Kate Johnson on fri 4 jan 02
Hi, Cindi...
> their primary exposure to it has been the movie "Ghost". The idea of
> throwing on the wheel seems romantic and fun. I get many people who want
to
> buy a pottery wheel and don't have a kiln. I explain that they can't do
> anything without a kiln, but with a kiln and no wheel they can still make
> very nice work.
Um, not quite accurate here...it's just a lot more _convenient_ to have your
own kiln. At the moment, as y'all know, I don't have either one, but throw
and fire at school. I do _handbuilding_ at home, though, and carefully,
carefully carry my stuff across town to be fired. Yup, I've lost a couple
of pieces on the journey, but I've still made a whole LOT of stuff, at home,
without a kiln, and ended up with finished pots, sculptures, etc...
>
> Actually, it would be nice if I could get a list of websites that featured
> handbuilt work so I could show them what they can do without a wheel.
YES. I find it very satisfying...and at school, when we have too many
students for the number of wheels (TWO, at the moment, if you don't count
the nasty one that nobody in their right mind wants to use--as I found out
after using it...), I often take that time to make handles or small
sculptures, by hand. My dragon sculptures get a WHOLE lot more attention
than my mugs or jars (and even more when I combine them...is _that_ ever
fun...)
Well, toward that end of compiling a list of handbuilt sites, don't forget
the things on John Hesselberth's terrific site
http://www.frogpondpottery.com and see if you can get Snail Scott to send
you the URL she did me, that shows her amazing sculptures...
Best--
Kate
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