Joyce Lee on wed 12 jul 00
This month's PMI is really chock full of good information. I enjoy
seeing my Sylvia as the Budget Potter (I have seen her in action; she's
always having lightbulbs suddenly glow from her forehead with ideas for
pottery when touring the thrift shops), and an ad in the back for Mel's
workshop in Columbus, Ohio, in the fall...... and Chris's decorations..
and the children's bowls which I may well use this year myself when
working (volunteer) with gifted students from one of the local
elementaries on just such a project: art/values workshop. I was
particularly pleased with Ivor's description with pictures of how to use
throwing sticks. I have two that were gifts back when I first began
pottery; I've played with them a little and could see that they had
value in some circumstances, but never to the extent that Ivor
illuminates for us. Thank you, PMI editors; you've come a long way in a
short time. I take a special interest in this magazine (although I love
just about every ceramic publication) because you began around the same
time that I started exploring clay. This, by the way, is totally
unsolicited ... just an expression of how impressed I was over my
morning tea.
Joyce
In the Mojave going out to pick up the wind-scattered bamboo that I keep
telling myself (and #1 Support Person) I AM going to use one of these
days ... sure makes a messy looking desert ........
Marion Lyon on wed 12 jul 00
Joyce.....if it will help, I just used my bamboo sticks (6' long, that =
were such a bargain @ 6 in a package for $3.00) to segment a new herb =
garden I have started in an old sandbox enclosure. I am most impressed =
with your thoughtful discussion about where you are with your work right =
now. I am getting older and unless I schlepp my wares all over New =
England I just don't think it's worth the hassle. Even making it as =
convenient as possible by having a shop in my home I often sit here and =
don't even hang out my open flag. I really feel that I am moving on to =
the place I started from.
Creativity and ideas poured forth when technique was missing. Now that =
technique is here.....how many ways do I want to say...."coffee mug" ?
Keep those light bulbs flashing!!! =20
Marion
iandol on thu 13 jul 00
Dear Joyce,
Thank you for the accolade. Hope you get a lot of mileage now from your =
throwing sticks. I enjoy writing and making pictures as well as making =
pots. Have sent other stuff for consideration. It's a bit like a getting =
a lottery ticket. Sometimes I get published, often rejected. Win some, =
loose some. Whichever way, I learn.
All the best,
Ivor
suzanne botello on fri 14 jul 00
Hi, Joyce--I recently moved to Flagstaff, Az, and am getting back to
throwing pots. When I stopped, several years ago, Ceramics Monthly was the
only publication I could find in Texas, and it had gotten very academic and
less fun/interesting to me as a studio potter. I enjoyed Studio Potter as
well, but, again, that seemed to be longer stories, etc. What is PMI, and
also, how can I get a copy of the Potter's Workbook you talked about in
another note? thanks. Also, where are you by the Mojave? You might not be
that far from us. Take care. suz
>From: Joyce Lee
>Reply-To: Ceramic Arts Discussion List
>To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>Subject: Throwing Sticks
>Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 07:54:56 -0700
>
>This month's PMI is really chock full of good information. I enjoy
>seeing my Sylvia as the Budget Potter (I have seen her in action; she's
>always having lightbulbs suddenly glow from her forehead with ideas for
>pottery when touring the thrift shops), and an ad in the back for Mel's
>workshop in Columbus, Ohio, in the fall...... and Chris's decorations..
>and the children's bowls which I may well use this year myself when
>working (volunteer) with gifted students from one of the local
>elementaries on just such a project: art/values workshop. I was
>particularly pleased with Ivor's description with pictures of how to use
>throwing sticks. I have two that were gifts back when I first began
>pottery; I've played with them a little and could see that they had
>value in some circumstances, but never to the extent that Ivor
>illuminates for us. Thank you, PMI editors; you've come a long way in a
>short time. I take a special interest in this magazine (although I love
>just about every ceramic publication) because you began around the same
>time that I started exploring clay. This, by the way, is totally
>unsolicited ... just an expression of how impressed I was over my
>morning tea.
>
>Joyce
>In the Mojave going out to pick up the wind-scattered bamboo that I keep
>telling myself (and #1 Support Person) I AM going to use one of these
>days ... sure makes a messy looking desert ........
>
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Joyce Lee on fri 14 jul 00
> What is PMI, and
> also, how can I get a copy of the Potter's Workbook you talked about in
> another note? thanks. Also, where are you by the Mojave? You might not
Hey Suz..... I've had several questions about PMI...... strange person
to answer it but I will. It's Pottery Making Illustrated, a how-to
magazine. It's my understanding that it was a supplement for Ceramics
Monthly originally in order to provide the step-by-step how-to info so
many of us novices sought. That first issue (I think it was; may have
been later) demonstrated how to use household articles as slump/hump
molds for slabs. It's my belief that this was a very popular issue and
they soon sold out. I believe that it has gained a broader audience
than that of novices because in my opinion, like Clayart, it
offers a wide spectrum of answers that potters of all levels appear to
need. Several clayarters write for PMI regularly, which is now a
publication on its own merit rather than a supplement.
Now as to the Potters Workbook. I don't know who else sells it but
I know that Axner's does since that's where I bought my copy.
Our part of the Mojave is a long day or two's drive from Flagstaff.
We're closest to Ridgecrest/Inyokern in California which is northeast of
Los Angeles by about 120 or so miles. Highways 395 or 14 take you almost
to our doorstep. When/if you look on a map, keep in mind that we may
look as if we're 30 minutes from Bakersfield to the west and a hop/skip
from Vegas, we're not ..... mountains with a limited number of passes
intervene on both sides.
Joyce
In the Mojave
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