Charles on fri 16 jun 00
Have to toot my sons horn a bit. He is 8 years old going to turn 9 in =
November. When I teach classes to college age or above folks and then =
just can't get the hang of wedging, I call him over, hand him some clay =
and say "wedging demo" he then quickly wedges the clay, leaving my =
students standing with their mouths gaping. He has been doing this demo =
for about 2 years now. It never fails to inspire the students to try a =
little harder.
He also has been assisting me with my wedging. Since I haven't been =
able to afford a pugmill and I was diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel nearly =
10 years ago...about the same time as when I started learning pottery, =
he takes a big load off of my tingly fingers by wedging 25 to 50 balls =
of clay for me at one time, up to 2-3 lbs. each. takes him a very short =
time and since he has been doing it for a few months, he has gotten very =
good at getting all the air out. What a wonderful Kid!
He also does some pretty amazing artwork, last year one of the local =
coffee shops gave him a solo show of his drawings. I am hoping he will =
get to do one each year as he matures into his skills.
here are a couple of links to last years drawings:
http://www.thecreativeoasis.com/Hughes/Morgan%20picts/skeleton.jpg
http://www.thecreativeoasis.com/Hughes/Morgan%20picts/dragon.jpg
With Fathers Day coming up, it's a darn good time to be a proud one!
Charles Hughes
http://www.thecreativeoasis.com/Hughes/hughes.html
kinoko@OKJUNC2.JUNCTION.NET on sat 17 jun 00
At 10:11 6/16/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Have to toot my sons horn a bit. He is 8 years old going to turn 9 in
November. When I teach classes to college age or above folks and then just
can't get the hang of wedging, I call him over, hand him some clay and say
"wedging demo" he then quickly wedges the clay, leaving my students
standing with their mouths gaping. He has been doing this demo for about 2
years now. It never fails to inspire the students to try a little harder.
> He also has been assisting me with my wedging. Since I haven't been
able to afford a pugmill and I was diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel nearly 10
years ago...about the same time as when I started learning pottery, he
takes a big load off of my tingly fingers by wedging 25 to 50 balls of clay
for me at one time, up to 2-3 lbs. each. takes him a very short time and
since he has been doing it for a few months, he has gotten very good at
getting all the air out. What a wonderful Kid!
> He also does some pretty amazing artwork, last year one of the local
coffee shops gave him a solo show of his drawings. I am hoping he will get
to do one each year as he matures into his skills.
>
>here are a couple of links to last years drawings:
>http://www.thecreativeoasis.com/Hughes/Morgan%20picts/skeleton.jpg
>http://www.thecreativeoasis.com/Hughes/Morgan%20picts/dragon.jpg
>
>With Fathers Day coming up, it's a darn good time to be a proud one!
>
>Charles Hughes
>
>http://www.thecreativeoasis.com/Hughes/hughes.html
>
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Charles H, Very commendable. One never knows where an early interest
may lead: One son, an excellent artist in many media, is now a commercial
fisher off of the Alaskan coast. One son, an excellent artis, recently
recieved his BSc as a linguist,(Japanese,French,English) and is now doing
translations from the Mandarin. If we leave them 'open' and don't
push,thewy may or may not develope in ways our hearts desire.Our older son
appears on the cover of Artists of the Okanagan, by Bob Kingsmill.
Isao 7 Don
Don & Isao Sanami Morrill
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