Lynn Barnwell on sun 3 aug 03
Jeff, ther is a small wheel just right for children. It is called a =
caly devel. I had one for my grandchildren to start on. I think it ran =
about $350 with detachable legs. The kids used it until they could =
reach on my Bailey. You could center up to 5 lbs on it, the kids used =
1-2 lbs. They could snug up ot it easily and made their own cups and =
bowls and small plates on it. When they outgrew it I sold it for what I =
had in it to a lady to use for demos. She tokk off the legs and put it =
on a table top. I think it weighed about 20-25 lbs. so it was really =
portable.
By the way my grandkids learned right along with us. They started at 3, =
5, & 8. are now 6,8 & 10 and just made their dad a set of matching ice =
cream bowls for his birthday! 4 bowls from each child. My 10 year old =
granddaughter loves to make ring bottles. I help with putting on the =
base for her.
Kids are fearless when it comes to art....let them at it. We have an =
artists corner in the studio for them. They have every kind of paint, =
bead, string, etc. imaginable to create their masterpieces. They have =
sold quite a few at our local craft fair. I should post some of their =
pictures on a webpage for them but can't seem to get mine done.
Lynn (Mawmaw in Mississippi) enjoying every minute of time I spend with =
my creative young-uns.
Antoinette Badenhorst on sun 3 aug 03
Well, not much of a children teacher (I am too serious with the why's
and how's of clay), I had a 13 year old the other day in the studio. I
was busy and had not time to pay too much attention other than talk to
her. Normally I would demonstrate, and then hand over clay and the wheel
and say, "play and see what you can do". This day I used words that I
heard a teacher said to Don Reitz: "Try and put the clay in the middle
of the wheel". I told her to keep her hands wet. A while later I saw a
cone growing in her hands and after some more direction, there was the
centered clay.I showed her how to open the clay and in less than an hour
this girl made two tiny little pots, as perfect as a beginner can do it.
From now on all my first timers will hear: "try to keep the clay in the
middle of the wheel".
Over the years I learned that the biggest treat to students is
inhibition. If one can take that out of the learning process, the rest
will come spontaneous.
Antoinette Badenhorst
105 Westwood Circle
Saltillo MS
38866
662 869 1651
www.clayandcanvas.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Lynn
Barnwell
Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 5:41 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: re> Teaching young children to throw
Jeff, ther is a small wheel just right for children. It is called a
caly devel. I had one for my grandchildren to start on. I think it ran
about $350 with detachable legs. The kids used it until they could
reach on my Bailey. You could center up to 5 lbs on it, the kids used
1-2 lbs. They could snug up ot it easily and made their own cups and
bowls and small plates on it. When they outgrew it I sold it for what I
had in it to a lady to use for demos. She tokk off the legs and put it
on a table top. I think it weighed about 20-25 lbs. so it was really
portable.
By the way my grandkids learned right along with us. They started at 3,
5, & 8. are now 6,8 & 10 and just made their dad a set of matching ice
cream bowls for his birthday! 4 bowls from each child. My 10 year old
granddaughter loves to make ring bottles. I help with putting on the
base for her.
Kids are fearless when it comes to art....let them at it. We have an
artists corner in the studio for them. They have every kind of paint,
bead, string, etc. imaginable to create their masterpieces. They have
sold quite a few at our local craft fair. I should post some of their
pictures on a webpage for them but can't seem to get mine done.
Lynn (Mawmaw in Mississippi) enjoying every minute of time I spend with
my creative young-uns.
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