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firing with weeds

updated sun 18 mar 12

 

tony clennell on fri 16 mar 12


Ahh Chad Chinese elm is a weed. I hate Chinese elm and am glad to have it
out of my life. We had closed our realty deal and a wind storm came up. Our
house was surrounded by those (may i say it "bastard weeds") I looked out
our window and one by the house had split in half and was coming towards
our house. Thousands of $$$ on the line I got a come a long and strapped
it together and tied to a good ole sturdy pine.
I would cut down a Chinese elm and the next week there would be a sapling 3
feet tall. They eat septic systems, drop all kinds of crap on your house
and garden. Fire away my friend. You can't get rid of them fast enuff for
my liking.
So James is selling wood fire. I think he could fire his work in a
microwave and it would sell. Good work is always in favour. They like what
you like so if you like your happy colours they will like your happy
colours. I got a feeling you like your wood fire best so it's a no brainer.
They like you, your work and your opinion.
Still hoping Obama comes to my workshop.
tc

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Chad Nielson on sat 17 mar 12


Have several residences=3DA0 Where the kilns and wheels live is on the dese=
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side of the mountains . The county laws say it is illegal to plant=3DA0 ei=
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er chinese elm or russian olive trees . Is funny because these two trees (n=
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onnative ) to the area seem to thrive better than anything else . Have a fr=
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iend who is a part time tree trimmer who when he has a job in the area=3DA0=
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ill dump the fresh cuttings at my place. Saves him 12 gallons of diesel per=
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trip to the county landfill. The county extension agent is on a drive to e=
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liminate nonnative species from the local waterways washes ditches . Mostly=
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the same two trees. He regularly has piles of freshly cut trees larger tha=
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n houses. At my place the box elder(a native tree ) is the villianl There i=
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s plenty of box elder bugs to go around. Dont bring any thing thats been ou=
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tside through fall because when the bugs who like to hibernate will wake up=
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in the house . One night brought in a bag of planting soil to do some
repotting and went to sleep . The next morning there were literaly hundred=
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s of the things flying around . =3D0A=3DA0Dick Lehman has an article about =
hati=3D
ng the trees and loving the ash.=3DA0 Was the reason decided to try said wo=
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.=3DA0 Asked Paul Soldner one time if he thought there was a way to fire po=
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ery with solar his reply=3DA0 "Plant trees"=3D0A=3DA0Have several buckets o=
f sift=3D
ed unwashed ash=3DA0 after running the stuff=3DA0 across an industrial sten=
gth =3D
magnet to get iron oxides out that come off the grates have been experiment=
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ing with adding 10 percent to different glazes. With this particular batch =
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of ash mixed with Leach White=3DA0 the Zirconium is not so starke and the s=
ur=3D
face and feel of the glaze is improved at least at=3DA0 my place. Has been =
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successfull base for the addition of other things.=3D0A=3DA0So far as an ar=
tist=3D
point of view chinese elm ash is a success. In the wash=3DA0 by the gazebo=
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or the outdoor wheels the seedlings sprout like grass. Is sometimes a battl=
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e to keep order.They do keep the bank from washing away.=3D0A=3DA0Most of t=
he p=3D
eople on Clayart seem to run on passions .=3DA0A large part of the reason t=
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y do clay is driven by this My opinion about something may have a different=
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perspection in light of anothers views. At the same time(thank God ) there=
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are others who share the same passions. =3D0A=3DA0Last year at Amoca there=
was=3D
an exhibit=3DA0 a lot of Eva Wiesels things Wonderful things totally remov=
ed=3D
from the things have come from myself.=3DA0 Wonderfull . However the idea =
of=3D
making such things=3DA0=3DA0=3DA0=3DA0 to many straight lines=3DA0 repetit=
ive forms.=3D
ect=3DA0boring requiring huge amounts of fucus and less intuition.=3D0A=3D=
A0to v=3D
iew wonderfull.=3D0A=3DA0Tony hopefully your passion will stay alive with y=
our =3D
new medium. =3D0A=3DA0adapt.=3D0A=3DA0Chad B.Nielson=3D0A =3D0A=3D0A_______=
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___________=3D0A From: tony clennell =3D0ATo: Clay=
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LSV.CERAMICS.ORG =3D0ASent: Friday, March 16, 2012 2:35 PM=3D0ASubject: Fir=
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with weeds=3D0A =3D0AAhh Chad Chinese elm is a weed. I hate Chinese elm an=
d am=3D
glad to have it=3D0Aout of my life. We had closed our realty deal and a wi=
nd=3D
storm came up. Our=3D0Ahouse was surrounded by those (may i say it "bastar=
d =3D
weeds") I looked out=3D0Aour window and one by the house had split in half =
an=3D
d was coming towards=3D0Aour house. Thousands of $$$ on the line I=3DA0 got=
a c=3D
ome a long and strapped=3D0Ait together and tied to a good ole sturdy pine.=
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=3D0AI would cut down a Chinese elm and the next week there would be a sapl=
in=3D
g 3=3D0Afeet tall. They eat septic systems, drop all kinds of crap on your =
ho=3D
use=3D0Aand garden. Fire away my friend. You can't get rid of them fast enu=
ff=3D
for=3D0Amy liking.=3D0ASo James is selling wood fire. I think he could fir=
e hi=3D
s work in a=3D0Amicrowave and it would sell. Good work is always in favour.=
T=3D
hey like what=3D0Ayou like so if you like your happy colours they will like=
y=3D
our happy=3D0Acolours. I got a feeling you like your wood fire best so it's=
a=3D
no brainer.=3D0AThey like you, your work and your opinion.=3D0AStill hopin=
g Ob=3D
ama comes to my workshop.=3D0Atc=3D0A=3D0A--=3D0A=3D0Atery.com>=3D
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