Comments on: Modern Pottery in a Cobwebbed Basement…

By: Debbi

Debbi — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:44:55 +0000

I own a complete set of dinnerware and serving pieces. I had them made in the late 80’s after a visit to PettiJohn’s studio in Manila. They continue to be a treasure to my family.

By: marlon

marlon — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:56:22 +0000

it’s nice to know that we had a new things that can consider as an “ART”…

By: Silly Lolo

Silly Lolo — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:12:37 +0000

Normally I consider blogs to be no more than diarrhea of the keyboard! A lot of “high” opinion that smells!

But you, Marketman, “you da man”! Your blog has had me lurking around for a month now and today, I started doing the archives! I kept asking myself, Self? What’s with this blog? Why is it giving me so much joy, cpmfort, peace and love? And then I submit a comment. I type hunt-and-peck, my eyes are just about gone, the iMac is in full zoom feature and yet, here I am. What the hey!!??

Then it dawned on me. Your blog reminds me of family long ago in Canlubang, Laguna.

Picture this: Lolo stands up from the dinner table and goes after his big cigar. Lola says, “You ate too much bistek, you’ll be constipated for days”. Tita Pilar tells her husband to stop with the lechon kawali already, he’s getting too fat. There’s my Dad moaning about the 4 foot putt he missed that morning.

Marketman, your blog and your many fans and commenters(?) is/are my family! You are my peoples! All “poodies” (pinoy foodies)! Please don’t stop. And I hope your website keeps growing to where they have go give you your own zip code.

Many thanks for keeping this silly old man happy all the way out here by the Golden Gate.

By: Mangaranon

Mangaranon — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:34:25 +0000

I was in your grandmother’s house in the early 1970s.

By: hchie

hchie — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:53:17 +0000

You are not alone. My mom is a pack rat as well, she NEVER throws anything away. Getting rid of things has to be done without her knowing or else whatever you put out will just come right back in.

By: Maria Clara

Maria Clara — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:21:09 +0000

Like the color combination much.

By: Apicio

Apicio — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:00:11 +0000

Came accross somewhere that a porcelain connoisseur only experiences true rapture when contemplating a perfect piece of celadon. The glass cases lining the walls of the grand stair well in the Metropolitan display perfect examples of celadon, one of them a small insignificant bowl with two fishes staggard a la yin and yang molded on the bottom. Same shape as your modern sample.

By: bernadette

bernadette — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:14:08 +0000

wow! an early John Pettyjohn! I tend to also be a forager of “antique shops” in Los Banos when I was residing for a while there. These owners usually are small-time collectors themselves and turn a garage sale into the title of “antique shop.” Your ancestors seem to be pack-rats with a lot of taste ;-). If I had my way, all our things here would be of antiquity…except my pc, of course :-).

By: Marketman

Marketman — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:02:36 +0000

thebee, no, it is not. My grandmother was a collector of antiques dating from the 15th century and onwards. She kept them in her home and allowed folks to visit and view them, and in some cases, purchase or trade them. She was one of Cebu’s earliest collectors, though it was merely a hobby of hers, she was a physician by profession… yipes, obviously Mangaranon knows exactly who she was… :) But then again, if you were in Cebu in the 1950’s to 70’s, you would too… She passed away over 15 years ago… Mangaranon, sorry, I had to edit your comment so as not to give too much away…

By: thebee

thebee — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:01:03 +0000

That’s a lovely bowl. Is that the antique shop with the strange-looking creature jaws/mandibles on display?