Robin Wolf on sun 16 nov 08
Thanks to all the info that I gathered from Stoney Creek Pottery's postings
and the recommendations from fellow Clayarters, I am now the All Powerful
and Wise Webmaster of www.robinwolfpottery.com
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Thank you all for the info that you shared, it has once again made a
difference in my life and potting. I used the SiteBuilder via Yahoo. No
extra start up fees, Less than $10 a month, email and all the extra little
bits that I think that I need at this point in time. I must confess, my
middle child just happened to marry a graphics design artist that is very
well versed in web design. He was happy to give me some pointers, but I did
the sight creation on my own. Took a day and a half because I did it 3
different ways before I was happy. That way I learned more! I am happy with
the final that is on line now. I still have gallery work to do, I just need
to get some better photos.
I did figure out that my photos that I had been taking for inventory records
need to be a little better for this. Make sure that what ever photos you
have are of VERY good quality. Don't forget, millions of people could be
looking at your work! I built my own light tent a couple of weeks ago,
($7), and that has helped, but I will pay more attention to my photos from
here on out.
With this project finished, I am back to getting my mind around the cone 10
to cone 6 conversion. After watching Tom Turner's DVD and seeing his
amazing glazes, I am really dragging my feet on this change over. I want
those colors. I want those finishes. And the reality is, it doesn't matter
what cone I fire at, until I learn the fine points of glaze
compounding/testing and firing my kiln, I will still be feeling less than
adequate at that end of this equation. So, back to the wheel and throw,
throw, throw. Then Trim, Trim, Trim. And then spend more time with my
lovely, freshly stainless clad kiln and learn how to do this better each
time I turn on the valve to the propane tank. No one said this would be
easy, but damn, I wish I would get smarter quicker!
Robin Wolf
Rt 2 Box 142W
Kingfisher, OK 73750
robin@robinwolfpottery.com
405.368.0919
Gran always said, "Too soon old, too late smart"
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