Phyliss Ward on wed 24 apr 02
Hi folks! I need some help!
I'm doing a one day outside show in Brentwood, CA this Sunday. I've
only done a few outside shows so far. I received my space assignment in
the mail today and it warns to tie down for wind as the street it is on
can act as a wind tunnel. Oh Boy! ; - )
I have an InstaShade canopy that I got at Costco with no sides. I did a
search in the archives and got some good ideas for weighting down the
canopy. My concern is what to do about keeping the pots themselves from
blowing over. Many of my pots are tall and skinny and I do a lot of
large platters that I display on plate stands and make wonderful sails.
I've had a few blow over and break, even without much wind. Would it
be better if I had sides for the canopy? Should I use museum gel to
attach my pieces to the shelves? ( apx. half of my work is raku, porous,
hard to get the museum gel back off of!)
Thanks in advance for your advise!
Phyliss
m markey on thu 25 apr 02
Hi Phyliss!
How about placing a bag of pebbles or package of marbles in the pots you
want to protect? Thus, your counterweight is unseen, and can be easily
removed when someone purchases it.
Best wishes!
Mohabee NakedClay@hotmail.com
From: Phyliss Ward
Hi folks! I need some help!
I'm doing a one day outside show in Brentwood, CA this Sunday. I've
only done a few outside shows so far. I received my space assignment in
the mail today and it warns to tie down for wind as the street it is on
can act as a wind tunnel. Oh Boy! ; - )
I have an InstaShade canopy that I got at Costco with no sides. I did a
search in the archives and got some good ideas for weighting down the
canopy. My concern is what to do about keeping the pots themselves from
blowing over. Many of my pots are tall and skinny and I do a lot of
large platters that I display on plate stands and make wonderful sails.
I've had a few blow over and break, even without much wind. Would it
be better if I had sides for the canopy? Should I use museum gel to
attach my pieces to the shelves? ( apx. half of my work is raku, porous,
hard to get the museum gel back off of!)
Thanks in advance for your advise!
Phyliss
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Cantello Studios on thu 25 apr 02
You might try sand in zip lock bags and place inside your pots. A gourd
artist of mine uses that method to keep her gourds from flying. "Wind
Tunnels" are nasty. We lost a $200.00 vase last year to a freak wind gust,
we had sidewalls too. If you use side walls it can help to stabilize the
sides by using clothe line type rope and tie an "x' from one side to the
other. It keeps the frame square and helps the walls not flap from the wind
into the booth. We also hang bamboo shades so the rope is hidden. Good
luck.
Tracy - the other half of Cantello Studios
Lori Leary on fri 26 apr 02
Hi Phyliss,
I like to use small loops of duct tape (sticky side out). If there is any
residual stickiness, use a little rubbing alcohol or adhesive remover.
Hope this helps,
Lori
lleary@epix.net
Mountaintop, PA
Phyliss wrote:
I'm doing a one day outside show in Brentwood, CA this Sunday. I've
only done a few outside shows so far. I received my space assignment in
the mail today and it warns to tie down for wind as the street it is on
can act as a wind tunnel. Oh Boy! ; - )
I have an InstaShade canopy that I got at Costco with no sides. I did a
search in the archives and got some good ideas for weighting down the
canopy. My concern is what to do about keeping the pots themselves from
blowing over. Many of my pots are tall and skinny and I do a lot of
large platters that I display on plate stands and make wonderful sails.
I've had a few blow over and break, even without much wind. Would it
be better if I had sides for the canopy? Should I use museum gel to
attach my pieces to the shelves? ( apx. half of my work is raku, porous,
hard to get the museum gel back off of!)
Paul Gerhold on fri 26 apr 02
The absolutely best method for tacking pots down is a product called Pro
Stick Adhesive Wax which used to be available from Pearl. It will anchor a
five foot pot to a formica pedestal with three tiny spots. The only time it
doesn't work is if the temp gets above about 95. This stuff works much
better
than earthquake or similar products
Another method I have used is quick drying bathroom caulk which
unfortunately
can be too good but works well on formica or glass. Bonds too strong to wood
so be careful
Paul
Kay Howard on fri 26 apr 02
I also have had platters on plate stands blow off. No more! Much of our art
became wall stuff and we ended up with bamboo panels. It also has steel rods
behind the bamboo to support the weight of the pottery and it works in wind.
It sort of lets some wind through and stops some. Bamboo looks great with
our nature pottery. Without the bamboo if you let the sides of the canopy
slap against your shelving it will be risky, the shock scares the s**t out
of me! With the reinforced bamboo (an extreme solution to be shure) nothing
moves in any wind we have been in. We leave 12" tall 3" diameter vases up
overnight. Most winds will not bother a 25# weight at each leg. When we
close up the booth at night (light Dome) the sides slap against the walls of
the display and the bamboo but nothing moves.
-----Original Message-----
From: Lori Leary
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Date: Friday, April 26, 2002 8:02 AM
Subject: Re: Outdoor shows and wind
>Hi Phyliss,
>I like to use small loops of duct tape (sticky side out). If there is any
>residual stickiness, use a little rubbing alcohol or adhesive remover.
>Hope this helps,
>Lori
>lleary@epix.net
>Mountaintop, PA
>
>
>Phyliss wrote:
>I'm doing a one day outside show in Brentwood, CA this Sunday. I've
>only done a few outside shows so far. I received my space assignment in
>the mail today and it warns to tie down for wind as the street it is on
>can act as a wind tunnel. Oh Boy! ; - )
>
>I have an InstaShade canopy that I got at Costco with no sides. I did a
>search in the archives and got some good ideas for weighting down the
>canopy. My concern is what to do about keeping the pots themselves from
>blowing over. Many of my pots are tall and skinny and I do a lot of
>large platters that I display on plate stands and make wonderful sails.
>I've had a few blow over and break, even without much wind. Would it
>be better if I had sides for the canopy? Should I use museum gel to
>attach my pieces to the shelves? ( apx. half of my work is raku, porous,
>hard to get the museum gel back off of!)
>
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Wood Jeanne on fri 26 apr 02
--- Kay Howard wrote:
> I also have had platters on plate stands blow off.
Argh,
This reminds me of the worst wind I encountered at a
A&C Fair. An 80mph+ wind rose on a beach next to a
lake. Customers and passers-by helped hold down the
booth & kept it from flying. But the real damage done
was from the booth about 10' away from me.
Her large, semi-empty cardboard boxes kept blowing
into my booth and knocking into my pots. I needed a
goalie to stop the boxes but couldn't let go of my
booth top for fear it would become a parachute in
reverse.
It could have been worse and it was for a friend who
made "pots" out of handmade paper and lost the entire
contents of her booth.
Regards,
Jeanne W.
Who decided to stop grumbling about the cold April
wind we've had this week after this memory was
reawakened.
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