Taylor Hendrix on tue 21 jun 11
Gay,
I enjoyed sharing a Tony workshop with a clayart cohort like you. Wish I ha=
d
been able to spend the extra days with you two in San Antonio. Still, Dale'=
s
Shiners weren't bad, were they?
So many options to consider now, huh? Spending time with a creative person
gets the juices flowing for sure. I'm setting myself some educational goals
as well. Tony is going to love it.
On Jun 21, 2011 1:49 PM, "Gay Judson" wrote:
Gay Judson on tue 21 jun 11
Talk about a really great workshop experience--I can talk about that! =3D
Last weekend I attended Tony Clennell's workshop in Castroville (30 =3D
miles west of San Antonio). It was a great workshop--Tony is a great =3D
teacher but more over an accomplished raconteur so you want to stay =3D
alert to catch all the nuisances of his presentation--don't want to miss =
=3D
a minute of it! And as he has mentioned, Tim and Gloria Kelly are =3D
generous and gracious hosts in their new pottery center, Castroville =3D
Pottery. Part of Tony's workshop was looking a pieces of the student's =3D
work and considering how those pieces might have been improved. Or what =
=3D
might be the next step in development of that work. It was such a =3D
wonderful experience getting to see the work through the eyes of the =3D
teacher. That was a workshop in itself. Then, back home before he =3D
left, he gave me 'assignments' to develop MY work. I have a check sheet =
=3D
to begin working on tomorrow: expanding some work I've done with =3D
variations on the theme; working on some glaze effects; and taking my =3D
slab work in a new direction. Whew, I have a demanding schedule ahead =3D
of me! But it is great because somehow, somewhere I had lost my way and =
=3D
really needed a kick start--and he gave me a good one!
The creme de la creme was getting to be with Tony for the before and =3D
after of the workshop. He is the sweetest guy and the most generous! =3D
We spent a morning touring the fabulous Asian ceramic collection at the =3D
San Antonio Museum of Art. Can you imagine, walking through all the =3D
great ceramics of the past at Tony's elbow as he analyzes and comments =3D
on each piece! That was a graduate course in itself. How do you thank =3D
a guy for such a great experience? I'm still trying to figure that one =3D
out!
Gay Judson in San Antonio
tony clennell on wed 22 jun 11
Gay: You are sooo kind. How do I thank you for such fabulous hospitality? I
finished Brian Brett's Trauma Farm on the plane and I think you, Jim Bob an=
d
Chris would enjoy it so look out for some mail. I was thrilled to be part
of your amazingly interesting family. People that are actually well read on
a variety of things that interest me other than pots. Sometimes it can be
gruelling sitting up all day and night talking pots. We covered much much
more- economics, religion, demographics, factory farming, life and more
about life.
Remember to look up that Tarzan Goes to New York movie for Kenny and parts =
3
and 4 of The Dukes of Hazard that he is missing from his collection. Are yo=
u
forgetting something JImmie?
Hugs,
Tony
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Gay Judson wrote:
> Talk about a really great workshop experience--I can talk about that! La=
st
> weekend I attended Tony Clennell's workshop in Castroville (30 miles west=
of
> San Antonio). It was a great workshop--Tony is a great teacher but more
> over an accomplished raconteur so you want to stay alert to catch all the
> nuisances of his presentation--don't want to miss a minute of it! And as=
he
> has mentioned, Tim and Gloria Kelly are generous and gracious hosts in th=
eir
> new pottery center, Castroville Pottery. Part of Tony's workshop was
> looking a pieces of the student's work and considering how those pieces
> might have been improved. Or what might be the next step in development =
of
> that work. It was such a wonderful experience getting to see the work
> through the eyes of the teacher. That was a workshop in itself. Then, b=
ack
> home before he left, he gave me 'assignments' to develop MY work. I have=
a
> check sheet to begin working on tomorrow: expanding some work I've done w=
ith
> variations on the theme; working on some glaze effects; and taking my sla=
b
> work in a new direction. Whew, I have a demanding schedule ahead of me!
> But it is great because somehow, somewhere I had lost my way and really
> needed a kick start--and he gave me a good one!
> The creme de la creme was getting to be with Tony for the before and afte=
r
> of the workshop. He is the sweetest guy and the most generous! We spent=
a
> morning touring the fabulous Asian ceramic collection at the San Antonio
> Museum of Art. Can you imagine, walking through all the great ceramics o=
f
> the past at Tony's elbow as he analyzes and comments on each piece! That
> was a graduate course in itself. How do you thank a guy for such a great
> experience? I'm still trying to figure that one out!
> Gay Judson in San Antonio
>
Gay Judson on wed 22 jun 11
Yes, Taylor, juices flowing. But nothing like having a great teacher =3D
sit down with you and say, "do this, then this, and after that, this". I =
=3D
love it. Guess I'm born to be a student all my life! It is just what I =
=3D
needed just now.
Sorry you weren't with us at SAMA, that was a great experience. Wish =3D
the whole class could have been--but then it is too big. Perfect, one =3D
on one!
Gay
On Jun 21, 2011, at 10:30 PM, Taylor Hendrix wrote:
> Gay,
> I enjoyed sharing a Tony workshop with a clayart cohort like you. Wish =
=3D
I had
> been able to spend the extra days with you two in San Antonio. Still, =3D
Dale's
> Shiners weren't bad, were they?
>=3D20
> So many options to consider now, huh? Spending time with a creative =3D
person
> gets the juices flowing for sure. I'm setting myself some educational =3D
goals
> as well. Tony is going to love it.
> On Jun 21, 2011 1:49 PM, "Gay Judson" wrote:
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