Arnold Howard on mon 18 mar 02
Some of my impressions of NCECA:
SLEEP DEPRIVATION
John Hohenshelt picked me up at 4:30 a.m. Thursday. We drove from
Mesquite, Texas to Kansas City with hardly a break. We drove back
to Mesquite on Friday evening and arrived at 4:00 a.m. I had very
little sleep at NCECA.
QUOTE OF THE YEAR
From a petite teacher: "When I load the bottom of the kiln, I have
someone grab my legs so I won't fall into the kiln."
SOME OF THE HIGH POINTS
Visiting with Mel Jacobson; meeting Ron Roy and John Hesselberth
and discovering their great new book "Mastering Cone 6 Glazes";
meeting many Clay Art members at the Paragon booth; making friends
with other kiln manufacturers.
MY IMPRESSION OF POTTERS
NCECA is a magical event, because it is a gathering of creative
people. Potters are among the givers of the world, and always fun
to be with.
Thanks for making NCECA so special for me.
Arnold Howard
Paragon Ind.
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Katheleen Nez on tue 19 mar 02
Some of my impressions of NCECA (I was giggling at
yours, Arnold - here's my 2 cents):
SLEEP DEPRIVATION
I never anticipate normal sleep patterns at NCECA (and
I had a room to myself-according to personal informal
survey, Not the Norm). I was keyed into Never
Expecting normal sleep schedules while amongst other
potters, starting at Haystack (back in 1980). What
does Warren Zevon say? "I'll sleep when I'm dead."
QUOTE OF THE YEAR
No quotes (no pen at the Shining Moment) - however
lots of 'mental snapshots'. David Hendley jumping up
and holding the slide screen while Jim Bob Salazar
tried to readjust the slide projector during the
Clayart slide show (I know, I have bad slides).
Leopold Foulem doing an impromtu softshoe onstage
while Westin employees were busy throwing people out
because they were sitting in the aisles (fire hazard)
and his slide wrangler was futzing with the projector
(loved his eyeglass frames). The petite and demure
Tsehai Johnson taking the 5th during Q&A at the
Eroticism as Liberation in Ceramics panel (with her,
who needs John Waters?). Oh, yeah, Ken Ferguson
proclaiming himself the next ceramic "Champion" (as
right he should).
SOME OF THE HIGH POINTS
Putting faces to email addresses in the ClayArt room.
Hangin' with Hoppin Robin & the crazies from NAU at
the Bowers on Wed. nite and meeting Malcolm Davis.
Meeting a subdued Jeff Oesterich at same party and
later hearing his explanation to fellow MN potters of
why his hand was bandaged (worthy of a scene in a John
Waters movie). The toast, at the end of Ken Ferguson's
closing lecture (when he called Rudy Autio up to the
stage and they pulled out a bottle of Old Grandad and
drank to Pete).
MY IMPRESSION OF POTTERS
I totally agree with Arnold about potters. Hear Hear.
Back in SF, people ask "where were you?" "NCECA".
"what's that?""5000 potters." They roll their eyes...
Hope to see youse guys in San Diego...
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