Joyce Lee on wed 6 mar 02
Tommy said:
"Most potters will drive to the store and buy 500 pounds of
clay, a couple of times a year. Sometimes I use 1200 pounds in a day. =
Old
timers making pickle jars sometimes used 2500 pounds a day."
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Wow, Tommy! I AM impressed. I'm now up to around 1500 to 2000 pounds =
in a YEAR ...... and most of those pots go to the dump ..... too many to =
count. I find this kind of devotion and work ethic admirable. Thanks =
for sharing.
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David said:
"Dear Joyce, I'm all for style and flair, in ceramics and clothing.
Here's the difference: red work boots function as well, in every
respect, as brown work boots."
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Dear David, I give. You win. Flair and style you have....
and great functional work .... used your/my plate today. Very =
satisfying.
Joyce
In the Mojave getting antsy and so much still to do before I can leave, =
even for only four days.... it's worth it..... majorly....=20
Andi Fasimpaur on fri 8 mar 02
At 09:46 PM 3/6/02 -0800, you wrote:
>Tommy said:
>"Most potters will drive to the store and buy 500 pounds of
>clay, a couple of times a year. Sometimes I use 1200 pounds in a day. Old
>timers making pickle jars sometimes used 2500 pounds a day."
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>Wow, Tommy! I AM impressed. I'm now up to around 1500 to 2000 pounds in
>a YEAR
One advantage to working small... for my jewelry work, I
generally use 15-25 pounds a year... Clay goes a long way
when you're working with an amount the size of a small plum
to make an average pot, and when film canisters are your
damp boxes of choice.
I can fit a weeks work in a small coffee can, have done sawdust
firings in large coffee cans... I seldom go anywhere without a
few pieces in my pockets. I just can't imagine using even as
much as 5 pounds of clay a day.
Toodles,
Andi.
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