Pat Southwood on mon 5 aug 02
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From: Pat Southwood=20
To: Ceramic Arts Discussion List=20
Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 12:05 AM
Subject: Steve Dalton , repetition throwing
Comments by Steve,=20
My own experience was being told by a wonderful chap at college, in the =
first year of my degree, that I had to get the shape of each pot from my =
head to my fingers, and the only way to do that was by repetition.
I had to lose my tail (see B. Leach)
Throwing is a psychomotor skill.
Designing pots is a mental skill.
You cant do loose until you have done tight.
I work in small batches of each of my 4 shapes and do 30 of each before =
moving on, in rotation. This is enough to loosen up the form, do some =
good ones , just like the last ones and maybe push it a bit at the end =
when I've got a bit casual with them.
It seems to work for me anyway.
Best Wishes
Pat
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