Evelyne Schoenmann Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Good morning, afternoon and evening my friends Glazenerd has another funny question for us. BUT, as he writes to me: "I pose them with humor, but they are really intended to make people think about their craft". So here is what Nerd is asking us to imagine: "The Clay Publishing Co. has awarded a contract to write a book on your favorite subject about the clay arts. What will be the title of your new book?" You all have a wonderful week! Evelyne (and my guest: Nerd) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Practical Pointers for Potters. a guide to setting up an efficient studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JBaymore Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Practical Pointers for Potters. a guide to setting up an efficient studio. FYI.......... see "The Potters Professional Handbook" by Steven Branfman. best, ..................john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 To There and Back Again; A Personal Perspective of Fifty Years of Exploring Clay Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyK Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 "Glaze Effex" It would be a compilation of photos of glazed pieces that for some potters and artists are standards in their trade but unusual in their look. Too many times I see photos in glaze books, but they lack a description of HOW the glaze effects are accomplished. I've spoken to artists about this point and the usual answer I get is "Where's your creativity?" Being creative is one thing, but being able to reproduce a particular look or effect that I like is what I'm interested in. Who knows...in time I may just work to produce such a book... JohnnyK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiselleNo5 Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Pottery by the Seat of Your Pants: helpful hints, clever timesavers, and the occasional painfully learned lesson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiselleNo5 Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 And the sequel: Decorate Till You Drop a treatise on color that pops and how to hide small flaws with well-placed surface decoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEP Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 The Joy of Working in the Clothes You Slept In subtitle: Self-Employment for Artists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Fireborn Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 The Joy of Working in the Clothes You Slept In subtitle: Self-Employment for Artists This is how I feel. Pottery in my pajamas! It brings me back to the years when I grinded online poker for a living. Nothing better than getting up to work and just walking into your studio, talk about an easy commute. Now I just need to figure out how to make money... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewV Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 The most appropriate personal pottery book title I have seen is Barry Brickel's His Own Steam. Catchy and very fitting on several levels. I am still much too young to have a book. I may put together Glaze Notes or Scenes from the Sketchbook if my organization and willingness to work at such a project happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Bridge Pottery Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Journey from the centre of the earth. A potter's tale. Now if somebody could write it as I am terrible with words that would be grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazenerd Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Lady: I have seen pics of your studio setup- I would endorse that book. John: referencing books by others is a glaze deflection. ) sorta like crazing. Marcia: the voice of 50 years is always welcomed. Johnny: the title alone is a reflection of your creativity. Giselle: the passion in your post would fill many pages. GEP: sounds like a case of OCD... Obsessive Clay Discipline Joseph: the natural/easy feel in your post: I have seen in your work. Matthew: I have seen your work: artistic expression makes for a good read. Joel: those who have learned the periodic table: have already made that journey. Nerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Reminisces: Tales and Tips from An Old Pottery Teacher best, Pres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tch Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Serendipity and the Unexpected; A brief insight into techniques I never wanted to explore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Another one for focusing on the way of exploration Trial by Fire; A Potters Search for Color marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alabama Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 My books name would be..."Clay and Heat: The Love Story About a Permanent Relationship" Alabama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Real Life Ceramics A Collection of Experience, Knowledge, Wisdom and Humour while Working as a Ceramic Artist. Wouldn't be my book though, I'm thinking..... Mark C on tales of 40 years in the trenches and the sense of humour needed to survive it. John B would lead up the chapters on chemistry (that would be a book in itself). Mea on the practical aspects of business and beauty through simplicity. Marcia, Alabama and Pres on being a life long practitioner and still loving the craft. Neil E. on how to fix damn near anything. Joseph on dogged determination and perseverance. Joel with a chapter on the importance of asking questions and questioning everything. Mathew on just getting out there and doing it. Johnny K, what else, photography with explanations. tch, with thoughts on going down paths not intended. Giselle and Callie on the trials and tribulations of working from home with young children. Evelyne to be the editor with help from O.Lady (if she could just learn where the shift key is) And Nerd to come along and throw a screw in the works just when some of us are starting to think they understand a tiny bit of all this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 WOW, Min. That could be a very interesting anthology! (I am out of "likes" for the moment) Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Where is that Tool - the lost and founds of pottery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeU Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Little Wheel, Spin and Spin--nope, that's a song. Double, Double, Toil and Trouble--nope, that's the Bard. Wait, I got it! Not That Kind of Pot, by LeeU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JBaymore Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 Not That Kind of Pot, by LeeU. best, .......................john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazenerd Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 Pres: an autobiography of clay? TCH: it requires equal parts of courage and curiosity to explore the unknown. Alabama: a tale of bonding? Min: the new acquisitions editor for Clay Publishing. psst... it was a wrench, not a screw. Chilly: a mystery and suspense story? LeeU;;; strictly medical use I assume? Time to turn the tables: Now give me the title of a clay arts book you wish someone would publish? For me: "Thermal Properties of Amphoretic Oxides"... Will post my book title/s later. Nerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzine Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 "How to Get Clay off the Ceiling and Spot Likely 'Paraphernalia': A Guide to Teaching Ceramics" "Well, That was Stupid: My Journey with Ceramics" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 "Now What Have I Gotten Myself Into?!?" Things no one could have told me when I started in clay because I wouldn't have believed them.(And some I still don't!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 Singed Eyebrows and Burnt Fingers: A Potters Tale Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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