alabama

I get request all the time. I get kind of offended because they act like they can learn in 4 hours the knowledge I have acquired over 40 years.

I'm from Europe and didn't get any offers. Should I be offended? Embarassed? Left out? ;-)

No offers for me either, but when I was an IT trainer, I did "at-desk" training and the department finance guys would get upset that we charged the participant plus any colleagues who gathered around and watched. Our answer was that if you got on a bus and your friend was "just coming with you", they too would have to pay!

I'm putting both on my calendar and crossing my fingers

I had a good time in KC- met alot of wonderful people.

Evelyne, glad you made it home from the wild, wild west! No longer a need for the search party.

From my front door to theirs, non stop is 3 1/2 hours. Highway most of the time!

Nice. I need to start buying in bulk. I usually buy 200-300# at a time, but my supplier is like 45 minutes away. Lucky me.

I buy it in bulk to save money. 1000 lbs. = 31 cents a pound. See if you can buy 1000 lbs. and pick it up in two trips! If its worth it. That way it also keeps the clay fresh/soft.

we average about 120 in the summer. but we keep our house at 76. We like to be warm. If it breaks 95-100 we turn it down to 74. In the winter we keep our house at 78. hahah. people come over and flip out.

there are window units today that have enough power to do a studio nicely. my 24x24 with a 12 foot ceiling was cooled with an 8,000 btu window unit. it had one wall of windows facing south.

My bill averages 100 in the winter and 200 in the summer, I have to keep my windows closed. I fire kilns my husband welds and uses a compressor for auto restoration.

I think I can beat you Alabama: just wanted to buy this book Pottery Techniques of Native North America: An Introduction to Traditional Technology

59 pages! Swissfrancs 104.00

I mean, seriously!! We are potters, no millionaires...

Have you tried interlibrary loans?

Hey,

I have done interlibrary loans...they work extremely well, but I had forgotten the correct name of the book and author. I received notification today that the native Indian pottery book has been shipped. If I hadn't loaned my first copy of this book to someone who swore to return it over ten years ago, I wouldn't be going thru this mess!!!

Let this be a lesson about loaning books to friends and family, and DON'T lend books!!

haha. sure, josephfireborn@gmail.com

Thanks I appreciate it!

Got the email, thanks.

Great!! I forgot you could add comments to à forwarded email! I can send emails anytime but only receive them b/n 7&8 in the morning.

Parrot?? Gotta parrot?

Yep, found my parrot! I have one 5 gallon bucket of river clay soaking down now. Will make pottery tomorrow to pit fire Saturday. Planning to take 8 greenware vessels for firing demo. This is a first time event, with 150 participants!!! Thx for reminding me of the parrot!!!

aarrrrrr, matie

You will know when you get older by forgetting what you just remembered what you forgot the first time.

Haha!!!

Haha!!!

I'm looking into expanding an article on pit fired pottery and I hope that these books will furnish footnotes, if needed.

I picked up my first book at a estate sale and it revitalize my interest in Indian pottery.

Mug House by A. Rohn is a book that has examples of Pueblo corrugated vessels.

Hearing that always makes me worry about what they will say about my shard piles!

Amazing that civilizations and cultures disappear- but the ceramics remain.

Having grown up in Middle GA, I'd love to see how his research turns out.

Ooooh. Better than figuring it out on Dec. 6th. O.O

Ouch. Rush time.

Who needs sleep?...

That sounds like a ton of work ... sleep well tonight for sure.

yeh sounds good.I did this once, was called to other areas of my life and ended up with dried buckets of stuff, no drama but had to empty out and crush ..... c'eset la vie if your a clay person.

Chris, its not too bad. For a wedging board, I took scrap plywood and cut it to fit a pillow case. I divide the clay in halves and pull the wire tool thru it until it can be wedged. Maybe an hour, plus some. I'm amazed at the amount of clay in every crook and cranny.

It certainly isn't fun...'sorry.

I feel your pain. The last two nights, my mind would not stop so I lay there for hours. Sometimes I just get up and go to work but I kept hoping I would go back to sleep.

work harder sleep better-thats my motto

I can imagine that you enjoy reading that book. I am envious... ;-)

Yes, this book seems to rank up there with copies of my Tunica Treasure, German Stoneware: 1200-1900, & Pre-Industrial Utensils. The Surrey Whiteware book has decoration examples of trailing, incising, punctuation, sprigging, and modeling. This is about the 7th pottery book in the last couple of months!

As log as you have a valid US passport, Georgia officials will probably let you cross the state line...greeting a highway patrol officer with "War Eagle" might keep you away from your dog for a bit longer. *grin*

Lmao! "Dog care" is the first thing on your agenda. You sound like me, only replace "dog" with "zoo."

IT'S MY FAULT, I KNOW IT

Deja Voodoo?

I have no idea what that feels like -my last one was in the middle to early 70's

I do know about waiting for the phone to ring

My fingers are crossed for you Alabama! Hugs

Such announcements require pictures of the end product.

I did a senior research project in college identifying 36 methods of decorating primitive pottery and making an example of each one. So this new book should have examples of modern pottery I guess!!! We'll see. The book should be here in a couple of days!

Dear spell check, the name is C. Spindel.

I can't wait to see if you make them! Pics when done?

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A stein was the first piece of pottery that I kept in my first throwing class.

You survived it! I can't wait to see some of your new pots

Unless you you fire very very very low. Most architectural bricks will not make a good kiln

Great project, what kind of rock is your burnishing stone? I have never found one in Kansas that I am totally happy with.