Linda Mccaleb on fri 25 sep 09
=3DA0 Hello ClayArters,=3D0A=3DA0 I'm sorry if I came across=3DA0 the way I=
seemed =3D
to. I invaded my husband's domain. It was the girl's old room that he took =
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over to keep his things in. I saved the boy's room for a guest room.=3D0A=
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My husband allowed me to put my wheels, shelving,boxes of clay,oxides,mason=
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stains,tables,etc... in his room. I just have to put up with his stuff tha=
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t=3DA0was in the room before I came in and took over. He does support me th=
ou=3D
gh and even makes molds of things that I have made including some very simp=
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le carvings. We keep the plaster,feldspar, buckets of glaze, and other spac=
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e needing materials in the garage. =3D0A=3DA0 So it is my fault that there =
are =3D
deer and wild hog heads in the studio, and I can't get into the closet. But=
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it is a small room, and I do need more storage space. Over the head storag=
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e will=3DA0be a pain because I'm so short. And my husband is 6'2". He would=
h=3D
ave to do most of the building and all of the lifting because I have a bad =
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back.=3D0A=3DA0 I am so sorry to mislead you all. I am at fault here not hi=
m, h=3D
e has given his space to me. I just wish my youngest son would pick up his =
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gun case and entertainment center that my husband custom made for him, that=
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would make more room. My husband makes money on=3DA0 custom making wooden =
th=3D
ings and I make money on pottery.(that's probably the only reason he lets m=
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e use his space, I make money)=3D0A=3DA0 Thank you, and again, I'm sorry to=
mis=3D
lead you,=3D0A=3DA0 Sincerely,,=3D0A, Linda=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A
Anne Doyle on fri 25 sep 09
Hi Linda!
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Good for you that you're on your way to setting up a studio but I am just c=
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urious=3D2C=3D20
why are you opting for the guest room instead of the garage?...=3D20
i ask mostly with concern to the silica dust in your home... i have a basem=
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ent studio=3D20
and if i had a chance to move the studio away from the house i would do it =
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in a=3D20
heartbeat. I tried to keep a spotless studio for the first 2 years but dust=
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still got upstairs...=3D20
and although i wear a good mask while i mix glazes=3D2C i am convinced that=
s=3D
ome dust still=3D20
migrates into my home with every little breeze.... i know so much more now =
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about the=3D20
dangers of silica dust and although i'm careful=3D2C i sometimes feel guilt=
y =3D
for exposing my=3D20
family to the hazards ... one day i shall have my separate studio!! within =
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the next 10 years...
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Storage was the number one factor for me in the beginning and i have found =
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that pottery=3D20
people are hoarders and pack-rats (ok=3D2C speaking for myself) and everyth=
in=3D
g we think might=3D20
be useful to clay one day gets into the studio til you can barely move in t=
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here! LOL...
If you are able to have a place for everything and everything in its place =
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thats huge...
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As for systems=3D2C i use reclaimed shelving and tables i find for free and=
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ts a bit mismatched=3D20
but it works as long as everything can do double duty. My slabroller gets u=
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sed the most=3D20
and when not in use provides a surface for pieces during glazing sessions..=
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.
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one thing i have that i'm glad of is some sturdy posts for hanging my 2 ext=
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ruders from...=3D20
on opposite sides... my biggest revelation was flooring: i now have a float=
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ing linoleum tile=3D20
floor which makes clean-ups so much easier than the cement floor under it a=
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nd i'm really=3D20
happy i found that (on specal at IKEA)...
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Good luck and maybe when you're done you could post pictures somewhere of w=
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hat you've done!
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Anne Doyle
Saint-Sauveur=3D2C QC
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nal&fr_id=3D3D1400
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nal&fr_id=3D3D1400
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"I expect to pass through life but once.
If therefore=3D2C there be any kindness i can show=3D2C=3D20
or any good thing i can do to any fellow being=3D2C=3D20
let me do it now=3D2C and not defer or neglect it=3D2C=3D20
as i shall not pass this way again." William Penn
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