Daryl Baird on sun 29 apr 12
Hello Clayarters,
First, a note of thanks. I was happy to read recent posts to the List fro=
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of you who have photos of your work in From a Slab of Clay. That you are=3D=
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happy makes me happy. Second, I enjoyed spending time in the Clayart room=
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while at NCECA in Seattle and enjoyed meeting several of you.
Now, to the call for submissions. I have started work on the second editi=
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The Extruder Book. It has been twelve years since the first edition was=3D2=
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published and the book is receiving a complete make-over - including all =
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photography, all new demonstrations and a new gallery of work made with a=
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extruder & dies.
You are cordially invited to submit photos of your own finished pieces ma=
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wholly or partly, with an extruder & dies. For the book's gallery sec=3D
tion, I am=3D20
interested in functional pieces (e.g., vessels including teapots, cups, p=
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dishes, boxes), sculptures, architectural installations (e.g., tile, pill=
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ars, door=3D20
frames) and musical instruments (functional only, please). If you have=3D20=
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something but it doesn't fit into one of those categories, I'm still inte=
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seeing your photos.
If you had a photo of your work in the first edition, I definitely want t=
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photos of your latest work made using an extruder & dies.
Your image files should be large enough (minimum 1 MB) and of high enough=
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resolution (300 dpi) to make them suitable for printing. Files can be in =
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the common formats, .jpg, TIFF, .psd or RAW. Each photo file should be t=
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with your first initial and full, last name and sequentially numbered (e.=
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JSMITH1.jpg, JSMITH2.jpg, JSMITH3.jpg). Each submission should include a=3D=
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document (.doc) file that contains descriptions of your photos. Each phot=
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description should include the file name (as explained, above), the title=
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work, if any, its dimensions in inches or centimeters, and some explanati=
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how you made the piece. I'm interested in your firing method, the die sha=
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you used and any special tools you used in completing the piece. If you u=
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die you made I would like you to include a photo of the die.=3D20
IMPORTANT: In the document file please include your full name, address, e=
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address and phone number.
Please send your CD to me at this address:
Daryl E. Baird
The Extruder Book
149 Williams Rd.
Sagle, ID 83860
DEADLINE: June 30, 2012
I'm very interested in discovering and sharing as much as I can about wha=
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gone on with extruding in the last fourteen years. Clayarters, you've com=
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through before and I know you'll come through this time around.
Gratefully and respectfully,
Daryl
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