Lee Love on mon 16 nov 09
Have you had 5 kittens in your studio, from the ages of 2 weeks to 3 months=
=3D
?
All our other cats have been pretty good, but raising
ophened kittens was a different story.
And where tools are concerned: the Kittens saw any loose
object as a toy. I had to hide the leather shammies. And they
frequently knocked tools to the floor to use as a toy.
You can see our new kitten here (he too likes to pick up tools and run
around with them) With only one kitten, he is less prone to knocking
things over):
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs003.snc3/11068_197145807056=
=3D
_550727056_3438362_6742952_n.jpg
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 3:21 AM, Shaw Pottery wrote:
> At 8:45 PM -0600 11/13/09, Lee Love wrote:
>
> snip>
>>
>> And don't have cats in the studio.
>
> Check out our website, Lee. There is a photo of one of our cats sleeping =
=3D
in
> a bisqued bowl in our studio. All these years, and none of our cats have
> ever broken a pot. They step very daintily between, over, or around them.
>
> It's not that we trained them, of course. That would be impossible.
>
> Now if it is Ginger, our Golden Retriever (who is also our Service Dog),
> anything within reach of her tail would be a goner. Therefore, we never p=
=3D
ut
> anything within reach of her tail.
>
> ;-) Rita
>
--=3D20
--
Lee, a Mashiko potter in Minneapolis
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
"Ta tIr na n-=3DF3g ar chul an tI=3D97tIr dlainn trina ch=3DE9ile"=3D97tha=
t is, "T=3D
he
land of eternal youth is behind the house, a beautiful land fluent
within itself." -- John O'Donohue
Shaw Pottery on mon 16 nov 09
At 8:45 PM -0600 11/13/09, Lee Love wrote:
snip>
>And don't have cats in the studio.
Check out our website, Lee. There is a photo of one of our cats
sleeping in a bisqued bowl in our studio. All these years, and none
of our cats have ever broken a pot. They step very daintily between,
over, or around them.
It's not that we trained them, of course. That would be impossible.
Now if it is Ginger, our Golden Retriever (who is also our Service
Dog), anything within reach of her tail would be a goner. Therefore,
we never put anything within reach of her tail.
;-) Rita
steve graber on mon 16 nov 09
i thought it would be great fun to train my dog Falcor to fetch balls when =
=3D
he was little.=3DA0 and it was.=3DA0 except the little guy will not STOP wi=
th t=3D
he ball fetching!!!!!!=3DA0 =3D0A=3D0Aso, while throwing pots, he'll actual=
ly=3DA0d=3D
rop a ball into a pot if i'm not watching...=3DA0 =3D0A=3D0Abut when i say =
"no ba=3D
ll" he looks so=3DA0sad!=3DA0 =3D0A=3D0Aso i let him trash a few pots once =
in a whi=3D
le.....=3DA0 =3D0A=3D0A=3DA0Steve Graber, Graber's Pottery, Inc=3D0AClaremo=
nt, Califo=3D
rnia USA=3D0AThe Steve Tool - for awesome texture on pots! =3D0Awww.grabers=
pott=3D
ery.com steve@graberspottery.com =3D0A=3D0A=3D0AOn Laguna Clay's website=3D=
0Ahttp:/=3D
/www.lagunaclay.com/blogs/ =3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A----- Original Message ----=
=3D0A> From=3D
: Shaw Pottery =3D0A> To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG=3D0A=
> Se=3D
nt: Mon, November 16, 2009 1:21:05 AM=3D0A> Subject: Re: Bison tool (actual=
ly=3D
cats in the studio)=3D0A> =3D0A> At 8:45 PM -0600 11/13/09, Lee Love wrote=
:=3D0A=3D
> =3D0A> snip>=3D0A> >And don't have cats in the studio.=3D0A> =3D0A> Check=
out our=3D
website, Lee. There is a photo of one of our cats=3D0A> sleeping in a bisq=
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b=3D
roken a pot. They step very daintily between,=3D0A> over, or around them.=
=3D0A>=3D
=3D0A> It's not that we trained them, of course. That would be impossible.=
=3D
=3D0A> =3D0A> Now if it is Ginger, our Golden Retriever (who is also our Se=
rvic=3D
e=3D0A> Dog), anything within reach of her tail would be a goner. Therefore=
,=3D
=3D0A> we never put anything within reach of her tail.=3D0A> =3D0A> ;-) Rit=
a=3D0A=3D
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Jeff Gieringer on mon 16 nov 09
Lee,
What is the deal with the chamois? My studio cat will dig in a bucket o=
f
slurry or water to retrieve a chamois, then proceeds to run around the
studio with them. We find them everywhere.
Jeff Gieringer
Berea, Kentucky
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Love"
To:
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: Bison tool (actually cats in the studio)
Have you had 5 kittens in your studio, from the ages of 2 weeks to 3 months=
?
All our other cats have been pretty good, but raising
ophened kittens was a different story.
And where tools are concerned: the Kittens saw any loose
object as a toy. I had to hide the leather shammies. And they
frequently knocked tools to the floor to use as a toy.
You can see our new kitten here (he too likes to pick up tools and run
around with them) With only one kitten, he is less prone to knocking
things over):
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs003.snc3/11068_197145807056=
_550727056_3438362_6742952_n.jpgOn Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 3:21 AM, Shaw Potte=
ry wrote:> At 8:45 PM -0600 11/13/09, Lee Love wrote:>=
> snip>>>>> And don't have cats in the studio.>> Check out our website, Lee=
. There is a photo of one of our cats sleepingin> a bisqued bowl in our stu=
dio. All these years, and none of our cats have> ever broken a pot. They st=
ep very daintily between, over, or around them.>> It's not that we trained =
them, of course. That would be impossible.>> Now if it is Ginger, our Golde=
n Retriever (who is also our Service Dog),> anything within reach of her ta=
il would be a goner. Therefore, we neverput> anything within reach of her t=
ail.>> ;-) Rita>---- Lee, a Mashiko potter in Minneapolishttp://mashikopots=
.blogspot.com/ "Ta tIr na n-=F3g ar chul an tI-tIr dlainn trina ch=E9ile"-t=
hat is, "Theland of eternal youth is behind the house, a beautiful land flu=
entwithin itself." -- John O'Donohue
marci and rex on tue 17 nov 09
At 09:11 PM 11/16/2009, Jeff Gieringer wrote:
>Lee,
>
> What is the deal with the chamois? My studio cat will dig in a bucket =
of
>slurry or water to retrieve a chamois, then proceeds to run around the
>studio with them. We find them everywhere.
They probably smell like mice... :O)
Marci
www.ppio.com
figglywig@COMCAST.NET on tue 17 nov 09
Jeff wrote:=3D20
=3DC2=3DA0=3DC2=3DA0=3DC2=3DA0=3DC2=3DA0"What is the deal with the chamois?=
My studio cat w=3D
ill dig in a bucket of=3D20
slurry or water to retrieve a chamois, then proceeds to run around the=3D20
studio with them. We find them everywhere."=3D20
My cat Noah does that too! Little booger!=3D20
Gail G., Indy=3D20
logan johnson on tue 17 nov 09
I just wish I could keep my five cats from stealing the twist ties from the=
clay bags ! If the twist ties are barely secure on a clay bag don't be su=
rprised if the next time you get clay from the bag the tie is gone ! I've =
watched my kids (cats) pull the tie off the bag & run away to the wood fl=
oors in the gallery & have a hockey game . I've had to hide all ties in a=
drawer to keep the kids away from them ! (I'm afraid they might eat them o=
r eat a piece of them) They'll even steal one right off the work table from=
in front of you ! I swear I'm ready to believe they make the paper aroun=
d the ties from recycled catnip stems !
Logan
Logan Johnson
Yakima Valley Pottery & Supply
719 W Nob Hill Blvd. Ste C
Yakima, WA 98902
509.469.6966
www.audeostudios.com
"Carpe Argillam!!"
Lee Love on tue 17 nov 09
Shammies are basically little leather chew toys. Z:^>
--
Lee, a Mashiko potter in Minneapolis
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
"Ta tIr na n-=3DF3g ar chul an tI=3D97tIr dlainn trina ch=3DE9ile"=3D97tha=
t is, "T=3D
he
land of eternal youth is behind the house, a beautiful land fluent
within itself." -- John O'Donohue
Steve Irvine on fri 20 nov 09
At one point in my career I did a fair bit of relief carving in =3D
porcelain. Working with the pieces bone dry, I'd spent about half an =3D
hour a day on a piece, and then do my regular studio work in stoneware. =3D
Eventually the carved piece would get finished, sometimes after a year =3D
of attention.=3D20
http://www.steveirvine.com/porcelain.html
One piece in particular was nearing completion after about 150 hours of =3D
detailed work, and I was looking forward to putting the final touches on =
=3D
it. Late one evening I heard a muffled thump sound in the studio, and =3D
when I went in to look I noticed the porcelain pot smashed to bits on =3D
the floor. My cat, wanting to look out the window, had jumped up on the =3D
shelf and had knocked the pot off as he tried to squeeze by.
I was surprised by my reaction -- not angry, in fact I had a little =3D
smile. I got the broom and cleaned up the mess. It seemed to me that my =3D
dear cat had a totally innocent mind, and couldn't be blamed for what he =
=3D
did.=3D20
Working on long term projects like this reminds me of the old saying, =3D
"If you can't do the time, then don't do the crime" meaning that if a =3D
failure like this would seem devastating then it might be an idea to =3D
stay clear of these kinds of projects. There are so many pitfalls along =3D
the way of seeing a piece through to completion, it's good to have a =3D
healthy attitude about the failures that come our way.
=3D20
Steve Irvine
http://www.steveirvine.com
Veena Raghavan on fri 20 nov 09
Steve,
I too carve in porcelain, but when it is leatherhard. Very intricate and
beautiful pieces on your site. Thanks for sharing.
Veena
In a message dated 11/20/2009 12:08:04 PM Eastern Standard Time,
irvine@BMTS.COM writes:
>
>
> At one point in my career I did a fair bit of relief carving in porcelain=
.
> Working with the pieces bone dry, I'd spent about half an hour a day on a
> piece, and then do my regular studio work in stoneware. Eventually the
> carved piece would get finished, sometimes after a year of attention.
>
> http://www.steveirvine.com/porcelain.html
>
VeenaRaghavan@cs.com
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