Carolynn Palmer on sat 25 oct 97
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Forwarded message:
Subj: Mug Exchange
Date: 97-10-24 10:22:54 EDT
From: OWL POTTER
To: CLAYART@lsv.uky.eduwho
Mel's own personal, "mug exchange" has led me to do some thinking about how
an exchange could be done among CLAYARTERS who are not attending NCECA and
who also, do not want to exchange mugs with 50 people on their own.
It would have to be a chain-letter kind of thing, but constructed so that
only one mug would be sent to the person on the top of the list by the
latest recipient of the letter containing the list - who then adds his/her
name to the bottom of the list. It also would need some kind of built-in
safeguard so that everyone (someone) would know if the "chain" became
"broken."
If the details could be worked out, this chain of mug exchanges could just go
on and on...and on...hmm
Carolynn Palmer, Somerset Ctr, Michigan
OWLPOTTER@AOL.com
Lisa P Skeen on sun 26 oct 97
Carolyn:
I think this is a great idea, but I'm at a loss on how to get it started.
Everything I've thought of so far has come up bad. Except....
1. We make a list of participants in the tradeoff, and decide the order
in which the exchange will go. For example: Mel, Ron, Vince, you, and I
are participants. We make a list w/ everyone's name and addy.
2. I start by sending a mug to you. You use my box to send a mug to
Mel. Mel sends a mug to Ron, Ron sends to Vince, and Vince sends to me.
Lisa Skeen
Living Tree Pottery and Soaps
http://www.uncg.edu/~lpskeen
YesIAmRU?
On Sat, 25 Oct 1997 11:05:46 EDT Carolynn Palmer
writes:
>It would have to be a chain-letter kind of thing, but constructed so
>that>only one mug would be sent to the person on the top of the list by
>the>latest recipient of the letter containing the list - who then adds
>his/her>name to the bottom of the list. It also would need some kind of
>built-in>safeguard so that everyone (someone) would know if the "chain"
became
>"broken."
Liz Dodge on mon 27 oct 97
Why make it so complicated? Why doesn't everyone who wants to swap a cup
just send a post to the list and offer, like Mel did? Maybe even describe
what your cups look like. Then people can respond (privately) if they're
interested. Or, if some anonymous stranger has captured your imagination,
target them for a cup swap.
For instance, ever since Mishy Lowe "potter in the phoenix desert" described
her setup regarding animals in the studio, I've wondered "what kind of pots
does a person with a one legged turkey that sleeps with her dogs make?"
Etc. Lurkers lose out.
So Mishy? Anyone? We all better get busy - Mel's getting my last cup from a
batch made earlier this year.
Liz Dodge in Berkeley, CA
In a message dated 10/26/97 7:45:49 PM, you wrote:
<
I think this is a great idea, but I'm at a loss on how to get it started.
Everything I've thought of so far has come up bad. Except....
1. We make a list of participants in the tradeoff, and decide the order
in which the exchange will go. For example: Mel, Ron, Vince, you, and I
are participants. We make a list w/ everyone's name and addy.
2. I start by sending a mug to you. You use my box to send a mug to
Mel. Mel sends a mug to Ron, Ron sends to Vince, and Vince sends to me.
Lisa Skeen
Living Tree Pottery and Soaps
http://www.uncg.edu/~lpskeen
YesIAmRU?
On Sat, 25 Oct 1997 11:05:46 EDT Carolynn Palmer
writes:
>It would have to be a chain-letter kind of thing, but constructed so
>that>only one mug would be sent to the person on the top of the list by
>the>latest recipient of the letter containing the list - who then adds
>his/her>name to the bottom of the list. It also would need some kind of
>built-in>safeguard so that everyone (someone) would know if the "chain"
became
>"broken."
>>
Ron Wright on mon 27 oct 97
You can add me to the list. But be warned, I am known for making the
ugliest pottery on earth. Who ever got my mug would probably have to put
it in a plain brown bag to drink out of it.
Ron Wright
Samart - Chicago
Lisa P Skeen wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Carolyn:
>
> I think this is a great idea, but I'm at a loss on how to get it started.
> Everything I've thought of so far has come up bad. Except....
>
> 1. We make a list of participants in the tradeoff, and decide the order
> in which the exchange will go. For example: Mel, Ron, Vince, you, and I
> are participants. We make a list w/ everyone's name and addy.
>
> 2. I start by sending a mug to you. You use my box to send a mug to
> Mel. Mel sends a mug to Ron, Ron sends to Vince, and Vince sends to me.
>
> Lisa Skeen
> Living Tree Pottery and Soaps
> http://www.uncg.edu/~lpskeen
> YesIAmRU?
>
> On Sat, 25 Oct 1997 11:05:46 EDT Carolynn Palmer
> writes:
> >It would have to be a chain-letter kind of thing, but constructed so
> >that>only one mug would be sent to the person on the top of the list by
>
> >the>latest recipient of the letter containing the list - who then adds
> >his/her>name to the bottom of the list. It also would need some kind of
>
> >built-in>safeguard so that everyone (someone) would know if the "chain"
> became
> >"broken."
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