Susan Fox Hirschmann on thu 8 apr 10
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From: Susan Fox Hirschmann
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mann ottery.design@yahoo.com>=3D0ATo: Carolyn Boeri =
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ent: Thu, April 8, 2010 2:27:12 PM=3D0ASubject: Re: NCECA ......an opportun=
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y, a challenge.=3D0A=3D0A=3D0Ayeah....demonstrations...."like watching gras=
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" was definitely appropriate description of watching=3DA0 the sculptor.=3DA=
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azingly the potter, after 20 yrs throwing, checked all his bottom thickness=
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es!=3DA0 I thought that a total sleeper, and tho his work is highly acclaim=
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and in major galleries,=3DA0 after throwing for 20 years, he is still chec=
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ng bottom thicknesses,....dahhhhhhh!!!! After watching him do that consecut=
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ively for 4 different pieces pots, I realized I was starting to doze and th=
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at there was nothing new there....totally dull to me, no unusual forms,...a=
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nd I left for lunch and more "juices" in other rooms.=3D0ABravo for all tho=
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demos in the clayart room and for Mel for making it all happen for all of =
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us!=3DA0 There is a comraderie with other clay buds existing no where else =
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t the clayart room!=3D0AMany thanks to all!=3D0ASusan=3D0Awww.potteryart.bi=
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san fox hirschmann=3D0Aannandale, Va=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A______________=
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______=3D0AFrom: Carolyn Boeri =3D0ATo: Susan Fox=
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schmann ; Susan Reilly =3D
net>=3D0ASent: Thu, April 8, 2010 9:56:12 AM=3D0ASubject: Re: NCECA ......a=
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portunity, a challenge.=3D0A=3D0Aditto, The demonstrations were not all tha=
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teresting, Steve Tobin's and La Mesa, South St. mosaics,and of course the C=
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layart room were the best. Next year I will spend more time in the clayart =
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room. susan read all the way down, to get the jist of this missle.=3D0ACaro=
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n Boeri=3D0A----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Fox Hirschmann" ot=3D
tery.design@yahoo.com>=3D0ATo: =3D0ASent: Tuesday=
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ril 06, 2010 9:34 PM=3D0ASubject: Re: NCECA ......an opportunity, a challen=
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.=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A> Hi Bill,=3D0A> I actually found a few of the seminars rat=
her illu=3D
minating but I do like your idea.=3D0A> I would like to add to that a claya=
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room presentation on:=3D0A> Mixing media (something I do)=3D0A> & mudras (=
yoga=3D
hand exercises for potters).=3D0A> What do you think?=3D0A> Susan=3D0A> su=
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x hirschmann=3D0A> artpottery=3D0A> www.potteryart.biz=3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> =
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________________________________=3D0A> From: William & Susan Schran User sc=3D
hran@COX.NET>=3D0A> To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG=3D0A> Sent: Tue, April 6, =
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8:20:50 AM=3D0A> Subject: Re: NCECA ......an opportunity, a challenge.=3D0=
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=3D0A> On 4/5/10 11:35 AM, "Antoinette Badenhorst" ST=3D
.NET>=3D0A> wrote:=3D0A> =3D0A>> Well, it was not the best one for me eithe=
r. I c=3D
ould not really lay my finger=3D0A>> on the why it was not so good. I had t=
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hunt too much and saw too little and I=3D0A>> asked my self constantly if t=
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fault was with me that I was just plain=3D0A>> ignorant or was it somethin=
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else. I still don't know. Maybe the expectancy=3D0A>> was too high because =
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was Philly.=3D0A> =3D0A> And I had just the opposite experience.=3D0A> I r=
ealize=3D
d from the last NCECA in Phoenix it was ridicules to try and do it=3D0A> al=
l,=3D
or even most of it.=3D0A> Without a car and deciding not to do the shuttle=
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s, I knew I wasn't going=3D0A> to any shows beyond what I could walk to.=3D=
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=3D0A> I went to a couple of the NCECA lectures/presentations but found mys=
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f=3D0A> nodding off - maybe if they had something to say...=3D0A> =3D0A> I =
decide=3D
d to spend more time in the Clayart room reconnecting with folks and=3D0A> =
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tending the presentations/workshops held there - all were great!=3D0A> Then=
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f courses the best show at NCECA - Strictly Functional!!=3D0A> =3D0A> The f=
ew s=3D
hows in the Marriot next to convention center seemed to be enough=3D0A> for=
m=3D
e - satisfied my esthetic needs.=3D0A> =3D0A> But the highlight was visitin=
g St=3D
eve Tobin's studio!=3D0A> Just that experience made NCECA for me.=3D0A> =3D=
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m thinking if I go to Tampa, I may purchase a one-day pass to visit the=3D0=
A>=3D
vendors hall and that will be it as far as NCECA,=3D0A> The rest of the ti=
me=3D
it will be shows and Clayart.=3D0A> Already thinking about next year's Cla=
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rt room - how about a presentation=3D0A> on understanding and developing es=
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etically pleasing wheel thrown forms?=3D0A> =3D0A> Bill=3D0A> =3D0A> -- Wil=
liam "Bi=3D
ll" Schran=3D0A> wschran@cox.net=3D0A> wschran@nvcc.edu=3D0A> http://www.cr=
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creekartisans.com=3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A=3D0=
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