HLMass@aol.com on thu 3 apr 97
Hello all!
My husband's company was just bought out by a major corporation and we have
been asked to relocate from Connecticut to Los Angeles, CA. I was born and
raised here and live with my kids, cats, dogs and horses.
I am really upset about moving and was hoping some of you might have some
optimistic things to tell me about the LA area. Such as: art or craft
guilds, suppliers, potters in the area, good universities, theatre, museums
etc. Also, if any of you in LA know of any outlying towns that are more
rural/less city where we could look for a place to live, I would be very
grateful. Please feel free to email me at: HLMass@aol.com
Thank you :)
Margaret Arial on fri 4 apr 97
check out Otis Parsons on Wilshire Blvd off the former pask now mass transit
stationralph bacerra is the clay instructor there.ucla has adrian saxe as
instructor.people there support the arts very strongly there you could grow
to like it.
margaret
June Perry on fri 4 apr 97
I used to live in the L.A. area and they are many country type places
around. If you could tell me where your husband will be working I can better
guide to some places you might like. Your budget will also dictate your final
choice. L.A. is pretty expensive compared to the rest of the country. The
traffic is a mess so the length of your husbands commute would probably limit
your areas of choice.
The canyons in and around the Malibu area are very countrified and the air is
also cleaner than the San Fernando Valley or the Pasadena, San Gabriel
Valley areas which are the worst as far as pollution is concerned. Orange
county still has some country areas as well. The best thing to do is to check
a map and draw a circle using the radius of your husbands place of work and
making the circle as large as the maximum commute. Remember in L.A. during
rush hour it can take you an hour to go twenty five miles or so! Once you
establish your boundaries drive around those areas or contact realtors in
those counties and tell them what you are looking for. Southern California
zoning is very extensive in terms of options. In the same community you may
having residential, rural residential (which allows tennis courts, horses,
farm animals on only a half an acre of land), etc. There are lots of pockets
of rural type places even in the heavily populated areas. That is why it
would be good to contact a few realtors.
As far as pottery groups there is the American Ceramic Society which is very
active down there. In fact they have a web site that you can check out. I
don't have the address off hand but you can find it through one of the search
engines. There are plenty of galleries in Southern California and some
wonderful craft shows as well. Just join the ACS and you can make the
contacts and get up to date information on the gallery and show scene.
Good luck!
Warm regards,
June
Evan Dresel on fri 4 apr 97
At 10:35 AM 4-3-97 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Hello all!
>
>My husband's company was just bought out by a major corporation and we have
>been asked to relocate from Connecticut to Los Angeles, CA. I was born and
>raised here and live with my kids, cats, dogs and horses.
>
>I am really upset about moving and was hoping some of you might have some
>optimistic things to tell me about the LA area.
LA wouldn't be my choice but there are some nice things about the west. You
will be near some wonderful national parks. I'm sure it is expensive to
keep horses in the LA area but people do. I highly recommend using
professional movers if you decide to move your horses. The air-ride vans
are much easier on the guys than a small trailer. With luck they can ride
facing backwards which is better. I can find out from my wife which company
we used, if you are interested.
-- Evan Dresel
pedresel@revolution.3-cities.com
Richard Gralnik on mon 7 apr 97
Greetings from Lotus Land. I can understand your concern about moving
here considering the rest of the country loves to abuse us, but the fact
is they're all jealous. Wait until you're at the beach reading about the
latest nor'easter blowing through Massachusetts and you'll see what I
mean.
In all honesty, LA is another big city. There are good areas, bad areas,
miserable traffic, great beaches/deserts/mountains, high real estate
prices (that went down a LOT a couple years ago. OUCH!). It isn't as
green as Massachusetts, and we don't have seasons, but you can visit
the snow any time you feel like driving up to the mountains for the day.
There is a lot of good clay work to be seen here, and many places to make
it. If you fire a gas kiln make sure you live somewhere that allows it
or keep it quiet :) (I live in Lomita, 20 miles south of LAX, a couple
miles from the beach, and they're kiln friendly here.)
June's comments about taking the commute into consideration is very true.
I'd be happy to offer any advice about our very directional traffic patterns
and "nice place to live but I wouldn't want to commute from there"
considerations.
Richard
At 10:35 AM 4/3/97 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Hello all!
>
>My husband's company was just bought out by a major corporation and we have
>been asked to relocate from Connecticut to Los Angeles, CA. I was born and
>raised here and live with my kids, cats, dogs and horses.
>
>I am really upset about moving and was hoping some of you might have some
>optimistic things to tell me about the LA area. Such as: art or craft
>guilds, suppliers, potters in the area, good universities, theatre, museums
>etc. Also, if any of you in LA know of any outlying towns that are more
>rural/less city where we could look for a place to live, I would be very
>grateful. Please feel free to email me at: HLMass@aol.com
>
>Thank you :)
>
>
Rick Sherman on thu 10 apr 97
The responses regarding LA are interesting and positive. The first
consideration is the location of your husband's job. Commute in LA is
not easy. Second, consider the schools if your kids or still of
school age. If I had my 'druthers, I would choose: Pasadena,
Clairmont, Monte Sereno, Santa Monica or North Hollywood. Silver Lake
is also a possibility. There are good musuems and theaters. The
local clay guild is the American Ceramics Society/Southern Design
Chapter which has a 50 year history. Contact me directly if you want
the number of the Membership Chair. Some of the fine teachers have
been mentioned. I will add Niel Moss and Phil Cornelius and Vincent
Suez. The Clayhouse, 2909 Santa Monica Blvd., offers classes and, I
believe, studio space. There is lots to do and many fine potters.
You won't be lonesome long. Good luck, RS
Dawne Jenelle Fowkes on mon 14 apr 97
HLMass.....
I read your message and had to put in my two cents also. I grew up in LA
and now live about an hour north of there. Just the same, I occasionally
drop in.
Suggestions about ceramics classes: if you end up living in South Bay
(Redondo Beach, Torrance, Manhattan Beach, etc) I very highly recommend
taking classes at El Camino College with Neil Moss. I was a student of his
for a couple of years before moving to Ventura (where I currently reside).
He was my first ceramics teacher and gave me a strong base from which to
build my skills on. His personal work is wonderful and inspiring plus he's a
terrific teacher.
You may also want to look into Long Beach State. They have a good clay
department there which is headed by Tony Marsh who is an Alfred grad. I met
him briefly when he came to give a lecture at Cranbrook.... seems like a nice
guy.
The art scene in LA is pretty varied and somewhat bizarre at times. There
is LACMA, the Museum of Contemp. Art, the Geffen Museum( used to be called
the Temporary Contemporary Museum of Art... see what I mean about bizarre?)
and so it goes on. Lots of galleries and cultural activities. You won't be
bored!!!!
Dawne Jenelle Fowkes
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