tony and gillian on fri 10 oct 97
Greetings and salutations to all of you Clayarters out there,
I'm rather new to clayart, having only subscribed a few weeks ago after
rekindling a long dormant interest in pottery. Anyway, just a week or so
ago there was some response to a gentlemans' query wrt hard to
find reference books on glazing among other things. I had saved the
information with the hope of investagating those books at a later time.
However, in the mean-time all of my saved clayart messages were
deposited in the gaping abyss of the bit bucket due to some totally
unrelated software conflicts.
Does anyone recall those messages, or have knowledge of the reference
material of which I speak. If so, duplicate messages or concise
information regarding those reference books along with information on
where best to look for them would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks to all of you in advance,
Tony in Kentucky where the weather is unseasonably warm
Pam Myam on sat 11 oct 97
In a message dated 97-10-10 15:32:17 EDT, you write:
> Does anyone recall those messages, or have knowledge of the reference
> material of which I speak. If so, duplicate messages or concise
> information regarding those reference books along with information on
> where best to look for them would be greatly appreciated.
===
If no one comes up with the information that you are looking for, you might
be able
to find the thread by going to Usenet and accessing the Newgroup
"bit.listserv.clayart." If you are not familiar with Newsgroups/Usenet, use
your web browser to access Dejanews (http://www.dejanews.com) and enter
"bit.listserv.clayart" in the Question/Topic search box. This will give you
a list of posts that you can scroll through and maybe you will recognize the
post from the subject line. If you recall any pertinent words or phrases
from the post, you can try doing a search through Dejanews with that
information. I tried "reference books" and got over 7000 sorts, and got
nothing with "glaze reference books." Hopefully, you
will be able to narrow the field!
Pam
Joyce Lee on wed 24 jan 07
Vince Pitelka's reference book is truly a complete (or compleat)
reference especially for a studio potter. Whenever I forget to use it
as a resource until I've exhausted other materials, I realize once again
what a terrific book it is! I always wind up moving far astray from my
original goal when opening it. It's great for browsing.
Mel's book is a delightfully warm, witty review which may be opened
to any page to find valuable material for all potters from beginners to
those who are contemplating writing a book themselves. To read Mel's
book is to gain deeper understanding of what it is to be a potter and
how to become one...... with, as you'd expect, many a chuckle found
in unexpected places. Mel's is a personal treatise of his own experiences
while climbing the learning curve.. from Then to Now... but particularly
from his time in Japan.
Hamer's and Hamer's"The Potter's Dictionary Of Materials and Techniques,"
( but much more than a
dictionary), is the first and only book I had for sometime after
blundering my way backasswards into the clay scene. I still refer to
it often and recommend it to any of us trying to learn more about our
True Love, Clay.
Robin Hopper's books are well thumbed by anybody who is lucky enough
to own them (his tapes too). He is thorough, professional and his lifelong
experience
working with novices, as well as with experienced potters, is evident.
I apologize to Lili........ my short list isn't prioritized either. I use
all constantly
for my own enlightenment as well as for that of those who work with me in my
studio from time to time.
Joyce
In the Mojave desert of California where the day was like Spring and the
night is sending out freezing tentacles to encapture our pipes........ son
finished insulating them this afternoon... yea..... the insulating materials
arrived on the hardware store shelves yesterday and by nightfall there
were only empty boxes remaining.......
Craig Fulladosa on thu 25 jan 07
Thanks for your input. I will take it for good consideration. Please don't post my reply to Lili Krakowski. I meant to reply to her but mistakenly sent it to the list.
Thanks again.
Craig
Joyce Lee wrote:
Vince Pitelka's reference book is truly a complete (or compleat)
reference especially for a studio potter. Whenever I forget to use it
as a resource until I've exhausted other materials, I realize once again
what a terrific book it is! I always wind up moving far astray from my
original goal when opening it. It's great for browsing.
Mel's book is a delightfully warm, witty review which may be opened
to any page to find valuable material for all potters from beginners to
those who are contemplating writing a book themselves. To read Mel's
book is to gain deeper understanding of what it is to be a potter and
how to become one...... with, as you'd expect, many a chuckle found
in unexpected places. Mel's is a personal treatise of his own experiences
while climbing the learning curve.. from Then to Now... but particularly
from his time in Japan.
Hamer's and Hamer's"The Potter's Dictionary Of Materials and Techniques,"
( but much more than a
dictionary), is the first and only book I had for sometime after
blundering my way backasswards into the clay scene. I still refer to
it often and recommend it to any of us trying to learn more about our
True Love, Clay.
Robin Hopper's books are well thumbed by anybody who is lucky enough
to own them (his tapes too). He is thorough, professional and his lifelong
experience
working with novices, as well as with experienced potters, is evident.
I apologize to Lili........ my short list isn't prioritized either. I use
all constantly
for my own enlightenment as well as for that of those who work with me in my
studio from time to time.
Joyce
In the Mojave desert of California where the day was like Spring and the
night is sending out freezing tentacles to encapture our pipes........ son
finished insulating them this afternoon... yea..... the insulating materials
arrived on the hardware store shelves yesterday and by nightfall there
were only empty boxes remaining.......
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