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announce: new pottery tv pilot & web page

updated fri 24 oct 97

 

Elizabeth Priddy on sat 4 oct 97



ANNOUNCEMENT: New Pottery TV Pilot and Web Page

http://www.angelfire.com/nc/clayworkshop

"The Clay Workshop" will air Sunday, October 5th, at 2pm on UNC-TV.
It should be available in most parts of North Carolina and nearby
areas on stations of the UNC Center for Public Television. This is
the pilot program for a series on making pottery. The first program
covers basic information on wheel throwing (or turning). The
techniques covered will answer a lot of questions beginners ask and
some that more experienced potters have trouble with. The method
shown was created with young people in mind, so it doesn't rely on
intuition, experience, or physical strength. It is a technical
approach presented in simple language with excellent camera work.
It emphasizes using ribs the way many professional potters do. The
camera shoots from overhead and from underneath the right hand so
that the viewer can see just what the potter sees and just how to
place your hands. The excellent camera work makes it different from
other video teaching tools I've seen. A brief review is available
in the September 1997 issue of Ceramics Monthly.

The program is presented by me, Elizabeth Priddy. I have taught clay
for ten years. If the program is well received, I hope to make a series
that will cover handbuilding, glazing, special decoration techniques,
and everything I can think of or that anyone wants to see. I also hope
to document some craftsmen who have not been widely publicized but who
are doing excellent, interesting work.

To find out more about it or to see some tips and demonstrations, look
to my website, http://www.angelfire.com/nc/clayworkshop. There are
essays on philosophy, tips on throwing, a gallery of work, and updates
on the show. I am currently updating the gallery page to include work
of other clay artists so keep checking back to see new work. On the
Tips and Techniques Page, there is a movie showing how to make a
lemon juicer. On the philosophy page, there is an essay about Nell Cole
Graves, a potter who has had far-reaching influence on North Carolina
Pottery.

Anyhow, I hope you enjoy the web page, and the show, if it's available
in your area. I'd love to hear from you with your comments so feel free
to e-mail me directly at epriddy@usa.net.


http://www.angelfire.com/nc/clayworkshop