Joyce Lee on mon 10 dec 01
The electrician was here half of yesterday and stopped by again this =
morning on his way to work in Vegas (215 miles away... whatta world!). =
#1 Support Person has decided that the studio lighting isn't sufficient =
so I'm in the midst of what I hope isn't too much of a project and =
doesn't extend into 2002.
Seems that the 10 ft ceiling in the former garage/now studio contributes =
to winter's dim lighting, and that each bank of lights being surrounded =
by defusers (sort of metal cages) doesn't help. One group of lights =
makes such a racket that when we have visitors, the light must be turned =
off in order to not drown out all conversation. I figured I just had to =
live with it, but turns out not ... easy to remedy.
My question is: What kind of lights do you use? I know that many of =
you also have garage/studio situations and live in darker climes than I =
so must have devised something to light your way.
Luckily, the glaze room (former workshop from which space the house we =
live in was built) is sufficiently lighted..... for a reason I would =
never have attributed to better lighting ..... it's lined with sheetrock =
which apparently reflects light well?? The two large windows help, of =
course, which permit the desert sun to stream in most days.
What one must ponder in order to be a potter! The next well-meaning =
friend who informs me how lucky I am to have found such a "simple, =
inexpensive" "hobby" is going to have to either flee or brace for a good =
pop. Not that I'm not lucky..... I am, indeed ..... to have found such =
a complex, as-expensive-as-you-can-manage, never-ending challenge to =
fill my mind, spirit, time, body and soul... making supreme demands on =
each.... and changing my lifelong definition of who and what I am, at an =
age when I expected to simply settle in and just BE. =20
And that's without a woodfire kilenenen (like bananaanaana.... =
difficult to stop). =20
Thanks for anything you might offer.
Joyce
In the Mojave going up to Short Canyon today to look for large rocks =
..... electrician's sidekick said he'd take his heavy equipment up later =
and bring them home to me if I'd wait until he's working out this way =
......... serendipity ....
my favorite phenomenon...
becky schroeder on mon 10 dec 01
joyce,
i put track lighting in my studio which has 10' cielings. i like it because
i can concentrate the light to the exact areas where i need a lot of light
and not have the whole studio so bright that i need sunglasses. whitish
walls help alot.
becky schroeder
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Sharon on mon 10 dec 01
Almost everything about moving my studio has been awful but one
of the positives is my improved lighting. I have rows of
florescent fixtures with daylight bulbs. The very best thing my
electrician did was to put two switches in each room to light
alternating fixtures. So turning on one switch lights half of the
fixtures. In daylight doing normal studio tasks I have one switch
on. For bright light in any kind of weather or time of day I turn
on both switches.
Sharon
The Lane Pottery
Hinsdale, Illinois
Mike Gordon on mon 10 dec 01
Hi Joyce,
I use 4' floresecent lights in my studio which gets no direct sunlight.
Bought them at the hardware store, each has 2 lights with white metal
shades that run along the top. They work great. Just place them right
over your work place and adjust for shadows. The more the better, Mike
Gordon, Walnut Creek,Ca.
F on mon 10 dec 01
> My question is: What kind of lights do you use? I know that many of you also
> have garage/studio situations and live in darker climes than I so must have
> devised something to light your way.
=== If you're a starving artist or a dumpster diver, you might get all the
(free) 4-8' flourescent fixtures (with bulbs) you could ever want by
watching for tenant remodels at malls, stores, strip malls, resturants, etc.
I did some store remodels around the country and it seemed that the new
tenant (or their architect) always wanted to have the fixtures replaced.
More than once we filled dumpsters with perfectly functioning fixtures.
Also ... more than once we took out perfectly good shelving units and dumped
them. It hurt my heart to see all this waste, but I flew to the jobs and had
no way to get stuff home.
So ... next time ya see a remodel happening, stop in and ask what's
happening to the fixtures. Often you'll be doing them a FAVOR by hauling the
stuff away.
Oh ... a box of donuts and some cups of coffee is a great way to make
friends with tradesmen (and women).
Later,
F
Jim Cullen on mon 10 dec 01
Home Depot...GE "Sunshine" Full Spectrum 48" 40 watt Fluorescent bulbs work
for me. Not cheap, but worth every penny.
"The only thing wrong with a beautiful drive to work
is that you still end up at work."
KEEP CENTERED
Cullen
Naperville, Illinois
----- Original Message -----
From: Joyce Lee
To:
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 12:47 PM
Subject: Lighting for Studio
The electrician was here half of yesterday and stopped by again this morning
on his way to work in Vegas (215 miles away... whatta world!). #1 Support
Person has decided that the studio lighting isn't sufficient so I'm in the
midst of what I hope isn't too much of a project and doesn't extend into
2002.
Seems that the 10 ft ceiling in the former garage/now studio contributes to
winter's dim lighting, and that each bank of lights being surrounded by
defusers (sort of metal cages) doesn't help. One group of lights makes such
a racket that when we have visitors, the light must be turned off in order
to not drown out all conversation. I figured I just had to live with it,
but turns out not ... easy to remedy.
My question is: What kind of lights do you use? I know that many of you
also have garage/studio situations and live in darker climes than I so must
have devised something to light your way.
Luckily, the glaze room (former workshop from which space the house we live
in was built) is sufficiently lighted..... for a reason I would never have
attributed to better lighting ..... it's lined with sheetrock which
apparently reflects light well?? The two large windows help, of course,
which permit the desert sun to stream in most days.
What one must ponder in order to be a potter! The next well-meaning friend
who informs me how lucky I am to have found such a "simple, inexpensive"
"hobby" is going to have to either flee or brace for a good pop. Not that
I'm not lucky..... I am, indeed ..... to have found such a complex,
as-expensive-as-you-can-manage, never-ending challenge to fill my mind,
spirit, time, body and soul... making supreme demands on each.... and
changing my lifelong definition of who and what I am, at an age when I
expected to simply settle in and just BE.
And that's without a woodfire kilenenen (like bananaanaana.... difficult
to stop).
Thanks for anything you might offer.
Joyce
In the Mojave going up to Short Canyon today to look for large rocks .....
electrician's sidekick said he'd take his heavy equipment up later and bring
them home to me if I'd wait until he's working out this way .........
serendipity ....
my favorite phenomenon...
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Snail Scott on mon 10 dec 01
At 10:47 AM 12/10/01 -0800, you wrote:
>My question is: What kind of lights do you use?
I use the cheap fluorescent shop lights. $10 a fixture,
just plug them in! Some come with the tubes included,
but if they don't I spend a little extra to get the
'real sunlight' full-spectrum ones.
-Snail
Martin Howard on tue 11 dec 01
Mirrors can work wonders.
I sit at the wheel with right side towards a northlight window.
When I work at night that side is dark and the light comes from above but to
the left.
So a carefully sited mirror reflects the light onto the dark side.
Another mirror set up on the front of the splash pan with the tools shows me
just what the pot looks like at that level, without having to bend down and
crick the neck.
And mirrors don't need power.
Martin Howard
Webbs Cottage Pottery
Woolpits Road, Great Saling
BRAINTREE, Essex CM7 5DZ
01371 850 423
martin@webbscottage.co.uk
http://www.webbscottage.co.uk
This web-site NOW updated. I think!
Diane Woloshyn on tue 11 dec 01
Joyce,
I use shoplites in my studio, 8 of them in 500 sq. ft. and two extra over my
wedging table and wheel. We live in a warm clime, so they are great. When
the temp gets close to freezing, they don't work well.
Diane Florida Bird Lady
Bruce Girrell on wed 12 dec 01
Martin Howard wrote:
> So a carefully sited mirror reflects the light onto the dark side.
Martin, I didn't know you _had_ a dark side.
Bruce "use the Force, Luke" Girrell
m markey on sun 16 dec 01
Hi Joyce!
I suggest incandescent lights, for a rural electric user. I've bought
flourescent fixtures, but the "noisy" electricity out here makes the
transformer and starter in the light units buzz and sometimes fail.
Next time you visit a hardware store or Home Depot, consider buying
heavy-duty outdoor flood lights. These are typically rectangular in shape,
and come in 150, 300, and 500 watt varieties. When they are hung overhead,
in a studio, the 300 watt lights work well for close-work, such as throwing
or hand building.
One advantage of these lights is their flexibility--they can be adjusted, by
loosening a wing nut, and then gently tilting the unit to suit one's needs.
One can install them for permanent placement on a wall or on ceiling beams.
The "light bulb" is a long (5-6 inch)tubular quartz lamp. Handle it
according to directions, and it will last for many years.
Another advantage of using incandescent lights: one can install a dimmer,
instead of a regular "on-off" switch, to control the amount of light. This
might be useful to selectively illuminate a display, or to save power.
When I designed lighting for the theatre, I used this kind of light to
illuminate the "house," or audience seating area. I use them for my studio,
with good results, too.
Best wishes!
Mohabee NakedClay@hotmail.com
Your neighbor to the south, in the Mojave Desert.
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