreshadows the revelation of the Ring by Gandalf and Mount Doom for Frodo, and Pippin's own encounter with the palantir. Then in the next paragraph, was the foreshadowing of both the palantir and of Denethor's end...
Wow!
Author's reply
Considering I'd not intended to foreshadow much of anything except that Pippin is beginning to mature, I'm honored! Pippin is indeed a delightful young Hobbit who will one day be a party to or observer of many enlightening events that will truly be momentous for the whole of Arda, but on this day he is a young Hobbit who sees himself as part of the potter's world.
Thanks so!
Armariel
· 24 November 2010
· Chapter 4: Coiled
Sweet!
Author's reply
Thank you so, Armariel. I think that Pippin could indeed be a sweet child.
Dreamflower
· 22 November 2010
· Chapter 4: Coiled
Aww...I do so love this one! I think I like it best of all that you've done so far-- I can see him coiling his way into her heart with his sweet generosity.
Author's reply
Oh, thanks so, Dreamflower! Yes, Pippin could be a sweet child!
Lynn H
· 22 November 2010
· Chapter 4: Coiled
What a treasure! What a collection of treasures :
Pip, the sweetheart, offering a gift from his heart;
the coiled pot itself, shaped with love;
and the Aunt understanding Pip's offer of love with the pot.
Author's reply
Yes, all this and more. Thanks so, Lynn.
Antane
· 22 November 2010
· Chapter 4: Coiled
How sweet! And sweeter still to me is your reply to my MEFA review of Explaining! *hugs*
Namarie, God bless, Antane :)
Author's reply
Thanks so, Antane. And as I noted I so appreciated the review! Thank you so!
Tari
· 22 November 2010
· Chapter 3: Moulds
Recognizing people who's spirits are beautiful is harder than seeing the beauty of an object. That is a real asset for Pippin.
Author's reply
And that is so true, Tari. Pippin's sight is clear, I think. Thanks so very much!
Andrea
· 22 November 2010
· Chapter 4: Coiled
Great! Pippin has finally found a technique he likes. And his auntie is relieved :-)
I remember using and enjoying that technique myself when I was at primary school. I still have one of those small pots!
Author's reply
I, too, have found the coil method one of my more successful means of constructing bowls and pots of clay. My last bowl, however, broke some years ago now.
Antane
· 19 November 2010
· Chapter 3: Moulds
Pippin did learn to appreciate beauty and to provide his own, just not the way his parents thought, in being able to give cheer to his beleaguered cousin so much later on and throughout his life.
Namarie, God bless, Antane :)
Andrea
· 17 November 2010
· Chapter 3: Moulds
Wise words from Pippin's old aunt!
But maybe working with her will help him be more patient than he was before.
And that would be a real achievement :-)
Author's reply
I do hope he learns both patience and appreciation from all this! Thanks so, Andrea.
Lynn H
· 12 November 2010
· Chapter 2: Slip
There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip.
Author's reply
That there is, of course. Heh!
Andrea
· 12 November 2010
· Chapter 2: Slip
This is very interesting.
I'm quite sure you speak out of experience here.
Pippin, however, still has to gain experience. It will be hard for him to concentrate long enough (and solely) on his work.
But I think his auntie will be patient - even after she slipped. Or so I hope ;-)
Author's reply
I loved doing pottery when I was a child and adolescent. I never was any good at the pottery wheel, so the first drabble of course is based on my own experience. I've done some lovely coiled bowls and pots, and some nice pinch pots and modeling. But I was never tall enough to pour slip into a mold without spilling at least some, or so I remember it.
I think that Pippin will have some successes, but, then, he IS Pippin after all!
Antane
· 12 November 2010
· Chapter 2: Slip
Looks like they are both in for adventures! :)
Namarie, God bless, Antane :)
Author's reply
Oh, yes, indeed, Antane!
Armariel
· 12 November 2010
· Chapter 2: Slip
Oops!!! He's in for it now!!!
Author's reply
Well, what does one expect from Pippin, after all? Heh!
Tari
· 12 November 2010
· Chapter 1: Thrown
What a novel idea. Somehow, I can't picture antsy Pipping trying to make a clay pot. Cute.
Author's reply
I remember when I tried using a potter's wheel, and later when it was my son. Not the easiest skill to learn. I know I felt I didn't have the patience to learn it well. It was a fun image to work with!
Lynn H
· 11 November 2010
· Chapter 1: Thrown
Far from the first to become discouraged comparing the work of an expert and our own fumbling efforts. He is 'thrown' indeed.
Author's reply
I agree! Yes, thrown indeed! Thanks so, Lynn.
Armariel
· 11 November 2010
· Chapter 1: Thrown
New story! Looks quite interesting. Pippin--pottery?? hmmmmm!!!!
Author's reply
Well, at least another series of drabbles. I love to think that the Tooks had their own pottery to serve the needs of the Great Smials and the Tooklands, and that younger Tooks were encouraged to try their hands at the skills. Thanks so, Armariel.