revivalsteph@yahoo.com on wed 22 aug 12
Full disclosure: the following actually did happen to me, but I am not
admitting it, because if I did , you would all see me as a less than
perfect person/ CLAYARTER, which I most certainly am. But I'm not tellin'=
=3D
.
I have a cereal size bowl of blown glass. it is thick and heavy it was
student work, but it is deep cobalt blue and gorgeous and when light make=
=3D
s
it's way through the vessel, you can see such a deep dark electric blue, =
=3D
it
makes the 5 year old in you say "ooooooooooo".
It rests up on top a corner, triangle shape medicine cabinet in the
bathroom. Recently I put a lovely tile with cobalt up there, to finish ou=
=3D
t a
composition, and scooted the bowl a little to one side.=3D20
Next morning I got up, stumbled into the bathroom to brush teeth and swi=
=3D
ll
water, opened the medicine cabinet and , more swiftly , thoroughly and
silently than one could imagine, the bowl , now too close to the edge,
plummeted into the sink below, broke clean through it and ended up inside=
=3D
the cabinet below .
Still without my glasses, I stood looking at a gaping hole which had been=
=3D
my
sink. I mean the entire bowl of the sink was gone. I had been out of bed=3D=
20=3D
about 10 seconds.
I went back to bed. When I got up 15 minutes later I returned to the
bathroom, and the hole was still there, so I figured it was real.
First thought was ,what a big hole! Second : Well foo, I need a new sink=
=3D
..
My third thought:My o my, I am so glad my head was not in between the gla=
=3D
ss
bowl and the sink.
Once i comprehended the hole, I looked at the porcelain sink. first I cut=
=3D
my
finger on one of the edges of the sink. Cautionary note, broken porcelain=
=3D
sinks ARE as sharp as glass. then I noticed how thick the porcelain was.
Really kind of a marvel how they get clay which is so smooth and vitreous=
=3D
to
fire so perfectly and remain so strong. SO, the scientist in me prevaile=
=3D
d
and I did get to examine the cross section.By the way, the bowl had nary =
=3D
a
scratch.
fortunately i had purchased a very similar sink at a yard sale for $5 for=
=3D
unknown future use. I pulled it out of the shed and what do you know, it
fit. It is a metal/enamelled porcelain sink, which will certainly do.
Thankfully I was able to marvel at the construction of a porcelain sink,
instead of having a bystander marvel at the construction of the human sku=
=3D
ll.
Now I just wear a hardhat to bed.=3D20
OK, I don't.
Off to the studio, glasses on, head intact, fresh rain last night, carvin=
=3D
g
and shipping today.
Stephani Stephenson
http://www.revivaltileworks.com
Dorothy Parshall on wed 22 aug 12
THANK YOU, STEPHANI! I AM SO GLAD THE BOWL IS OK!!! Oh, and you also.
wonderful story.
Dorothy, Quebec
On Aug 22, 2012, at 10:06 AM, revivalsteph@yahoo.com wrote:
> Full disclosure: the following actually did happen to me, but I am not
> admitting it, because if I did , you would all see me as a less than
> perfect person/ CLAYARTER, which I most certainly am. But I'm not
> tellin'.
>
> I have a cereal size bowl of blown glass. it is thick and heavy it
> was
> student work, but it is deep cobalt blue and gorgeous and when light
> makes
> it's way through the vessel, you can see such a deep dark electric
> blue, it
> makes the 5 year old in you say "ooooooooooo".
>
> It rests up on top a corner, triangle shape medicine cabinet in the
> bathroom. Recently I put a lovely tile with cobalt up there, to
> finish out a
> composition, and scooted the bowl a little to one side.
>
> Next morning I got up, stumbled into the bathroom to brush teeth
> and swill
> water, opened the medicine cabinet and , more swiftly , thoroughly
> and
> silently than one could imagine, the bowl , now too close to the edge,
> plummeted into the sink below, broke clean through it and ended up
> inside
> the cabinet below .
>
> Still without my glasses, I stood looking at a gaping hole which had
> been my
> sink. I mean the entire bowl of the sink was gone. I had been out of
> bed
> about 10 seconds.
>
> I went back to bed. When I got up 15 minutes later I returned to the
> bathroom, and the hole was still there, so I figured it was real.
>
> First thought was ,what a big hole! Second : Well foo, I need a new
> sink..
> My third thought:My o my, I am so glad my head was not in between
> the glass
> bowl and the sink.
>
> Once i comprehended the hole, I looked at the porcelain sink. first
> I cut my
> finger on one of the edges of the sink. Cautionary note, broken
> porcelain
> sinks ARE as sharp as glass. then I noticed how thick the porcelain
> was.
> Really kind of a marvel how they get clay which is so smooth and
> vitreous to
> fire so perfectly and remain so strong. SO, the scientist in me
> prevailed
> and I did get to examine the cross section.By the way, the bowl had
> nary a
> scratch.
>
> fortunately i had purchased a very similar sink at a yard sale for
> $5 for
> unknown future use. I pulled it out of the shed and what do you
> know, it
> fit. It is a metal/enamelled porcelain sink, which will certainly do.
>
> Thankfully I was able to marvel at the construction of a porcelain
> sink,
> instead of having a bystander marvel at the construction of the
> human skull.
>
>
> Now I just wear a hardhat to bed.
>
> OK, I don't.
>
> Off to the studio, glasses on, head intact, fresh rain last night,
> carving
> and shipping today.
>
> Stephani Stephenson
> http://www.revivaltileworks.com
revivalsteph@yahoo.com on fri 24 aug 12
A couple of people have asked me offline what happened to the cobalt blu=
=3D
e
glass bowl. I realize i didn't make it very clear in my story.
the glass bowl emerged unscathed, nary a chip or crack.....
it measures 5 1/2" X 3 1/2 " . it's walls are about 1/2 inch thick. it fe=
=3D
ll
four feet. even though it was right in front of my face it fell so fast I=
=3D
literally could not see it.
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