Its ugliness.

This may read like a parable, but it's quite true. I minored in ceramic art in college. I saw (and threw) a lot of perfectly nice, forgettable pots which worked very well. I saw a lot of people cast utility to the wind, and forge out on their own. But their stuff usually seemed aimless, and really, though rather desperately creative, most of it was more forgettable than the pitchers and bowls.

What made the biggest impression on me in three years were some teacups. A visiting artist named Mitsu made them; the bowls were rounded with a wobbly lip, and the handles looked like strange growths emerging from one side. Odd even for Japanese stuff.

Then I picked one up. The handle was molded to fit the inside of my hand. A dimple in the bowl rested on my middle knuckle, balancing the bowl with the lip finally horizontal. I poured some water, drank from it, and when I put it down, it looked like one hell of a teacup.

That's how ugly Perl is.

In reply to Re: What is it about perl that makes perl so cool? by Petruchio
in thread What is it about perl that makes perl so cool? by zigster

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