vince pitelka on fri 26 apr 02
> Marcia Selsor was telling me about a product called EZ Vide, which she
> describes as a clear plastic circle with colored divisions like 10,12,14,
> 16 to divide your pot for decorating.
Bonnie -
This is not the answer you are looking for, but if you use the EZ-Vide to
divide the surface, then you will always need the EZ-Vide. If you eyeball
it carefully you can do a fine job of dividing the surface, and pretty soon
you will be able to do it without thinking. It really is simple. Dividing
into two, four, eight, etc. parts is always easy - just halving and halving
again etc. Dividing into thirds, sixths, etc. is a little more complex.
Look straight down on the piece from above and make a first guess at
dividing the form into thirds, and place pencil marks. Turn the piece so
that one pencil mark is facing directly towards you, and then sight across
the center of the piece. The sight line should be evenly spaced between the
two marks on the far side of the piece. Adjust the position of either piece
as needed. Rotate the piece to the next mark and do the same thing, and
then repeat for the third mark. You will end up with perfect thirds, and
then you can divide them in half to get sixths if you wish.
This may seem finicky, but after you have done it a few times, your initial
marks will be more and more accurate. Don't mess with funky gauges. Trust
your eyes and your hands.
Good luck -
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Crafts
Tennessee Technological University
1560 Craft Center Drive, Smithville TN 37166
Home - vpitelka@dtccom.net
615/597-5376
Work - wpitelka@tntech.edu
615/597-6801 ext. 111, fax 615/597-6803
http://www.craftcenter.tntech.edu/
Olivia T Cavy on fri 26 apr 02
Marcia Selsor was telling me about a product called EZ Vide, which she
describes as a clear plastic circle with colored divisions like 10,12,14,
16 to divide your pot for decorating. She originally found it in the
Charlotte NCECA vendor area as part of another booth for $10.
Does anyone know where to buy these?
Several years ago Carla Flati gave me a series of papers she'd printed
off the internet which did the same thing, but clear plastic seems like a
sturdier approach. I do not have the web site for these, either.
Bonnie
Bonnie D. Hellman, Pittsburgh, PA
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PA home email: mou10man@sgi.net (that's the number 10 in the middle of
the letters)
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Cat Jarosz on fri 26 apr 02
Hey Bonnie and all who would like that address for ez vider... I found
it and at nceca in charlotte the reorder paper says its only $8.00 plus
$1.50 shipping and handling .. its been over a yr so may have gone up...
here goes
EZ-VIDER
BOX 1086
SWEET BRIAR, VA 24595
thats what I have on imfo for that...
Marcia Selsor on sat 27 apr 02
Dear Vince,
I find this ezvide a very helpful tool for working out patterns on large
columns.
I have found eyeballing it impossible on large pieces and I find this simple
tool
speeds up my designing and layout.
It is much more simple to eyeball a bowl or a small piece one can look down
upon.
Marcia
vince pitelka wrote:
> > Marcia Selsor was telling me about a product called EZ Vide, which she
> > describes as a clear plastic circle with colored divisions like
10,12,14,
> > 16 to divide your pot for decorating.
>
> Bonnie -
> This is not the answer you are looking for, but if you use the EZ-Vide to
> divide the surface, then you will always need the EZ-Vide. If you eyeball
> it carefully you can do a fine job of dividing the surface, and pretty
soon
> you will be able to do it without thinking. It really is simple.
Dividing
> into two, four, eight, etc. parts is always easy - just halving and
halving
> again etc. Dividing into thirds, sixths, etc. is a little more complex.
> Look straight down on the piece from above and make a first guess at
> dividing the form into thirds, and place pencil marks. Turn the piece so
> that one pencil mark is facing directly towards you, and then sight across
> the center of the piece. The sight line should be evenly spaced between
the
> two marks on the far side of the piece. Adjust the position of either
piece
> as needed. Rotate the piece to the next mark and do the same thing, and
> then repeat for the third mark. You will end up with perfect thirds, and
> then you can divide them in half to get sixths if you wish.
>
> This may seem finicky, but after you have done it a few times, your
initial
> marks will be more and more accurate. Don't mess with funky gauges.
Trust
> your eyes and your hands.
> Good luck -
> - Vince
>
> Vince Pitelka
> Appalachian Center for Crafts
> Tennessee Technological University
> 1560 Craft Center Drive, Smithville TN 37166
> Home - vpitelka@dtccom.net
> 615/597-5376
> Work - wpitelka@tntech.edu
> 615/597-6801 ext. 111, fax 615/597-6803
> http://www.craftcenter.tntech.edu/
>
>
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David Hendley on sun 28 apr 02
No reason to buy another hunk of (I assume) plastic.
There is a full-size pattern to make your own divider,
designed by Clayarter Sylvia Shirley, published in
Pottery Making Illustrated a couple of years ago.
Sorry I can't tell you the exact issue, but you can
check the PMI website if you are interested.
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
hendley@tyler.net
http://www.farmpots.com
>
> > > a product called EZ Vide, which she
> > > describes as a clear plastic circle with colored divisions like
> 10,12,14,
> > > 16 to divide your pot for decorating.
> >
Bonnie/Jeremy Hellman on sun 28 apr 02
Hi Vince,
Of course you're absolutely right, and I've had people who do a lot of
pattern decorating (carving, drawing, slip trailing, whatever) say that they
get quite good at spacing their designs. And your always practical
suggestions on how to do it are good.
The reality is that as you start making your design around the piece, most
of the time you can slightly adjust the size to come out "even" and you
really don't see the differences. In other words, the design doesn't have to
be perfect to "work".
But, like the Giffen Grip, the EZ Vide looked like a nice tool to do it
faster, unless it's something you are doing on a regular basis or all the
time, in which case, you don't need the tool.
All I know is that I used my Giffen Grip a lot more when I was starting out
than I use it now. For those of us who don't have the luxury of enough time
to make zillions of pots, these little tools let us focus our time and
attention on the things we really enjoy doing. They're not essential, but
they sure are nice.
Bonnie
----- Original Message -----
From: "vince pitelka"
To:
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 12:38 AM
Subject: Re: looking for "EZ Vide"
> > Marcia Selsor was telling me about a product called EZ Vide, which she
> > describes as a clear plastic circle with colored divisions like
10,12,14,
> > 16 to divide your pot for decorating.
>
> Bonnie -
> This is not the answer you are looking for, but if you use the EZ-Vide to
> divide the surface, then you will always need the EZ-Vide. If you eyeball
> it carefully you can do a fine job of dividing the surface, and pretty
soon
> you will be able to do it without thinking. It really is simple.
Dividing
> into two, four, eight, etc. parts is always easy - just halving and
halving
> again etc. Dividing into thirds, sixths, etc. is a little more complex.
> Look straight down on the piece from above and make a first guess at
> dividing the form into thirds, and place pencil marks. Turn the piece so
> that one pencil mark is facing directly towards you, and then sight across
> the center of the piece. The sight line should be evenly spaced between
the
> two marks on the far side of the piece. Adjust the position of either
piece
> as needed. Rotate the piece to the next mark and do the same thing, and
> then repeat for the third mark. You will end up with perfect thirds, and
> then you can divide them in half to get sixths if you wish.
>
> This may seem finicky, but after you have done it a few times, your
initial
> marks will be more and more accurate. Don't mess with funky gauges.
Trust
> your eyes and your hands.
> Good luck -
> - Vince
>
> Vince Pitelka
> Appalachian Center for Crafts
> Tennessee Technological University
> 1560 Craft Center Drive, Smithville TN 37166
> Home - vpitelka@dtccom.net
> 615/597-5376
> Work - wpitelka@tntech.edu
> 615/597-6801 ext. 111, fax 615/597-6803
> http://www.craftcenter.tntech.edu/
>
>
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