Patti Yager on wed 16 jul 03
For the last couple of years my 'significant other' has been an Eclectus
parrot. She's bright, friendly, curious and quite gregarious. If there are people
around she wants to be in on the action! Also, she, like my cat, would much
rather have clay water than well or city water. I'm supposing it has to do with
the mineral content.
I know that many of you have studio animals. Do any of you have studio birds
and would you care to share any info with me?
Mudpatti
still and artist
sweltering in the Ozarks
Zoe Paddy Johnson on wed 16 jul 03
We have a studio/workshop turkey. The studio/workshop has two rooms, the
back room is clay, the other is automotive repair/sandblasting, etc. The
turkey started out as a ball of fluff who was caged in the clay room. She
goes out days, but is in in the evenings. She is quite gregarious, very
vocal, incredibly curious, quite stupid and a big klutz. She is in a night
because she gets lonely and because previous turkeys' combination of
curiousity and stupidity tends to lead to frequent fatal accidents. All in
all a very nice pet. She has a companion chicken who also sleeps in, but
is not social and a companion duck who is always outside. The 3 are quite
bonded and do not socialize at all with our other ducks or chickens.
zoej
p.s. we also have parrots, but they don't go outside and one cat who visits
occasionally
--On Wednesday, July 16, 2003 1:44 PM -0400 Patti Yager
wrote:
> For the last couple of years my 'significant other' has been an Eclectus
> parrot. She's bright, friendly, curious and quite gregarious. If there
> are people around she wants to be in on the action! Also, she, like my
> cat, would much rather have clay water than well or city water. I'm
> supposing it has to do with the mineral content.
> I know that many of you have studio animals. Do any of you have studio
> birds and would you care to share any info with me?
>
> Mudpatti
> still and artist
> sweltering in the Ozarks
>
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Diane Winters on wed 16 jul 03
Hi Patti,
Two things I'd be very concerned about with a parrot (specifically a parrot)
in a clay studio.
(1) They are more prone to respiratory problems/diseases than many other
critters (so you don't want them breathing airborne clay/glaze particles)
(2) They want to chew - a lot! and almost anything! - as you must know very
well. Unless your glaze and general work habits are absolutely meticulous,
there are toxic possibilities that are more serious for them than for you,
given their relatively small body size.
I know they're very social and hate to be left alone, but if you've also got
a cat who could provide her with some company (and if your studio is in your
house so you can take occasional parrot-visiting breaks) it would best to
keep her out of the studio. Having a radio on near her might help some too.
Good luck,
Diane in Oakland/Berkeley by the Bay
Patti wrote:
For the last couple of years my 'significant other' has been an Eclectus
parrot. She's bright, friendly, curious and quite gregarious. If there are
people
around she wants to be in on the action! Also, she, like my cat, would much
rather have clay water than well or city water. I'm supposing it has to do
with
the mineral content.
I know that many of you have studio animals. Do any of you have studio birds
and would you care to share any info with me?
Earl Brunner on wed 16 jul 03
We have several of these; one guy keeps getting passed from one
instructor to the other. When you can't stand him anymore, you find
some reason why he should take classes from one of the other teachers
for awhile........
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Zoe Paddy
Johnson
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 3:27 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: studio parrot?
We have a studio/workshop turkey.
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