Alisa and Claus Clausen on mon 2 oct 00
Some memorable moments: George throwing platters on the wheelhead and =
picking them up from their walls like wet sweaters to move them to =
wareboards - a real mind blower!=20
Janet Mansfield threw platters that she lfted straight off the wheel. =
She got under them and lifted them as she rolled one side up to
get a grasp on it. Then she set it down on the board, with the side she =
picked up last hitting the board first. =20
She said this works fine if you remember to set the down the side first =
that was lifted last. I tried it with smaller plates, and I inverted =
them when they were leather, with slight pressure on them, to get the =
lip fully in line again. Saves a lot of space without the bats.
Best regards,
Alisa in Denmark
lucien m koonce on mon 2 oct 00
How ironic...I was searching yesterday for a site that has George McCauley's
work posted. (I saw his work in a '97 CM). Does anyone know of any?
Lucien Koonce
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L M Koonce / Robbins, NC, USA
-----Original Message-----
From: Alisa and Claus Clausen
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Date: Monday, October 02, 2000 2:35 PM
Subject: George McCauley/Platter technique
Some memorable moments: George throwing platters on the wheelhead and
picking them up from their walls like wet sweaters to move them to
wareboards - a real mind blower!
Janet Mansfield threw platters that she lfted straight off the wheel. She
got under them and lifted them as she rolled one side up to
get a grasp on it. Then she set it down on the board, with the side she
picked up last hitting the board first.
She said this works fine if you remember to set the down the side first that
was lifted last. I tried it with smaller plates, and I inverted them when
they were leather, with slight pressure on them, to get the lip fully in
line again. Saves a lot of space without the bats.
Best regards,
Alisa in Denmark
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