Sheron Roberts on mon 2 apr 01
Like some of the others, I had the=20
privilege of seeing the faces behind
the names. What a treat!
I saw so many red dots in the=20
comings and goings of the
first few days. But being the=20
polite southern girl that I am,
I do not usually speak until
spoken to. =20
My first trip to the
clayart room was to deliver my=20
mug. Beneath my cool and
composed outward demeanor, I
was a terrified newbie. I was=20
about to bolt and run when I turned
and saw Don Goodrich. Breaking
the do not speak until...rule I spoke
to Don first (hope I didn't scare you
Don), and he made me feel right
at home. Thanks Don.
I didn't hang out in the clayart room
because I tried to see and do as much
as possible. When I did return for the
mug exchange I again was terrified.
I was rescued by Barbara Brown. She
took me straight to the room, made me
feel so at ease. Introduced me to Joyce
of the Mojave . They both made me
feel so comfortable that I was able to stay=20
and enjoy myself. =20
Met so many. Indeed this is a great bunch
of people. And I was "dotted" by Lori Leary,
but received my "blessing" from mayor mel.
I feel Official now!!
By the way, it would be nice to know who
got my mug. Please email me.
Sheron in NC (looking for the hammer---its
cleaning day for the studio----time to consign
a few pots to history)
AKitchens on wed 7 nov 01
Just thinking with NCECA close at hand...
Last year we discussed a clayart button to help
distinguish our membership. (or as they say here
in Tennessee, the us-ens from the them-ens)
Any progress on that idea or is it too uppity?
(I'm recalling the Dr. Seuss Sneeches)
Personally, I think we should consider small but
tasteful tatoos but then my judgement may be off
after reading the last six days of clayart in one
sitting and it's 1:00 AM. Okay, I didn't read ALL
of the posts.
Didn't Paul Soldner give removable tatoos away last
year?
Jokingly......
Nan Kitchens
Tennessee and Key Largo
Artfully dodged that last hurricane in the Keys.
Had the house boarded up just in case.
Close one!
cyberscape on mon 18 mar 02
Hi,
Just got back from Kansas City and thought I would say hi and share
something that I mentioned to several people in the clayart room just
before the mug exchange. The quality of the mugs in the exchange just
gets better and better each year. Putting those mugs out in the open is
a form of reality check creates some accountability for each of us. The
subtle byproduct of this is that the bar keeps going up...in a very
gentle way, and the encouragement that is offered and received is really
very nice. Keep up the good work. Thanks to Kathleen Gordon, who goes
out of her way to make the exchange go smoothly and fairly.
Harvey Sadow
Marcia Selsor on tue 19 mar 02
Harvey,
I think the way the mugs improve and also the show quality at NCECA may reflect
the interchange of both Clayart as well as the congregation en mass of clay people
once a year. I was talking with friends, Dennis Parks and Doug Baldwin. All of us
have been asked by painters and sculptors if there were other groups of painters
and sculptors who get together like NCECA and who share so openly. No..only the
clay people do this. Clayart does it faster and everyday! And yes, a big thanks to
Kathy Gordon who has streamlined the mug exchange into a smooth and fast excercise
to get our mugs delivered.
They were so nice they had to be locked up that morning.
Marcia Selsor
cyberscape wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Just got back from Kansas City and thought I would say hi and share
> something that I mentioned to several people in the clayart room just
> before the mug exchange. The quality of the mugs in the exchange just
> gets better and better each year. Putting those mugs out in the open is
> a form of reality check creates some accountability for each of us. The
> subtle byproduct of this is that the bar keeps going up...in a very
> gentle way, and the encouragement that is offered and received is really
> very nice. Keep up the good work. Thanks to Kathleen Gordon, who goes
> out of her way to make the exchange go smoothly and fairly.
>
> Harvey Sadow
>
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gregg lindsley on wed 20 mar 02
Hello everyone-
I want to take a minute to agree with Vince's post
that talked about the Clayart experince at NCECA. I
must say it was fantastic. Meeting in person makes you
realize what warm, generous, funny, caring people
potters are! At most conventions I've been to, you go
to the lectures and then back to the motel room with
the signifigant whatever and eat pizza and watch tv.
Here, there was no time! Every time I turned around,
someone who I had just met or met earlier in the day
was grabbing me to go along with their group to
dinner, or a movie, or a gallery or something! And the
group grew at we headed toward the destination! And
it's finally catching up with me, I bushed tonight.
I must say I was suprised that Vince was not what
I expected, not a stiff college prof, but a warm,
caring and interesting human being. And there was not
enough time to talk to him, which is a true statement
about everyone else!
If you ever feel like you're alone out there and
despair of ever finding communtiy within potting,
attend one of these and you'll be over it. for good.
Ken Fergusons closing lecture was one of the
highlights of the gathering.
The 'first' generation of American potters is
leaving us, that is, those who have set the standard
for the last 50 years, and I think that soon a new
course will emerge, one just as exciting if not as
innovative. This is truly an exceptional time to be a
potter.
See you in San Diego.
Gregg Allen Lindsley
Earth and Fire Pottery
10325 Brookside Drive
Whispering Pines, Ca 95426
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Gail Dapogny on thu 21 mar 02
Hi Gregg and anyone else,
Have to agree with you that NCECA is vastly enhanced by our large Clayart
family; in fact, I find myself (secretly) feeling sorry for the non-Clayart
people there.
However, I have to comment on your remark that Vince was not "a stiff
college prof" as expected. Vince is indeed warm, caring interested as you
mention, and to me he epitomizes college professors --and I know MANY!
Teachers and professors are in their profession (that promises NOT to make
them rich) almost always because of a natural affinity for helping people
to better understand stuff, a talent for clarifying and fitting
information into a larger picture. Yes, they ARE interested -- vitally, and
they DO care. We react variously to different teachers because we have
human personalities and differences and preferences, but on the whole there
is a common denominator there of just what you found in Vince.
----Gail
> I must say I was suprised that Vince was not what
>I expected, not a stiff college prof, but a warm,
>caring and interesting human being. And there was not
>enough time to talk to him, which is a true statement
>about everyone else!
Gail Dapogny
1154 Olden Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48103-3005
(734) 665-9816
gdapogny@umich.edu
Olivia T Cavy on thu 21 mar 02
Hi Gregg,
You've really nailed the main feature of NCECA for me-- it's about the
people. I do enjoy the presentations, demos, commercial area, but if it
weren't for clayart friends I doubt I'd keep returning. KC was my third
NCECA.
The first year I attended NCECA was in 1999 in Columbus, OH. I only
attended because the location was too close NOT to go. I went to a
demo and started chatting with the person who happened to be sitting next
to me, and it was a difficult conversation-- a conversation with a
stranger who thought I was strange to start up the conversation. It was
hard work to find a common topic, except that we both liked clay enough
to have travelled to Columbus. Same thing at the next presentation.
Then I figured it out. You just look for a clayarter, and you've got a
friend to share the experience. It's a more rewarding experience when you
can share it. Clayart is like family. We don't all like each other all
the time, and maybe we don't even appreciate each other all the time ,
but we do come from a common background, a common experience. As
clayarters we start off in the same place, and we feel like we know the
same people. Yes, we're all into clay, but we have friends in common,
which makes us feel like we're friends.
I've gone to a few workshops outside NCECA where there have been several
other clayarters attending and it's the same thing. Even if we haven't
exchanged private emails, we feel like we know each other.
I'm really looking forward to San Diego in 2003.
Bonnie
On Wed, 20 Mar 2002 20:10:24 -0800 gregg lindsley
writes:
> Hello everyone-
>
> I want to take a minute to agree with Vince's post
> that talked about the Clayart experince at NCECA. I
> must say it was fantastic. Meeting in person makes you
> realize what warm, generous, funny, caring people
> potters are! At most conventions I've been to, you go
> to the lectures and then back to the motel room with
> the signifigant whatever and eat pizza and watch tv.
> Here, there was no time! Every time I turned around,
> someone who I had just met or met earlier in the day
> was grabbing me to go along with their group to
> dinner, or a movie, or a gallery or something! And the
> group grew at we headed toward the destination! And
> it's finally catching up with me, I bushed tonight.
> I must say I was suprised that Vince was not what
> I expected, not a stiff college prof, but a warm,
> caring and interesting human being. And there was not
> enough time to talk to him, which is a true statement
> about everyone else!
> If you ever feel like you're alone out there and
> despair of ever finding communtiy within potting,
> attend one of these and you'll be over it. for good.
> Ken Fergusons closing lecture was one of the
> highlights of the gathering.
> The 'first' generation of American potters is
> leaving us, that is, those who have set the standard
> for the last 50 years, and I think that soon a new
> course will emerge, one just as exciting if not as
> innovative. This is truly an exceptional time to be a
> potter.
>
> See you in San Diego.
>
> Gregg Allen Lindsley
> Earth and Fire Pottery
> 10325 Brookside Drive
> Whispering Pines, Ca 95426
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards®
> http://movies.yahoo.com/
>
>
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