primalmommy@IVILLAGE.COM on thu 3 may 01
No barefot raku: There's one rule I wouldn't argue with, snail! In 88 or =
89 I was hanging out barefoot in Eugene/U of Oregon at a raku firing; ste=
pped right square on a shelf that had just been lifted out of the kiln.
Will never forget the sound of my own flesh cooking.
Somebody carried me over to the sink and stuck my foot in the clay/glaze/=
slop water; a retired nurse potter in the class showed up at my house lat=
er that day with bandages and poultices. My first clue that 1.)potters ar=
e pretty amazing people, and 2.)hippie types like me should choose birken=
stock sandals over bare feet when rakuing.
Yours, Kelly in Ohio
(wondering if some early potter with long, thick hair leaned too close to=
a hot pot and discovered the squiggly lines of carbon, inspiring horseha=
ir raku...)
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Dannon Rhudy on fri 4 may 01
At 07:51 PM 05/03/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>
>Kelly said:
>Will never forget the sound of my own flesh cooking.
>Somebody carried me over to the sink......
1.)potters are pretty amazing people, and 2.)hippie types like me should
choose birkenstock sandals over bare feet when rakuing....
Whoever let you raku fire barefoot should have known
better. DID know better. But stuff like that happens from
time to time. And you should NOT choose birkenstocks, or
any other sandals, for raku firing. Absolute silliness.
Pots/bricks/hot stuff can and do drop and drip
and break without warning. Exposed
feet should not happen around raku kilns in operation.
Raku firing is exciting and great fun, but remember:
what CAN happen, WILL happen.
Please spare the long anecdotal stories about how
Sam or Judy has rakued barefoot for twenty years
without a mishap. No doubt they have. But it is
still stupid and short sighted. Or maybe there is just
a failure of imagination. Mine, however, is alive and
well and visits me often in the wee hours.
regards
Dannon Rhudy
craig clark on fri 4 may 01
Yeah, I've seen similar things happen in University settings and I th=
ink
that the instructor in charge ought to be horsed whipped when things like
that occur (if they are present.)
A case in point had to do with another raku firing in a local univers=
ity
when an adjunct, who was showing off his disdain for safety and conventii=
on
before a group of mostly freshmen students, ended up with a nice big seco=
nd
degree burn that stretched from slightly below his jaw to his left clavic=
le.
A slip and subsequent contact with the hot tongs brought this about. He
wasn't even wearing a pair of safety glasses. The accident could have bee=
n
much worse if those tongs had touched his face.
Maybe his strategy was to provide a live, albiet annecdotal, example =
of
what happens if folks don't wear the proper safety equipment when working
with fire. It's nice to know that teachers are willing to sacrifice
themselves in such a way so that others are able to learn from their
mistakes!
On the subject of feet......where shoes or boots!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Take=
em
off when your done with the firing. Sandals just provide a false sense of
security.
Craig Dunn Clark
619 East 11 1/2 st
Houston, Texas 77008
(713)861-2083
mudman@hal-pc.org
-----Original Message-----
From: primalmommy@IVILLAGE.COM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Date: Friday, May 04, 2001 6:06 AM
Subject: barefoot raku
>No barefot raku: There's one rule I wouldn't argue with, snail! In 88 or=
89
I was hanging out barefoot in Eugene/U of Oregon at a raku firing; steppe=
d
right square on a shelf that had just been lifted out of the kiln.
>
>Will never forget the sound of my own flesh cooking.
>
>Somebody carried me over to the sink and stuck my foot in the
clay/glaze/slop water; a retired nurse potter in the class showed up at m=
y
house later that day with bandages and poultices. My first clue that
1.)potters are pretty amazing people, and 2.)hippie types like me should
choose birkenstock sandals over bare feet when rakuing.
>
>Yours, Kelly in Ohio
>(wondering if some early potter with long, thick hair leaned too close t=
o a
hot pot and discovered the squiggly lines of carbon, inspiring horsehair
raku...)
>
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Chris Clarke on sat 5 may 01
Kind of off Raku, but in my college studio barefeet, sandals or any open
toed shoes were not allowed in any part of the studio. And long hair had=
to
be pulled back. I think we forget all the dangers in a studio, not just =
hot
things but sharp, rip your hair out at the root things. chris
Who witnessed a girl have her face pulled down onto the wheel head becaus=
e
of her hair, almost broke her nose.
temecula, california
chris@ccpots.com
www.ccpots.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Dannon Rhudy
To:
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 5:46 AM
Subject: Re: barefoot raku
> At 07:51 PM 05/03/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> >
> >Kelly said:
>
> >Will never forget the sound of my own flesh cooking.
> >Somebody carried me over to the sink......
> 1.)potters are pretty amazing people, and 2.)hippie types like me shou=
ld
> choose birkenstock sandals over bare feet when rakuing....
>
> Whoever let you raku fire barefoot should have known
> better. DID know better. But stuff like that happens from
> time to time. And you should NOT choose birkenstocks, or
> any other sandals, for raku firing. Absolute silliness.
> Pots/bricks/hot stuff can and do drop and drip
> and break without warning. Exposed
> feet should not happen around raku kilns in operation.
> Raku firing is exciting and great fun, but remember:
> what CAN happen, WILL happen.
>
> Please spare the long anecdotal stories about how
> Sam or Judy has rakued barefoot for twenty years
> without a mishap. No doubt they have. But it is
> still stupid and short sighted. Or maybe there is just
> a failure of imagination. Mine, however, is alive and
> well and visits me often in the wee hours.
>
> regards
>
> Dannon Rhudy
>
>
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>
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melpots@pclink.com.
Steve Mills on tue 8 may 01
On the subject of feet and Raku (yes I know I'm behind in my Clayarts)
Mick Casson told a nice story of watching Jeff Minchin (sp?) an
Australian Raku Potter who made/makes VERY large vessels: after
observing Jeff carry these BIG pots over to his reduction pit Mick
commented 'you have to be very well prepared to Raku pieces that size'
to which the reply came (in that typically laconic Aussie style): 'Yea,
gotta make sure yer shoelaces are done up!'
Steve
Bath
UK
In message , Dannon Rhudy writes
>
>Whoever let you raku fire barefoot should have known
>better.
--
Steve Mills
Bath
UK
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