Babs

Recently succumbed to teaching pottery longtime ago student . Not the pat bit, this means I cleaned mny shed, pat, pat ,and pat and am throwing out, organising resources, weedingbout buckets of glazes And labelling stuff very clearly, memory not what it was. Thank you S for asking the old bat for lessons. She asks great questions, makes teaching oh so easy.

Need photos! Well done!

Love the white only board covered by non white clay thingies! Love your decorations.

are you all eating? This morning's bake. Easy cake. Cup yoghurt Cup SR Flour Cup fruit...I used grated apple and added a cup.. Cup coconut Cup, I use 1/2 sugar. Spices of choice Egg Bit of milk Some walnuts Mix together, into tin , 350 deg till ready...woodstove here so temp and time depends. Plate...early Babs Slice missing...baker's nibble.

Well thats only a few mug sales....could pump out a few more if only you'd speed up your trimming........ You guys should buy / price pottery supplies in other countries to see how lucky you're getting it

Yes so maybe someone out there has a soln. for that!

With a variety of arms with which to centre your pots. On the wheelhead, and at any point on way up the pot plus chucks, you'd be surprised at time saved. Friend throwingg and trimming for a fulltime buysy potter scoffed at using a GG until she was out trimmed by yong upstart:-))) she changed and outtrimmed the young squirt..... but can still outtap centre anyone around! I, ve trimmed darned fine wonky pots with gg, just saying. Still tap for just a few pots..too lazy to get up and attach the grip

Scroll down to vimeo.sorry re clunky..techidiot here https://www.dfb-keramiek.nl/2018/10/ceramics-fair-blues/?lang=en

There's "smash it before it multiplies"......nuff said

One positive springs to mind. Parents appreciating teacher skills more.

Such skill Liam. I still manage to drop pliers more times than can be tolerated.....

In a beautiful Pres bowl? Yum

Is the metal grid your shelves? How many firings will it last for? Looks fun!

I think those piggies will walk off the shelves all by themselves !

Setting myself up here...:-)))) Why the flipped "N"

It is ok to vent your feelings away from the home hearth. Folk here can empathise with your situation because many are facing similar situations. It is healthy in fact. Sounds like you have good people in your classes so if really and I mean really brought home that any state of unwellness in self or at home, -dont appear,( I know it is not a 100% er),and that everyone treats each other with respect and maintains the hygiene required for a food safe prep area, I feel pottery classes are a possible go to..when working folk tend to be very focussed on own projects...1/2 on wheels half on hand build..lots of thoughts...take home buckets for scraps and waste?? Scrub up or down as enter room, ditto on leaving. Nothing is eaten or drunk in clay shed anyway. We pay tax on a presumed income based on previous years.....so I too am awaiting a return to Babs as we scale down due to age........our worrying does nothing to the roll out speed from those departments.... I am almost learning these gems of wisdom in my septuagenarian years :-))))) My kids early on spent weeks making their own versions of board games..sets of cards , pieces to move etc etc Their rules were brutal. I kept them and handed them over. Hate to think they binned them but prob did.

Love these and your teapot of similar design Are they paper resist decorations or brush strokes? Decoration looks raised from white background

Oh Neil, it is indeed a really awful situation for you!. Stress is really unhealthy. I know this from situations I have lived through. Finding a way of letting go the continuous brain chatter of the" what ifs " is hard but key to coming out the other side. Not helpful in setting a course through this but finding, cementing in a time each day where you leave all those worries outside your "door" and focussing instead on something, or nothing , which relaxes and nurtures you is key to staying healthy and capable. Take care. Hug your kids, talk to your dogs. Tackle the tax stuff with a dispassionate brain. In midst of tax yesterday my computer flashed a quick message. Your pc needs repair and shut down. Our financial year ends in June 30th. Inthe past I would have been in melt down hair pulling state. Because many dear friends lost everything in recent fires......I handled it in a completely different manner. Just saying. So much out of your control out there. You can take action in personal protection and hygiene in workplace to ensure you return home safe and clean. Just saying. We have a shower in shed so we clean, andchange clothes if dealing with chemicals before going into our home...a possibility in your studio? Take care.

Test test test :-)))))) Lots more hoops to squeeze through:-)))) Ceramic pots to put balm in? Videos of living proof... Warning may contain clay...

Would you share the ratio or is it a test test test scenario:-))

It is a very hard issue to come to terms with. Social responsibility of one's actions weighs heavily. The consequences of incorrect responses would be hard to live with if one was to survive. It is a time for critical thinking for sure. Ways will be found Neil. Best practices emanate from individual homes. Stay safe.

Pres you could start writing the book now you have time on your hands. Teachers have all sorts of gems...in the days of intercom connection from office to class one teacher was summoned to f.office. She had in her class a student who had "out of his seatitis" So she left intercom on , went to f. Office, and after a few minutes said into intercom, " Johnny B sit down please!" She returned to a classroom of ashen faced kids and a stuck to his seat Johnny B. Super teacher!!! Could see through 10 walls and down a set of stairs!!

Thus the name chalkies. For teachers. Those "fancy" ones which pushed up and down to reveal other boards often didnt have written on them what the teacher thought he was revealing:-)) Best teachers knew what to expect..been there done that sorta mischief themselves.....

Did anyone live through the chalk blackboard era....

Friends ordered special take away for each other on the weekend. Stuck i.n diff. Cities they sat down to eat their surprize meals together with video link:-))