Deborah Thuman on tue 26 jan 10
A friend of mine sent me an e-mail yesterday. She celebrated her
birthday on Friday by going to a local ceramic studio. For $60, she
had the run of the studio, and instructor, and supplies for 1.5 hours.
She worked with a machine that looked like a tortilla maker but made
slabs (I told her that was the big pasta maker not a tortilla maker),
her teenage son worked with the extruder and her husband worked on the
wheel. She said they had more fun than they've had in ages. They go in
on Saturday and collect their masterpieces.
When Jim and I were in San Francisco a few years ago, we found an art
gym. I had to go inside and ask what that was. It was studio space for
fiber artists. You could rent space and work. You could rent space and
have an art party where all the guests make something. The woman who
ran the studio said that bridal showers where everyone makes something
was a hot seller.
Just a thought for those with studio space and who are willing to work
with novices on a one-on-one basis. What a great way to introduce
people to our passion. Anyone who has tried to learn to use a wheel
has a good understanding of why a mug costs what it costs and why
Walmart has no romance or imagination.
Deb Thuman
http://debthumansblog.blogspot.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=3D5888059
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deb-Thumans-Art-Page/167529715986
gary navarre on tue 26 jan 10
Hay Folks,
I saw a video on YT a while back from Japan where a guy and his gal are on=
a pottery date...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D-ptvZ9yBvuk
It could be some shop set up in a mall where that's the bit, like those pa=
int-a-pot shops we have only closer to reality. It looks like they are havi=
ng fun. That could also be a good trick at the Art Fairs when we do free de=
monstrations. We get kids to schlep their Moms for some money to throw a po=
t, $.25 each or 5 for a dollar and for 25 cents more they can set it near t=
he camp fire to dry. They can go see more of the fair, come back in an hour=
or so to set it in the coals, see something else, or hang around, and pick=
up the piece at the end of the day. Maybe rig up some kind of bicycle powe=
red bellows and have them peddle forced air into a makeshift kiln and help =
get it hotter. They might take their fun seriously too if they have to pay =
for it.
Gary Navarre
Navarre Pottery
Navarre Enterprises
Norway, Michigan, USA
http://www.youtube.com/GindaUP
http://public.fotki.com/GindaUP/
--- On Tue, 1/26/10, Deborah Thuman wrote:
> From: Deborah Thuman
> Subject: [Clayart] An idea for those of you with studio space.....
> To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 8:18 AM
> A friend of mine sent me an e-mail
> yesterday. She celebrated her
> birthday on Friday by going to a local ceramic studio. For
> $60, she
> had the run of the studio, and instructor, and supplies for
> 1.5 hours.
> She worked with a machine that looked like a tortilla maker
> but made
> slabs (I told her that was the big pasta maker not a
> tortilla maker),
> her teenage son worked with the extruder and her husband
> worked on the
> wheel. She said they had more fun than they've had in ages.
> They go in
> on Saturday and collect their masterpieces.
>
> When Jim and I were in San Francisco a few years ago, we
> found an art
> gym. I had to go inside and ask what that was. It was
> studio space for
> fiber artists. You could rent space and work. You could
> rent space and
> have an art party where all the guests make something. The
> woman who
> ran the studio said that bridal showers where everyone
> makes something
> was a hot seller.
>
> Just a thought for those with studio space and who are
> willing to work
> with novices on a one-on-one basis. What a great way to
> introduce
> people to our passion. Anyone who has tried to learn to use
> a wheel
> has a good understanding of why a mug costs what it costs
> and why
> Walmart has no romance or imagination.
>
> Deb Thuman
> http://debthumansblog.blogspot.com/
> http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=3D5888059
> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deb-Thumans-Art-Page/167529715986
>
Bruce Ciske on wed 27 jan 10
The studio where I take classes and teach -- Creative Clay Pottery and=3D20=
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http://www.creativeclaypottery.com/TryIt.htm
Bruce Ciske
http://www.bruceciskepottery.com/
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