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If there weren't children watching, I'd like to show this winter what a single digit looks like...should we have a show of hands? *grin*
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I'm ok with winter as long as I don't get too much on bare skin - rain, snow, frostbite
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Reminds me when fluoro lights flickered we got the kids to all point at it, polite point!!!, and sometimes the magic worked and the flicker went away! SO if everyone..... perhaps you would get summer!
Be careful what you wish for..
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Babs...'love the kids pointing story! It isn't that I don't like winter..but THIS winter has not played nice with these ole bones
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One of this pick-up-and-lay-down projects turned out to be a piece I simply couldn't seem to 'lay down'...kind of a focus on lack of focus thing when the clay is tallking to you
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this pick-up = "those pick-up"...what I get for typing without that 2nd cup of coffee.
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Feels good to be back in the studio without the need for long underwear...yeah, I know, TMI
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Summer times nice to get into back after a day and hose down to get rid of all of the mud!
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haha preston!!
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I had this flash of "clothing optional potter"...but realized that I had just poked myself in the eye *grin*
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foilgroupof5SM copy
ChenowethArts commented on Marcia Selsor's gallery image in Browse Member Galleries
These are nothing short of amazing! Beautifully done, Marcia!! -
Marcia, all of these images are lovely...would you give me an idea of the scale of these two columns,please? -
Still cool in the studio, but not too cool to have fun re-claiming clay from slop...such fun! (not)
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My students complain about doing it, in my seventy degree classroom, partially because I probably just dumped the full slip bucket in the reclaim bin.....To be fair, I do pour the water off the top of the slip first.
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Reclaiming slop is not my favorite thing to do. But once I have a 5 gallon bucket nearly full, I blunge it with a heavy-duty drill with a drywall mud mixer attachment. I still manage to procrastinate a bit after that, but the paste-like mix converts/dries nicely to usable clay.
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5gallons? I do it every day, when I'm at the centre, usually two or three "throwings-worth".
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I still haven't printed any decals...I must be 'stuck' on the concept of 'sticking on'.
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Bisque kiln opening day...I'll be getting some help with the 'bending-over to unload' part..
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Looks like an ice-pack-on-sore-back kind of day...no playing in the mud for me
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Well, I see that the elves didn't show up last night to clean up the studio...bummer!
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I'm rather pleased with the bisque of my first 'tile' experiment...I could see having some real fun with this!
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way to go!
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No excuses. Studio is warm(er) and project list awaits. Time for a super, bowl throw?
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Need to work on my timing...fridgid temps leave the area and NOW I crank up the bique kiln *headspin*
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I'm not saying that its cold, but I may find myself chipping a German Shepherd off of a fire hydrant before the day is over
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At the moment, a wheel between my knees has been replaced with a fireplace at my feet. Brrrr!
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Switching to Lizella Clay for another coil/throwing experiment...a little like 'chasing rabbits'
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Wasscally wabbits !!
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Ten pounds of clay makes a rather large mixing bowl...the process may be justification for questioning my sanity
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you must be mixing one hell of a batch of something… When I "over do it" with multiplying a bath too many times, I end up busting out the canning barrel. A 10lb bowl would come in handy here!
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*batch not bath
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rebbylicious, I am fortunate to have access to a large Soldner mixer and try to mix 150-200 pounds at a time. When removed in 10pound lumps, wedged, and bagged, that takes up most of a 50gal Rubbermaid trash container. For me, throwing 10 pounds is stretching my skill (and comfort) level...but I am getting there. Thanks for the notes, all!
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There really should be a TV exercise show that features 'wedging clay'...I'm there now!
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Teaching Ceramics to Adults
ChenowethArts replied to a topic in Educational Approaches and Resources
I am a perpetual student in the clay classes on my college campus...it is a perk for staff to be able to take classes, tuition free, so I have 21+ hours of clay course credit under my belt. Here are some of my observations (in no particular order): Advanced (or adult) students will do better work when they begin each semester with a 'Project Proposal' that includes specific goals, milestones, and outcomes. When the instructor and student agree/negotiate this proposal successfully, both have a better understanding of the direction(s) needed. Cohort critiques provide learning opportunities beyond that of the instructor-student critique. Learning how to give and receive constructive criticism deepens the experience. And, having a critique session over potluck appetizers and a glass of wine is something worth trying! With most adult learners, the course is not about the final grade, but more about what can be learned. I have witnessed this 'rubbing off" onto undergraduate clay students when adult learners happen to meet/work at the same time/place as the younger students. Some of my best experiences in class came from group discussions involving our sketchbooks. I have been in classes where sketching is required and some where sketching is ignored. I favor the exercise of sketching project ideas and discussing those ideas with a group. Inevitably, there are things we learn from each other as well as having the benefit of hearing the instructors comments for all. I'm sure there is more... -
Hope House International Fundraiser
Images added to a gallery album owned by ChenowethArts in Browse Member Galleries
These are pieces that I donated to Hope House International, http://hopehouseinternational.org/ , in 2013 in support of their mission to provide permanent homes for orphans in Ukraine. The stamp featured on the items came from Joel Socwell at http://www.4clay.com -
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From the album: Hope House International Fundraiser
Stoneware mugs, approximately 5" tall with the Hope House International logo stamped into a house shaped slab-add-on.
