claybair on mon 16 jun 03
These two postings struck me in the heart!
Only on Clayart!
Thank you Katie.
Thank you Elca.
Gayle Bair
Bainbridge Island, WA
http://claybair.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Elca Branman
It is really wonderful for me, at one end of life, to share your joy at
the other end..
Go,Katie, go!
Seize life with both hands.
Never hold back your joy.
Elca
http://elcabranman.com
On Mon, Katie Ellis
>
> It's unbelievable. It's fantastic.
>> appreciated...
>
> ~katie
> emilia8131@yahoo.com
> on whidbey island where the gorgeous blue sky and the
> rolling ocean seem to completely sum up how happy I am
> right now...I am living a dream. I hope I never wake
> up...
>
>
=?iso-8859-1?q?Katie=20Ellis?= on mon 16 jun 03
Ok. I’m sorry, but I just can’t hold it in anymore...
It's unbelievable. It's fantastic.
It's....it's....there aren't words!!! I got the
AWESOMEST graduation gift Monday...I was hysterical
(seriously...random people kept coming up to me and
asking what happened after I found out...I couldn’t
even speak, not to mention I was sobbing so hard I
almost made myself get physically sick). If you
thought the subject line was a bad punn, it's a good
thing you aren't conversing with me on a daily basis.
My parents bought me a nice new-to-me 18 x 18 kiln,
and are letting me pick out a wheel!!!! Isn’t that
incredible? I had to give myself a week just to calm
down before I mentioned it on ClayArt...I still grin
wider than humanly possible when I think about
it...ok...I’ll stop now, really...
Anyway! I’ve done a ton of reading in the archives and
online about wheels...and since my parents are buying
this (and you know, for as excited as I am, I kinda
wish I was buying it for myself. Having one’s own
wheel seems like it should be some giant step or a
right of passage or something to represent that you
are knowledgeable enough to function without a
teacher...that’s why I promised myself I’d never buy
one until after college...so much to learn!! but i'm
in NO WAY COMPLAINING, and it looks like it's coming a
little early, so anyway!!), there’s no way I’m going
to go ask for some over the top wheel like the Brent
CXC :c), plus, I’m kind of a little thing (5’9, but
125 lbs.), and I know I’m not going to need that much
power. Anyway, I’m trying to blindly pick something
within their budget, and offering to pick up the
difference if it’s too expensive. But they keep
telling me to pick something I can use after I
graduate from college to start a little pottery, so I
need something I can ‘grow in to’. I’m leaning
towards an Axner 600 or a Pacifica 400 (I'm little,
but I can work with a decent amount of clay). I’ve
done a ton of reading, but any additional info or
input would be MUCH appreciated. Especially about
where to buy one? I’ve been doing a lot of price
comparison, but haven’t found any exceptionally great
deals. I’m still such a novice (even if my heart
feels like it’s never been filled with anything else),
and I feel like I’m stumbling blindly without asking
for help when making a decision this big (well,
expensive at least)...any input would be VERY much
appreciated...
~katie
emilia8131@yahoo.com
on whidbey island where the gorgeous blue sky and the
rolling ocean seem to completely sum up how happy I am
right now...I am living a dream. I hope I never wake
up...
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Rikki Gill on mon 16 jun 03
Hi Katie, Why don't you look on the Bailey website. Their wheels are really
very good, quiet, and sold only by them, so they are less expensive than
most in their range. They really stand behind
their product, and even if there is no local distributor, they talk you
through problems I recently bought one, I have been a potter for 35 years,
but I now want to throw standing up, and you can but leg extenders if you
want.
I really love it. I think the website is www.baileyceramics.com If that
isn't right someone will correct me, no doubt. Best of luck, whatever you
choose.
Rikki Gill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Katie Ellis"
To:
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 12:58 AM
Subject: beginner's luck/I could 'wheely' use some help...
Ok. I'm sorry, but I just can't hold it in anymore...
It's unbelievable. It's fantastic.
It's....it's....there aren't words!!! I got the
AWESOMEST graduation gift Monday...I was hysterical
(seriously...random people kept coming up to me and
asking what happened after I found out...I couldn't
even speak, not to mention I was sobbing so hard I
almost made myself get physically sick). If you
thought the subject line was a bad punn, it's a good
thing you aren't conversing with me on a daily basis.
My parents bought me a nice new-to-me 18 x 18 kiln,
and are letting me pick out a wheel!!!! Isn't that
incredible? I had to give myself a week just to calm
down before I mentioned it on ClayArt...I still grin
wider than humanly possible when I think about
it...ok...I'll stop now, really...
Anyway! I've done a ton of reading in the archives and
online about wheels...and since my parents are buying
this (and you know, for as excited as I am, I kinda
wish I was buying it for myself. Having one's own
wheel seems like it should be some giant step or a
right of passage or something to represent that you
are knowledgeable enough to function without a
teacher...that's why I promised myself I'd never buy
one until after college...so much to learn!! but i'm
in NO WAY COMPLAINING, and it looks like it's coming a
little early, so anyway!!), there's no way I'm going
to go ask for some over the top wheel like the Brent
CXC :c), plus, I'm kind of a little thing (5'9, but
125 lbs.), and I know I'm not going to need that much
power. Anyway, I'm trying to blindly pick something
within their budget, and offering to pick up the
difference if it's too expensive. But they keep
telling me to pick something I can use after I
graduate from college to start a little pottery, so I
need something I can 'grow in to'. I'm leaning
towards an Axner 600 or a Pacifica 400 (I'm little,
but I can work with a decent amount of clay). I've
done a ton of reading, but any additional info or
input would be MUCH appreciated. Especially about
where to buy one? I've been doing a lot of price
comparison, but haven't found any exceptionally great
deals. I'm still such a novice (even if my heart
feels like it's never been filled with anything else),
and I feel like I'm stumbling blindly without asking
for help when making a decision this big (well,
expensive at least)...any input would be VERY much
appreciated...
~katie
emilia8131@yahoo.com
on whidbey island where the gorgeous blue sky and the
rolling ocean seem to completely sum up how happy I am
right now...I am living a dream. I hope I never wake
up...
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Elca Branman on mon 16 jun 03
It is really wonderful for me, at one end of life, to share your joy at
the other end..
Go,Katie, go!
Seize life with both hands.
Never hold back your joy.
Elca
http://elcabranman.com
On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 02:58:41 -0500 =?iso-8859-1?q?Katie=20Ellis?=
writes:
> Ok. I’m sorry, but I just can’t hold it in anymore...
>
> It's unbelievable. It's fantastic.
>> appreciated...
>
> ~katie
> emilia8131@yahoo.com
> on whidbey island where the gorgeous blue sky and the
> rolling ocean seem to completely sum up how happy I am
> right now...I am living a dream. I hope I never wake
> up...
>
>
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Lily Krakowski on wed 18 jun 03
Katie:
First you must get a hat and also, erg, undergarments, that are elasticized!
Because you are totally entitled to a swollen head and throwing out your
chest to crow, and crowing in total, glorious triumph. In later years you
will remember this moment as one in which you were perfectly totally
happy--and I wish you all blessings, and may God grant you many moments
like this.
My knowledge of electric wheels is too limited to opine (Brent B and C)
But you are a "young thing" and in all likelihood will be MOVING a fair
amount in the next decade. I KNOW I cannot move a Shimpo RK2 even across
the room. Much less toss it in the back of a pickup.
Others will have better knowledge--but I would consider the WEIGHT of the
wheel in buying one.
P.S. 5'9" and 125 lbs???????????????????????????????????????????
Right! From your now 5'1 and don't ask the weight friend and fan!
Lili Krakowski
P.O. Box #1
Constableville, N.Y.
(315) 942-5916/ 397-2389
Be of good courage....
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