Sarah House on wed 22 sep 99
Has anyone take the master throwers workshop at Hood College taught by Joyce
Michaud? How was it? Anyone else signed up for the one in January 2000?
Sarah House
________________________________________________________________
Get FREE voicemail, fax and email at http://voicemail.excite.com
Talk online at http://voicechat.excite.com
millie carpenter on thu 23 sep 99
> Sarah
>
> I have taken classes from joyce, although not the Masters class. one of my
> friends did take that class about 2 years ago, and the improvement in his wor
> was really what she says, you will learn lots of good technique in a very shor
> time.
> I learned her theory and style of wedging and it really does work, also she
> taught me a lot about seeing the work as I am throwing. I don't know if this
> helps. but do take the class.
>
> Millie in Md. Fall is beautiful. crisp and cold like the ripe apples on my
> tree.
> > ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> > Has anyone take the master throwers workshop at Hood College taught by Joyce
> > Michaud? How was it? Anyone else signed up for the one in January 2000?
> > Sarah House
> >
> > ________________________________________________________________
> > Get FREE voicemail, fax and email at http://voicemail.excite.com
> > Talk online at http://voicechat.excite.com
Suzana Lisanti on thu 23 sep 99
Sarah,
I took the master throwers workshop with Joyce Michaud, and recommend it
highly. The reason I took took the workshop was that some of my large,
wide, bowls were going into the glaze firing "round" and coming out warped
(cone 10). After eliminating other possibilities (slower drying, thicker
rim, molochite on the kiln shelf, etc.) I figured the way I was throwing was
creating some structural stress in the bowls that gave way at the high
temperatures.
At the workshop, Joyce talks about the physical forces at work on the clay
as you center and throw it. She talks about throwing to the core (not just
the surface), and presents the idea that you throw down almost as often as
you throw upwards, in alternating sequences. I couldn't tell you about the
forces the way she does, but I learned to apply the logic. During the
workshop, when the ten participants began to throw in the way Joyce
suggested with different hand movements, our shapes were amateurish and it
was very disorienting. We kept practicing, heartened by the fact that the
explanations made sense.
Now back in my own studio, I realize that the movements that I've
incorporated provide guidance as I throw on the wheel. My pots are stronger
and the regular warping is gone. Joyce is very willing to share her
knowledge, and in a very friendly manner answers questions about other
topics like making your own frit, what she's learned from other potters like
Sven Bayer, Phil Rogers, and others.
-Suzana Lisanti
in Cambridge, MA
You asked:
Has anyone take the master throwers workshop at Hood College taught by Joyce
Michaud? How was it? Anyone else signed up for the one in January 2000?
Sarah House
| |
|
