Val on wed 5 sep 01
> Hey Tom,
Hi, I live in London Ontario....so nice to meet a fellow Canadian on
the list....
Now I do have a kiln and will have to find out if the lady still
wants it...but will let you know if you are interested...
Do you get to London often?...Did you get to see the ceramic display
in the Jonathan Snell Gallery here in London recently? there were 54
Canadian ceramitists displaying their works hand built and wheel plus
other goodies like paintings etc...
Hugs
>
> Well, some time passed. I only worked in the studio for a summer after
> all and I had other career aspirations. Three years ago the clay called
> to me again. I began studying with a wonderful local sculptor who traded
> services with me. She taught me clay hands on and when I discovered that
> vessels were more my speed provided the references to other great local
> people. I think she must be the type of person one finds on the ClayArt
> list. She now lives in London, Ontario.
>
> My new mentor is closer to my home and available at morning coffee at
> least 3 mornings a week. She is now in Australia dealing with some
> pressing family matters. Her criticism has taught me much, including
> never to say "Is that right?". My pots have improved to the point where
> they don't have to be thrown back into the bucket anymore.
>
> My first full bisque firing comprising a month's worth of one off
> production will be unpacked tomorrow. Now, I have about 20 days to come
> up with some finished pottery.
>
> For those of you in Southern Ontario, I am sure you can appreciate the
> lure of the Tucker's bulletin board. Toronto, where Tucker's is located,
> and I live about an hour from each other. I'm on the East side. It's a
> good relationship that way. But I wish the bulletin board were closer.
>
> So, typically I have rambled on.
>
> Anyone knowing the whereabouts of an inexpensive kiln and possibly a
> decent wheel please contact me.
>
> --
> Tim Pozza
> Port Hope, Ontario Canada
> mailto: tim.pozza@sympatico.ca
>
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Tim Pozza on wed 5 sep 01
Hi Clayarters:
Well, I thought since I went through the motions and joined this list, I
may as well introduce myself before I start asking questions of the
gurus and put in my own 2 cents.
Let's see . . . where to begin. I was born. . . no that's not right. Let
me first say the Clay Art list is a great place. Already I have come
across resources that in the past three years of searching the Internet,
I would not have thought to exist. I have been with the list only three
days and that's already happened for me. Thank you ClayArters.
Me, I came across clay when I worked for a studio in Cambridge, Ontario
about 12 years ago. I was the shipper/receiver. That didn't stop me from
making my first piece ever, and learning about pug mills (wish I had
one) and the rudiments of working in clay from hand building, slabbing
to the wheel. I liked all of the potters there. They were patient with
me. Showed me moving racks of drying green ware and how to fit a handle
to a pot. A lot got lost over the years and had to be refreshed when I
finally took it up again, but it sure made things familiar.
I loaded and unloaded bisque there and was working my way up to doing
more than just unloading the glaze kilns. The pieces came out in those
summer months while still quite hot by mere mortals standards. Even the
padded leather gloves took a beating and had to be thrown off for a
moment to cool down. You know, I can't explain why I kept doing it other
than that's what someone expected me to do. The stuff had to be cooled
quicker than it could with the lid open for a half hour and moved to our
glazing expert for the same day.
There were orders to fill don't you know.
Well, some time passed. I only worked in the studio for a summer after
all and I had other career aspirations. Three years ago the clay called
to me again. I began studying with a wonderful local sculptor who traded
services with me. She taught me clay hands on and when I discovered that
vessels were more my speed provided the references to other great local
people. I think she must be the type of person one finds on the ClayArt
list. She now lives in London, Ontario.
I did some formal study at an "Art School". The owner tells me he
doesn't need to teach glaze technology because the majority of people
coming through the door just want to throw pots and make things out of
clay. He said they don't want to complicate things with the trouble of
having to formulate glazes or necessarily understand how they work.
Students get hands on making a glaze from a scratch recipe and a bit of
technology. The school runs with 15 ^6 glazes that are actually fabulous
stuff. Mix, match. . . go crazy.
My new mentor is closer to my home and available at morning coffee at
least 3 mornings a week. She is now in Australia dealing with some
pressing family matters. Her criticism has taught me much, including
never to say "Is that right?". My pots have improved to the point where
they don't have to be thrown back into the bucket anymore.
My first full bisque firing comprising a month's worth of one off
production will be unpacked tomorrow. Now, I have about 20 days to come
up with some finished pottery.
For those of you in Southern Ontario, I am sure you can appreciate the
lure of the Tucker's bulletin board. Toronto, where Tucker's is located,
and I live about an hour from each other. I'm on the East side. It's a
good relationship that way. But I wish the bulletin board were closer.
So, typically I have rambled on.
Anyone knowing the whereabouts of an inexpensive kiln and possibly a
decent wheel please contact me.
--
Tim Pozza
Port Hope, Ontario Canada
mailto: tim.pozza@sympatico.ca
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