Vince Pitelka on fri 27 jan 12
I have a reservation at the Sheraton, but my artist-in-residence Bryce
Brisco was shocked when he made his reservation and it came out to over $70=
0
for the four nights. I am paying a good part of his expenses, but he has t=
o
pay his room and food. I expect that I missed out on some good discussion
of alternate hotels because I already had my reservation. I expect that
there are others in the same boat, so if you have found any good deals on
alternate hotels, please let me know on-list. Bryce is a wonderful guy, a
wood/salt potter who recently completed his MFA at Ohio University with Bra=
d
Schweiger. If you'd consider sharing a room with him, let me know. He is
open to all possibilities that will save him some money and give him the
opportunity to get to know new people.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft
Tennessee Tech University
vpitelka@dtccom.net
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
Randall Moody on sat 28 jan 12
On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 8:40 PM, Vince Pitelka wrote:
> I have a reservation at the Sheraton, but my artist-in-residence Bryce
> Brisco was shocked when he made his reservation and it came out to over
> $700
> for the four nights. I am paying a good part of his expenses, but he has
> to
> pay his room and food. I expect that I missed out on some good discussio=
n
> of alternate hotels because I already had my reservation. I expect that
> there are others in the same boat, so if you have found any good deals on
> alternate hotels, please let me know on-list. Bryce is a wonderful guy, =
a
> wood/salt potter who recently completed his MFA at Ohio University with
> Brad
> Schweiger. If you'd consider sharing a room with him, let me know. He i=
s
> open to all possibilities that will save him some money and give him the
> opportunity to get to know new people.
>
> - Vince
>
>
>
> Vince Pitelka
> Appalachian Center for Craft
> Tennessee Tech University
> vpitelka@dtccom.net
> http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
>
If he doesn't mind hosteling there is a cheap hostel about 1/2 mile away
from the convention center. It is called Green Tortoise. For a 4 bunk room
I think the rate is around 32-35 dollars per night.
--
Randall in Atlanta
http://wrandallmoody.com
revivalsteph@yahoo.com on sat 28 jan 12
I was able to make reservations at the Seattle Warwick hotel for about $9=
=3D
9
night (before tax) for a double. it closer to the water and Seattle cent=
=3D
er
than the Sheraton. about 4 blocks from Pike Street market and 4 blocks fr=
=3D
om
Westlake Transit station. i understand there is a light rail or something=
=3D
that will take you from the airport to Westlake for about $2.75. i haven=
=3D
't
stayed there before but it seemed to compare well with other downtown
hotels. I believe it is walkable to the convention center and I like to w=
=3D
alk
, or EZ bus. With roomies, that makes it pretty affordable.
I tried to book the Sheraton over a month ago and there were no remaining=
=3D
rooms at the NCECA price, and what was left was pretty expensive.
I found reservations online. I started with KAYAK then eventually booked
through getaroom.com. I have used Hotwire in the past, but decided to go=
=3D
with as good a deal as i could find at the time, with a hotel that seemed=
=3D
pretty nice ,(as I say , haven't actually been there yet,but they have ha=
=3D
d
very nice customer service on the phone anyway)
Stephani
Elizabeth Willoughby on sat 28 jan 12
For those interested, on the NCECA web-site there are three more hotels
offered now. . .THe Red Lion, and Homewood Suites, and the Renaissance. .
.prices are on their web-site. . .www.nceca.net. We are staying at the
Hilton, 2 blocks from the Convention Center. . .about the same price as the
Sheraton. We are staying there because we collect points from the Hilton
change. . .a great way to get extra points for a free night at any of their
chain hotels. Hopefully, we will see a few others there that are going to
NCECA.
Snowing like crazy today in Brighton, Ontario, Canada
Liz Willoughby
On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 10:03 AM, revivalsteph@yahoo.com <
revivalsteph@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I was able to make reservations at the Seattle Warwick hotel for about $9=
9
> night (before tax) for a double. it closer to the water and Seattle cent=
er
> than the Sheraton. about 4 blocks from Pike Street market and 4 blocks fr=
om
> Westlake Transit station. i understand there is a light rail or something
> that will take you from the airport to Westlake for about $2.75. i haven=
't
> stayed there before but it seemed to compare well with other downtown
> hotels. I believe it is walkable to the convention center and I like to
> walk
> , or EZ bus. With roomies, that makes it pretty affordable.
> I tried to book the Sheraton over a month ago and there were no remaining
> rooms at the NCECA price, and what was left was pretty expensive.
> I found reservations online. I started with KAYAK then eventually booked
> through getaroom.com. I have used Hotwire in the past, but decided to go
> with as good a deal as i could find at the time, with a hotel that seemed
> pretty nice ,(as I say , haven't actually been there yet,but they have ha=
d
> very nice customer service on the phone anyway)
>
> Stephani
>
Lisa Elbertsen on sat 28 jan 12
I had luck booking a reasonably priced hotel room:
http://www.paramounthotelseattle.com one block away, same distance walk as
the Sheridan. $170 for a large room with a king sized bed (two queens are
already booked up).
See you all there!!!
Regards,
Lisa
Website: www.LisaElbertsen.com
Blog: www.sunnydazedesign.blogspot.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sunnydazedesignstudio
-----Original Message-----
From: Vince Pitelka [mailto:vpitelka@DTCCOM.NET]
Sent: January-27-12 5:40 PM
Subject: Hotels for NCECA
I have a reservation at the Sheraton, but my artist-in-residence Bryce
Brisco was shocked when he made his reservation and it came out to over $70=
0
for the four nights. I am paying a good part of his expenses, but he has t=
o
pay his room and food. I expect that I missed out on some good discussion
of alternate hotels because I already had my reservation. I expect that
there are others in the same boat, so if you have found any good deals on
alternate hotels, please let me know on-list. Bryce is a wonderful guy, a
wood/salt potter who recently completed his MFA at Ohio University with Bra=
d
Schweiger. If you'd consider sharing a room with him, let me know. He is
open to all possibilities that will save him some money and give him the
opportunity to get to know new people.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft
Tennessee Tech University
vpitelka@dtccom.net
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
MEUNIER LEE on sun 29 jan 12
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tony clennell on sun 29 jan 12
Joyce: If getting a hotel room overwhelmed ya hey you can bunk with Hank
and I. I get ya first! Wish ya were coming.We'll wine ya and then make our
moves. Kinda rusty but memory is better than ever. Be well! Tc
On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 2:53 PM, MEUNIER LEE wrote:
>
> For the first time ever I'm beginning to "feel" my age. Usually I'm
> pretty much up for whatever
> is happening.... welcoming New Adventures. But just now as I tried to
> make reservations
> for NCECA at Seattle, one of my favorite cities, I became discouraged and
> just cancelled
> my flight.
>
> NCECA without a real Clayart Room just "down the hall" or "on the next
> floor"" with Lori
> Leary or Bonnie Haleman or both next door... or Wayne across the hall....
> what a kick
> that was! And Billie nearby sharing, helping those of us who were
> constantly lost. AND
> running into all our Rock Star claybuds leaving me stricken with
> bedazzlement... so much
> so that I'd be rendered Silent just watching and listening.... which only
> happens to me
> when faced with such as Craig Martell (how embarrassing!) and Tom Sawyer
> and Barbara
> Brown and Dannon and Jonathon... (Some are Rock Stars based simply on
> their glorious work, others
> for their brilliance and generosity of spirit in the lives they lead. Al=
l
> make me feel as if
> my larynx is broken!) AND WHERE will Mel hold court??? Wherever he stops
> will instantly
> morph into The Clayart Room, I know, but for sure it's not the same. Jeez=
.
> And David and Tony
> ....and occasionally Sheila who is tiny and adorable, which is soon
> forgotten when faced
> with the magnificence of Herself..... and not only forgave me but
> understood when The
> Tone perched on the arm of my chair to observe Sheila's demo and all I
> could do was reach over and
> pat him from time to time.....and the beautiful Liz Willowy who also like=
s
> to
> sit with RR and quietly observe, but remembers far sooner than I that it'=
s
> time to share oneself
> at NCECA, not just adore from afar. And the Daddy Doug who has that
> "Brief Time Living
> in Tennessee" about 60 miles from my hometown, charm about him that
> creates a
> connection one can feel across the room although we lived there in
> different decades.
> And knowing that if my path doesn't cross Vince's I can go find him in th=
e
> Vendors
> Hall.
>
> Not for me. Not this time. Perhaps next
> year I'll be more prepared for such a reality, especially after hearing
> about how much fun
> it all was and how you worked it out with THE hotel bar etc and spent all
> your time laughing
> and rushing to the Next Great Event at this the Best NCECA Ever. Perhaps=
.
>
> Perhaps.
>
> There are at least 100 more I can recall with blinding speed... a moment
> that we've
> shared (IF only in MY mind, not necessarily in yours)... such moments ARE
> NCECA
> for me, and I'll bet for you, and they happen only in the Clayart Room...=
.
> Just the "L's"
> overwhelm..... Lehman (what fun we had!) Lewing... yes! No. Must stop
> this. Think I'll glaze and fire
> during your NCECA 2012........ and recall........ wishing I could let the
> pics in my
> mind fly out to all of you. Robin Hopper kissing me on the cheek after
> seeking me out!!
> I hope I said something worthy or at least remembered to smile.......
> sharing a van
> with Po from the airport and responding to his pleasantries with I hope
> something more than,
> "My you are tall..." Actually, I really hope I did not say that ....
> better to sit and smile
> vacantly ... or even to state appropos of nothing that I have a
> daughter-in-law from mainland China,
> which I do but still..........
>
> Self-indulgent as ever,
>
> Joyce
> In the Mojave Desert of California U.S.A.
>
VeenaRaghavan@CS.COM on sun 29 jan 12
Hi Joyce and all at Clayart,
Sorry to copy almost all of Joyce's post, but it all seemed relevant.
I too am foregoing NCECA this year, mainly due to financial reasons, but,
if we were going to have an actual Clayart room open until late in the
evening, I might have been tempted to dig deep into my savings to be there.
Without an actual Clayart room in the hotel, as Joyce says, "down the hall"=
, the
temptation was just not strong enough. Getting together in the hotel bar,
where you are sharing the space with everyone else at the hotel, just does=
not
seem the same. I think it is very nice that NCECA is providing a room in
the Conference Center, but there is so much to do and see during the
Conference time, that spending any meaningful time in the Clayart Room ther=
e is
probably not going to be the same. It is during the evenings that everyone =
is
relaxed and that is when it is such fun to connect with the wonderful peopl=
e on
this list. It is too bad that NCECA cannot provide a room in the hotel for
Clayart. That would have been perfect!
Joyce, I join you in saying that I will throwing and glazing while our buds
are enjoying themselves in Seattle. I will miss not seeing you and so many
others. Like you, maybe I will be tempted to try for next year, with the
same conditions, after hearing what a wonderful time everyone has had this
year. And, I do hope that all of those who are attending will indeed have a
great time.
All the best.
Veena
In a message dated 1/29/2012 3:53:37 PM Eastern Standard Time,
joycelee8@VERIZON.NET writes:
>
> NCECA without a real Clayart Room just "down the hall" or "on the next
> floor"" with Lori
> Leary or Bonnie Haleman or both next door... or Wayne across the hall....
> what a kick
> that was! And Billie nearby sharing, helping those of us who were
> constantly lost. AND
> running into all our Rock Star claybuds leaving me stricken with
> bedazzlement... so much
> so that I'd be rendered Silent just watching and listening.... which only
> happens to me
> when faced with such as Craig Martell (how embarrassing!) and Tom Sawyer
> and Barbara
> Brown and Dannon and Jonathon... (Some are Rock Stars based simply on
> their glorious work, others
> for their brilliance and generosity of spirit in the lives they lead. Al=
l
> make me feel as if
> my larynx is broken!) AND WHERE will Mel hold court??? Wherever he stops
> will instantly
> morph into The Clayart Room, I know, but for sure it's not the same. Jeez=
.
> And David and Tony
> ....and occasionally Sheila who is tiny and adorable, which is soon
> forgotten when faced
> with the magnificence of Herself..... and not only forgave me but
> understood when The
> Tone perched on the arm of my chair to observe Sheila's demo and all I
> could do was reach over and
> pat him from time to time.....and the beautiful Liz Willowy who also like=
s
> to
> sit with RR and quietly observe, but remembers far sooner than I that it'=
s
> time to share oneself
> at NCECA, not just adore from afar. And the Daddy Doug who has that
> "Brief Time Living
> in Tennessee" about 60 miles from my hometown, charm about him that
> creates a
> connection one can feel across the room although we lived there in
> different decades.
> And knowing that if my path doesn't cross Vince's I can go find him in th=
e
> Vendors
> Hall.
>
> Not for me. Not this time. Perhaps next
> year I'll be more prepared for such a reality, especially after hearing
> about how much fun
> it all was and how you worked it out with THE hotel bar etc and spent all
> your time laughing
> and rushing to the Next Great Event at this the Best NCECA Ever. Perhaps=
.
>
> Perhaps.
>
> There are at least 100 more I can recall with blinding speed... a moment
> that we've
> shared (IF only in MY mind, not necessarily in yours)... such moments ARE
> NCECA
> for me, and I'll bet for you, and they happen only in the Clayart Room...=
.
> Just the "L's"
> overwhelm..... Lehman (what fun we had!) Lewing... yes! No. Must stop
> this. Think I'll glaze and fire
> during your NCECA 2012........ and recall........ wishing I could let the
> pics in my
> mind fly out to all of you. Robin Hopper kissing me on the cheek after
> seeking me out!!
> I hope I said something worthy or at least remembered to smile.......
> sharing a van
> with Po from the airport and responding to his pleasantries with I hope
> something more than,
> "My you are tall..." Actually, I really hope I did not say that ....
> better to sit and smile
> vacantly ... or even to state appropos of nothing that I have a
> daughter-in-law from mainland China,
> which I do but still..........
>
> Self-indulgent as ever,
>
> Joyce
VeenaRaghavan@cs.com
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