Joyce Lee on wed 3 apr 02
I'm assuming that one could follow all these suggestions with a gas kiln =
firing, also ...... the aluminum foil, the flowerpot saggars (or I =
suppose any bisqued pot?),
.... in order to achieve a smoke effect on a burnished surface. Is this =
correct? I'm going to try it, anyway, but ..... QUESTION FIRST ..... can =
a smoke effect be achieved on a glazed surface if the pot's treated the =
same way? Probably not.... but wouldn't it be great if it could be? As =
I said, I'll be experimenting ...=20
What I really want is the saggar firing marks that Charlie and Linda =
Riggs manage so beautifully .... as does Lisa Skein .... spectacular. I =
imagine such to-die-trying magic has suggestions that come with a =
workshop ..... did you see Lisa's in the Clayart cookbook? Sooo lovely =
.... great pot, too.
Joyce
In the Mojave recalling the many "academically challenged" kids I had in =
my junior high Special Education classes that also had the I.Q. to be =
labeled as "gifted".... I was required to offer these GATE students a =
curriculum that was "72% significantly different" than that of the rest =
of their class.... in order for us to qualify for funding. Whatta joke =
..... as if I could use a Magic Marker to scribble their brains and keep =
the "others" from learning, also. I did devise a program for one =
mathematically gifted student who could not read, nor always write his =
name the same way two days in a row. The state sent us some proposed =
math textbooks for 6-7-8 "regular" classrooms ... my student managed to =
read, work the problems, and dictate his critique into a tape recorder. =
He was more thorough by huge percentages than any Textbook Committee on =
which I've ever been a member. He completed three textbooks. He later =
received some sort of citation from the state curriculum dept.... not as =
a special ed student, as such, for his work surpassed the critiques made =
by professional math teachers. I was so proud of him. He's now =
mid-thirties and owns three new Snap-On tool trucks, employing two other =
salesmen.... has a lovely home, great kids and an adoring wife. Came by =
last year and brought me
flowers .. reminded me of the time he and several other classmates gave =
me earrings for Christmas.... miniature Budweiser cans for pierced =
ears... mine weren't pierced.... I had them pierced that day..... =
wouldn't you?
Michele Williams on thu 4 apr 02
Joyce,
Isn't "unique-icity" wonderful? Thanks for a marvelous post.
Michele
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joyce Lee"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 6:24 PM
Subject: Smokin' With An Electric Kiln/SpecEd tagalong
I'm assuming that one could follow all these suggestions with a gas kiln
firing, also ...... the aluminum foil, the flowerpot saggars (or I suppose
any bisqued pot?),
.... in order to achieve a smoke effect on a burnished surface. Is this
correct? I'm going to try it, anyway, but ..... QUESTION FIRST ..... can a
smoke effect be achieved on a glazed surface if the pot's treated the same
way? Probably not.... but wouldn't it be great if it could be? As I said,
I'll be experimenting ...
What I really want is the saggar firing marks that Charlie and Linda Riggs
manage so beautifully .... as does Lisa Skein .... spectacular. I imagine
such to-die-trying magic has suggestions that come with a workshop .....
did you see Lisa's in the Clayart cookbook? Sooo lovely .... great pot,
too.
Joyce
In the Mojave recalling the many "academically challenged" kids I had in my
junior high Special Education classes that also had the I.Q. to be labeled
as "gifted".... I was required to offer these GATE students a curriculum
that was "72% significantly different" than that of the rest of their
class.... in order for us to qualify for funding. Whatta joke ..... as if
I could use a Magic Marker to scribble their brains and keep the "others"
from learning, also. I did devise a program for one mathematically gifted
student who could not read, nor always write his name the same way two days
in a row. The state sent us some proposed math textbooks for 6-7-8
"regular" classrooms ... my student managed to read, work the problems, and
dictate his critique into a tape recorder. He was more thorough by huge
percentages than any Textbook Committee on which I've ever been a member.
He completed three textbooks. He later received some sort of citation from
the state curriculum dept.... not as a special ed student, as such, for his
work surpassed the critiques made by professional math teachers. I was so
proud of him. He's now mid-thirties and owns three new Snap-On tool trucks,
employing two other salesmen.... has a lovely home, great kids and an
adoring wife. Came by last year and brought me
flowers .. reminded me of the time he and several other classmates gave me
earrings for Christmas.... miniature Budweiser cans for pierced ears... mine
weren't pierced.... I had them pierced that day..... wouldn't you?
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