 Real Testimonials from Real People
"Your pieces are wonderful! By all means send as many photos as you wish."
Then..."Wow! What a package. What beautiful work and photos. You made my
day....and it's late and I was getting tired but your output perked me
up....Your photos are beautiful enough to frame and hang on a wall!" Dona
Meilach, author of
The Contemporary Blacksmith, A Schiffer Book for Collectors, 2000.
(Three iron Morgan bowls are featured in the book.)
"I am sitting in front of my beautiful "Circle of Stones" - so pleased and
blessed to won a piece of your art. Thank you for your magical creations you
share with us." (collector in Atlanta, GA)
from a review by Barbara McKenzie, in The Atlanta Journal, April 29, 1987,
of "The Blacksmith's Art" exhibit at the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center in
Madison, GA - "Other particularly elegant functional objects include...an
openwork fruit bowl by Catherine Morgan."
"I look + look. That "dish" has meaning. Casts strong, sharp shadow....It
inspires." artist Margaret Rigg, St. Petersburg, FL
"I have watched with interest and pride the way she [Catherine Morgan]
brings such a delicate and sensitive quality to her work. Her integrating
iron and paper may be a new field in craftsmanship." master blacksmith,
Francis Whitaker, Carbondale, CO
"I am greatly impressed with her ability to bring new ideas to iron work,
and to give her work an unequalled quality of delicacy and grace." Master
blacksmith Francis Whitaker, Carbondale, CO
"She has the spirit that is contagious, her love for her work shines through
the toughest jobs." Blacksmith Walter Scadden, Manchester, CT
 Fantasy Testimonials that Ive Made Up
I thought it would be fun to share some of my fantasy testimonials. I got
this idea from novelist Gail Godwin, who wrote that she could sometimes save
writing that had lost its glow, by writing a fantasy review, imagining what
critics said after the piece was published. I've used this sometimes as part
of my studio process, to help me see where the work wants to go.
So remember, these are all in my imagination!
"This is my new piece of art. Isn't it fantastic? Who would have thought
that iron and paper would make something so beautiful and radiant? I just
love it."
"This is my new Morgan bowl, one of her newest. You've heard of Catherine Jo
Morgan? She started as a psychologist, then became a blacksmith, and then
she started making these bowls that use psychology. So the bowls are
designed to help people become more themselves - freer, happier, more
centered and secure. Buying a Morgan bowl is like giving yourself a happy
childhood."
"I like the way the paper and iron harmonize. It's as if they need each
other. And the whole piece makes me feel energized. I keep it on my dresser
to help me face the day. And oddly enough, when I look at it at bedtime I
feel calm and relaxed, ready to go to sleep. It reassures me."
"Somehow these Morgan bowls are energizing and calming at the same time."
"These are pieces that can change a whole room by changing its energy."
"I put a Morgan bowl in my waiting room. It serves as a kind of meditation
piece. Now my patients are more relaxed and tuned into themselves by the
time I see them. They're already opening up."
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John Campbell Folk School, Penland art school, blacksmith training
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