Jocelyn Olivia Mc Auley on thu 27 may 99
Hello,
All this discussion about centering is fascinating! It's interesting
reading all the various nuances people are sharing. I feel as though it
took me years to be able to center, partly due to a struggle with bats.
My question though is, why use bats for all of your pieces? I understand
some pieces one would not want to disturb by picking up, but why use them
for all of your pieces? I throw alot of pieces directly on my wheelhead,
except for plates and bowls, and really thin pots. Am I missing
something?
Thanks
Jocelyn McAuley
jmcauley@darkwing.uoregon.edu
Sharon R Pemberton on sat 29 may 99
It all depends on your frame of reference. I have never thrown on a wheel
head and was using a pinned, square bat system 30 years ago, hugh pots on
small square bats, that, of course, I thought I had invented. It is
whatever floats your boat.
Pax Tecum.
Pug
Evan Dresel on sun 30 may 99
It's easier than removing the bat pins (for those of us who use bat
pins).
-- Evan in warm W. Richland WA where the heavy mountain snow is
crimping many people's long-weekend plans.
Jocelyn Olivia Mc Auley wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hello,
>
> All this discussion about centering is fascinating! It's interesting
> reading all the various nuances people are sharing. I feel as though it
> took me years to be able to center, partly due to a struggle with bats.
> My question though is, why use bats for all of your pieces? I understand
> some pieces one would not want to disturb by picking up, but why use them
> for all of your pieces? I throw alot of pieces directly on my wheelhead,
> except for plates and bowls, and really thin pots. Am I missing
> something?
>
> Thanks
> Jocelyn McAuley
> jmcauley@darkwing.uoregon.edu
Timothy Dean Malm on sun 30 may 99
I never even heard of batts for several of the early years of making pots.
Learning to lift pots off is a great skill to learn.What's so bad about
flexing or deforming a pot. The way a pot is picked up can really enhance
the overall appearance of the piece. A major aspect in the overall beauty
of Takeshi Yasuda pots are the marks left from how he picks up his pieces.
Sincerely, Tim Malm
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