elizabeth priddy on fri 21 jan 00
i can prove you wrong on that one...
I threw with 1 inch long dragon lady nails
for the first two years I worked at it.
I used sponges on my finger tips that touched
and learned to not be so messy. It was not
as easy as it could have been, but I was young
and determined to have womanly hands.
It can be done, but I don't recommend it.
The upkeep on the manicure was a daily ordeal.
(I eventually ditched the idiot I was dating who
wanted my hands to always appear womanly. I now
have very strong short nailed female hands that
I am told are quite lovely when they are moving
across and through the clay-but I still eye the
new "chipless" 30 second drying polish in the
stores! I haven't bought any yet, though. I
blame this quest on my Aunt Elgia, who gardened
extensively and still managed to have perfect
hands at all times. She still does. I do not
have a perfect manicure now, but I have perfect
hands instead ;^} )
---
Elizabeth Priddy
email: epriddy@usa.net
http://www.angelfire.com/nc/clayworkshop
Clay: 12,000 yrs and still fresh!
On Thu, 20 Jan 2000 18:08:27 Earl Brunner wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>I think that the thing that bothers me the most about this post is the fact tha
>the student never made it to the wheel. I don't even teach/expect good
>wedging out of my beginners. I wedge their clay for the first two sessions.
>I want them to have good wedged clay to start with. not something that
>has more air put into it. don't get me wrong, I demonstrate a variety of
>wedging methods, and consistently use one method in front of them, but
>I know that if they cant get the knack of spiral wedging they can cut and
>slap and still end up with wedged clay. Why would wedging, especially
>a specific way be a prerequisite to throwing? I have much more of a
>problem when I tell the ladies that, No, it isn't just a suggestion that you
>will need short fingernails to learn throwing on the wheel. I've had many
>try to prove me wrong on that, none have yet.
>
>>
>> At 09:40 1/18/00 EST, you wrote:
>> >----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>> I showed him over and
>> >over again how to do it, then the students in the class tried, he kept doing
>> >it backwards and couldn't seem to control himself to do it the right way. I
>> >was like the mind and hand would not connect. I had never seen anything
>> >quite like it (and hope I never do again), but we tried. He eventually gave
>> >up. I shuddered to think what he would do if he ever made it to the wheel.
>> >Joyce A
>> >
>
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>Earl Brunner
>http://coyote.accessnv.com/bruec
>mailto:bruec@anv.net
>
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Tasha Olive on mon 24 jan 00
Dear Elizabeth, your post on the nails really made me chuckle......I, too,
threw for quite some time with similarly long nails. Did quite well at it as
a matter of fact and didn't have the fingernail polish to worry about as I
had already given up that with three sons and a husband to care for also
just kind of a French tip look). Anyway, even got to the point that I used
my nails for trimming tools :>) !!! and must say that they work amazingly
for me as one who doesn't do well with tools as extensions to my hands.
Finally decided that it would be so much nicer not to have to dig the clay
out from under those nails though....what a time eater....could have thrown
another pot or two!!! Tasha
-----Original Message-----
From: elizabeth priddy
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Friday, January 21, 2000 11:18 AM
Subject: manicure/throwing side track topic
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>i can prove you wrong on that one...
>
>I threw with 1 inch long dragon lady nails
>for the first two years I worked at it.
>I used sponges on my finger tips that touched
>and learned to not be so messy. It was not
>as easy as it could have been, but I was young
>and determined to have womanly hands.
>
>It can be done, but I don't recommend it.
>The upkeep on the manicure was a daily ordeal.
>
>(I eventually ditched the idiot I was dating who
>wanted my hands to always appear womanly. I now
>have very strong short nailed female hands that
>I am told are quite lovely when they are moving
>across and through the clay-but I still eye the
>new "chipless" 30 second drying polish in the
>stores! I haven't bought any yet, though. I
>blame this quest on my Aunt Elgia, who gardened
>extensively and still managed to have perfect
>hands at all times. She still does. I do not
>have a perfect manicure now, but I have perfect
>hands instead ;^} )
>---
>Elizabeth Priddy
>
>email: epriddy@usa.net
>http://www.angelfire.com/nc/clayworkshop
>Clay: 12,000 yrs and still fresh!
>
>
>
>
>
>On Thu, 20 Jan 2000 18:08:27 Earl Brunner wrote:
>>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>>I think that the thing that bothers me the most about this post is the
fact tha
>>the student never made it to the wheel. I don't even teach/expect good
>>wedging out of my beginners. I wedge their clay for the first two
sessions.
>>I want them to have good wedged clay to start with. not something that
>>has more air put into it. don't get me wrong, I demonstrate a variety of
>>wedging methods, and consistently use one method in front of them, but
>>I know that if they cant get the knack of spiral wedging they can cut and
>>slap and still end up with wedged clay. Why would wedging, especially
>>a specific way be a prerequisite to throwing? I have much more of a
>>problem when I tell the ladies that, No, it isn't just a suggestion that
you
>>will need short fingernails to learn throwing on the wheel. I've had many
>>try to prove me wrong on that, none have yet.
>>
>>>
>>> At 09:40 1/18/00 EST, you wrote:
>>> >----------------------------Original
message----------------------------
>>> I showed him over and
>>> >over again how to do it, then the students in the class tried, he kept
doing
>>> >it backwards and couldn't seem to control himself to do it the right
way. I
>>> >was like the mind and hand would not connect. I had never seen
anything
>>> >quite like it (and hope I never do again), but we tried. He eventually
gave
>>> >up. I shuddered to think what he would do if he ever made it to the
wheel.
>>> >Joyce A
>>> >
>>
>>--
>>Earl Brunner
>>http://coyote.accessnv.com/bruec
>>mailto:bruec@anv.net
>>
>
>
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