becky schroeder on wed 12 dec 01
claybuds,
happy, happy, joy, joy!!!
i'd been getting so fed up with my half ass pots lately and there being
something wrong with every single one (always something different from one
pot to the next, of course), anyway i'd become so fed up that i went and
applied for a new JOB job which would have cut into my pottery time
considerably. horrified i didn't get it (over qualified, ie you are too
threatening, expensive and OLD). i was really feeling down on myself so i
did the old "clean the studio trick", then started reflecting on the Linda
Arbuckle workshop i went to last month on maiolica, poured over the maiolica
book i'd gotten in the mail from stephen b and a book on ART AND FEAR. boy
did i dig into it. did i do tests? hell no i just bought some lowfire clay
threw a couple dozen pots, made up 5 gallons of maiolica glaze and painted
the hell out of em with the colors. this morning i opened the completed
firing and couldn't believe the results. BEAUTIFUL. then i realized all
these years i'd been using the wrong cone, the wrong clay, the wrong glazes
and the wrong style for me. no wonder frustration was my constant
companion. i'd never tried maiolica before because i wrongly believed it
was only for sissies, not for macho chicks like me. wrong, wrong, wrong.
it is me!!!!!!!
just wanted to share my joy with you all. amazing how you can prejudge and
ignore the obvious for so long. it took the workshop and looking at the
luscious outrageous work of matthais ostermann, william brouillard, farraday
newsome sredl and others as well as being so fed up i was ready to quit for
me to see the light. not only did i love the results but i loved the process
and see so much room for growth and excitement.
yippie eye oh kay yeah,
becky schroeder
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Jocelyn McAuley on wed 12 dec 01
Oh Becky it's so nice to hear this kind of news!
With these dreary days getting darker and darker we all need a little art
light to lead us through to the end of the tunnel. It's so good to hear
from someone who bit down and found their way.
Congrats!
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Eugene, Oregon
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Wanda Holmes at Alistia on wed 12 dec 01
Congratulations, Becky!! I'm going to keep your post for inspiration. I'm
feeling discouraged because I have yet to make a glaze that meets my
expectations - nice color, no pits, no pinholes, no crazing, doesn't
scratch. I haven't even gotten to doesn't stain, doesn't leach, survives
thermal shock. Every #$&$@ kilnload is awaited with breathless
anticipation - this time it must be that I've found the solution - and every
time it is a disappointment. I know I'm learning and I know that I've made
tremendous progress, but dang it, I just want a piece that I'm proud of and
that I can repeat, and NOTHING has ever been this HARD. You give me hope
that my answer is out there somewhere waiting for me!
Wanda "whining" Holmes
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Subject: maiolica madness
claybuds,
happy, happy, joy, joy!!!
i'd been getting so fed up with my half ass pots lately and there being
something wrong with every single one (always something different from one
pot to the next, of course), anyway i'd become so fed up that i went and
applied for a new JOB job which would have cut into my pottery time
considerably. horrified i didn't get it (over qualified, ie you are too
threatening, expensive and OLD). i was really feeling down on myself so i
did the old "clean the studio trick", then started reflecting on the Linda
Arbuckle workshop i went to last month on maiolica, poured over the maiolica
book i'd gotten in the mail from stephen b and a book on ART AND FEAR. boy
did i dig into it. did i do tests? hell no i just bought some lowfire clay
threw a couple dozen pots, made up 5 gallons of maiolica glaze and painted
the hell out of em with the colors. this morning i opened the completed
firing and couldn't believe the results. BEAUTIFUL. then i realized all
these years i'd been using the wrong cone, the wrong clay, the wrong glazes
and the wrong style for me. no wonder frustration was my constant
companion. i'd never tried maiolica before because i wrongly believed it
was only for sissies, not for macho chicks like me. wrong, wrong, wrong.
it is me!!!!!!!
just wanted to share my joy with you all. amazing how you can prejudge and
ignore the obvious for so long. it took the workshop and looking at the
luscious outrageous work of matthais ostermann, william brouillard, farraday
newsome sredl and others as well as being so fed up i was ready to quit for
me to see the light. not only did i love the results but i loved the process
and see so much room for growth and excitement.
yippie eye oh kay yeah,
becky schroeder
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Marcia Selsor on wed 12 dec 01
Congrats!!! Sounds like you're on target. Maybe we'll see a majolica mug at the
exchange?
I was at the majolica conference in Toronto a few years backs. It was really
inspirational.
Best wishes,
Marcia Selsor
becky schroeder wrote:
> claybuds,
>
> happy, happy, joy, joy!!!
>
> i'd been getting so fed up with my half ass pots lately and there being
> something wrong with every single one (always something different from one
> pot to the next, of course), anyway i'd become so fed up that i went and
> applied for a new JOB job which would have cut into my pottery time
> considerably. horrified i didn't get it (over qualified, ie you are too
> threatening, expensive and OLD). i was really feeling down on myself so i
> did the old "clean the studio trick", then started reflecting on the Linda
> Arbuckle workshop i went to last month on maiolica, poured over the maiolica
> book i'd gotten in the mail from stephen b and a book on ART AND FEAR. boy
> did i dig into it. did i do tests? hell no i just bought some lowfire clay
> threw a couple dozen pots, made up 5 gallons of maiolica glaze and painted
> the hell out of em with the colors. this morning i opened the completed
> firing and couldn't believe the results. BEAUTIFUL. then i realized all
> these years i'd been using the wrong cone, the wrong clay, the wrong glazes
> and the wrong style for me. no wonder frustration was my constant
> companion. i'd never tried maiolica before because i wrongly believed it
> was only for sissies, not for macho chicks like me. wrong, wrong, wrong.
> it is me!!!!!!!
>
> just wanted to share my joy with you all. amazing how you can prejudge and
> ignore the obvious for so long. it took the workshop and looking at the
> luscious outrageous work of matthais ostermann, william brouillard, farraday
> newsome sredl and others as well as being so fed up i was ready to quit for
> me to see the light. not only did i love the results but i loved the process
> and see so much room for growth and excitement.
>
> yippie eye oh kay yeah,
>
> becky schroeder
>
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Joan & Tom Woodward on thu 13 dec 01
So glad for your breakthrough, Becky. But I know I've read very helpful
posts from you in the past. So apart from your frustrations, you've been
learning and sharing for a long time.
Colorado Joan
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