Michele Williams on wed 24 apr 02
She's right folks. Copy anything you consider important. Your personal
wallets contain credit cards and driver's licenses, social security cards,
etc., that you should copy--front and back--and put copies in the same
places you put deeds to your homes, titles to cars, etc. And most
especially your notes about clay techniques, glazes, observations, etc.
should be copied.
I learned the hard way. I lost my directory of all the phone numbers and
contacts I used professionally as an education consultant/advocate. The
list had been compiled for 13 years...and I can't tell you what a blow that
was. I still haven't recovered all that was lost even two years later.
Back up your computer regularly. Copy any personal data you need in case of
fire, flood, earthquake, etc. Copy your insurance policies, titles to cars,
deeds to homes. Glaze notebooks, rolodexes/personal directories, etc.
None of us knows what situation may arise, but if there is a disaster at
your home or business, if your wallet, purse, or identity is stolen, you
will need instant access to these documents and you will be GLAD your
brother, cousin, bank, or safety deposit box has copies. Take it from
someone who's been through Hurricane Andrew, one of the worst Nature had to
offer. You need copies of a lot of things you now take for granted.
It is definitely worth the time!
Michele Williams
Helena Leary-Heinz on wed 24 apr 02
Hi Folks,
I just had a harrowing experience, and I'd like to share the insight =
that it brought. I've been in tears this afternoon because I thought =
that I had lost my glaze book. I thought I was proverbially screwed.
It's a notebook that I compiled myself. I have no idea where half of =
the glazes came from and I've modified a bunch of them... I have =
detailed results for most of the glazes and firing schedules that =
created cool effects. It's dog eared and stained and chock a block full =
of information at my fingertips. There is no way I can replace all of =
the hours of work that this book represents.
Do any of you have a book like this?... Maybe it's about clay bodies or =
wood firing or terra sig or whatever....
O.K. if you do...COPY IT!!!! can I make that louder?... C O P Y I T =
!!!!!!!
Commit it to the computer and then put it on disk about ten times and =
then put some of the disks (not just one because disks can get =
corrupted) into your safety deposit box at the bank....
Make a photocopy of your book, put it in a nice binder and chain it to =
your bookcase...=20
Have your working copy but also have the copy that will be there if your =
working copy catches fire. Make this copy something you will never, =
ever loan out to anyone or even take with you to NCECA... (I thought =
that that is what happened to my book). =20
Gild the pages... bind it in leather. Do anything that will make it =
obvious to you, when you're taking your own knowledge for granted, that =
this book is something precious!
Luckily, I found my book, blew my nose and decided to sit down at the =
computer to copy it. Next, I'm off to Kinko's to get the whole thing =
photocopied... and if you think I was kidding about chaining a copy to =
my bookshelf... think again.
Just thought that I'd share. Knowledge and experience are precious, be =
careful with the resources you've all built for yourselves over the =
years.
Helena ~~
Artful Elements
"That which is to give light, must endure burning" Viktor Frankl
Bonnie/Jeremy Hellman on wed 24 apr 02
Excellent advice, Helena. And while you're at Kinko's, make a photocopy of
ALL of your credit cards and keep that photocopy in a safe place, too. If
your wallet and/or credit cards are stolen, you'll have all the information
you need in one place. Put the cards down on the copier, make a copy, then
turn them over and make a copy of the back. If you have other difficult to
replace information on paper, make a photocopy of that, too.
Bonnie
Bonnie Hellman
----- Original Message -----
From: "Helena Leary-Heinz"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 5:17 PM
Subject: The Book
Hi Folks,
I just had a harrowing experience, and I'd like to share the insight that it
brought. I've been in tears this afternoon because I thought that I had
lost my glaze book. I thought I was proverbially screwed.
It's a notebook that I compiled myself. I have no idea where half of the
glazes came from and I've modified a bunch of them... I have detailed
results for most of the glazes and firing schedules that created cool
effects. It's dog eared and stained and chock a block full of information
at my fingertips. There is no way I can replace all of the hours of work
that this book represents.
Do any of you have a book like this?... Maybe it's about clay bodies or wood
firing or terra sig or whatever....
O.K. if you do...COPY IT!!!! can I make that louder?... C O P Y I T
!!!!!!!
Commit it to the computer and then put it on disk about ten times and then
put some of the disks (not just one because disks can get corrupted) into
your safety deposit box at the bank....
Make a photocopy of your book, put it in a nice binder and chain it to your
bookcase...
Have your working copy but also have the copy that will be there if your
working copy catches fire. Make this copy something you will never, ever
loan out to anyone or even take with you to NCECA... (I thought that that is
what happened to my book).
Gild the pages... bind it in leather. Do anything that will make it obvious
to you, when you're taking your own knowledge for granted, that this book is
something precious!
Luckily, I found my book, blew my nose and decided to sit down at the
computer to copy it. Next, I'm off to Kinko's to get the whole thing
photocopied... and if you think I was kidding about chaining a copy to my
bookshelf... think again.
Just thought that I'd share. Knowledge and experience are precious, be
careful with the resources you've all built for yourselves over the years.
Helena ~~
Artful Elements
"That which is to give light, must endure burning" Viktor Frankl
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Lee Love on thu 25 apr 02
And if you share your glaze recipes with everyone... If you
loose
your glaze book, you just need to ask folks for the recipes that you shared.
I bet you'd end up with more than you gave.
Information, unlike materials, grows exponentially as it is passed
on.
--
Lee in Mashiko
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Ababi on thu 25 apr 02
One of the reason, I send most of my recipe to the clayart:
Sometime I loose a recipe, I know there is an archive I can look for it.
Ababi
---------- Original Message ----------
> And if you share your glaze recipes with everyone... If you
>loose
>your glaze book, you just need to ask folks for the recipes that you
>shared.
>I bet you'd end up with more than you gave.
> Information, unlike materials, grows exponentially as it is
>passed on.
>--
>Lee in Mashiko
> ._____________________________________________
> | Lee Love ^/(o\| Practice before theory.
> |
> | Ikiru@kami.com |\o)/v - Sotetsu Yanagi
>- |
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BVCuma on sat 20 jul 02
>>Just I would not count how many times I have to forgive someone before =
it is
the very last time, limiting my understanding of who they are, I would =
not
agree with the above.<<
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Dear Alisa
You should understand this much about me.
If I can dish it out I had better be able to take it...
I stand by my statement.
>>I think the real contribution of your work
has more to do with awareness of leaching
and motivating people to test their stuff.
Excellent...<<
Slow cooling...old news,=20
unity limits...old news
Glaze calculation software...old news
leaching and testing of glazes...old news.
Suspension agents...old news.
durability...old news,=20
glaze fit..old news.
dialatromry measurements...old news. (i think)
All the hype around the publication.
Would have one believe the authors have rewritten ceramic history
I would dare to say that they have not invented the wheel
Simply polished a number of existing spokes
in a clear, simple and organized manner...
that meets times and needs of the new wave potter.
Cone six electric in the home studio environment
Of course universally applicable to industry etc.
In a review I just read that some safety issues and concerns
regarding leaching etc are in fact out of date even before publication.
But what irks me about this whole shebang...
is the authors inclination to emphasize no exchange of glaze recipes
without presumably buying the book so as to not "fail" and miss out=20
on the "secrets" of slow fire matt crystal production.
The next step in this logic is, do not attempt to copy these glazes =
yourself...
purchase them from the maker only.
And where was the section on "Aesthetics" as the subtitle announced
or was that in reference to the three or four pretty pictures?
I'm sorry if this offends..but these are my thoughts
I am not attached to them.
You need not be.
Yours,
Bruce
ps. If you don't condemn...
forgiveness is...its a false coin,
don't bother yourself with it
be free.
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