Lily Krakowski on sun 21 sep 03
You are more than welcome. I am delighted. My debt to my teachers can
never be repaid in full-- but little payments can be made when I pass on
their knowledge. So I am delighted this worked for you. And you will
notice you will ache less at the end of the day, have just as many pots, and
be a lot less muddy--as will your studio.
wayneinkeywest writes:
> I would like to take a moment to publicly thank Lili
> (and all of you) for "saving my butt", as it were.
>
> Way back in the early days (maybe a month ago? :>)
> the list had a thread about throwing speeds.
> Lili commented that
> she throws a lot slower than most other people,
> and gave a rough rpm for the speed she uses.
>
> I've had trouble with cylinders for ten years. Never
> could throw one higher than about a foot, no matter
> how thick the sidewall, how plastic the body, how
> wet the clay. Tried everything I could think of, then
> got frustrated and put it aside, choosing instead to work on
> smaller pieces. Figured that some things are best left
> to those with natural talent. That was over a year ago.
>
> Today, I sat at the wheel, looked at the spinning lump,
> and said "you are going to be a cylinder. I need a one
> liter coffee mug (two liter would be better). Lili's comment about
> throwing slow popped into my brain, and I reduced the
> wheel to about 1/3 of what I normally use. (Ok, I absorb, but
> it takes a while to process the info at my age.) It was rotating at
> _maybe_ 50 rpm.
>
> Up came a 2-1/2 foot cylinder.
> I just spent three hours throwing cylinders in porcelain, none
> shorter than a foot and a half, varying fom 2-1/2 inches to five in
> diameter, all different wall thicknesses.
>
> Lili...from the bottom of my heart, thank you, thank you, thank you.
>
> And thanks also to all on this list that give so much to help us all get
> better; in time and advice, and just being there to cheer and console.
> You are making _my_ world a better place, and I feel blessed for
> having known you all.
>
> Time to wipe the clay off the keyboard and go make more!
> Wayne in Key West
Lili Krakowski
Constableville, N.Y.
Be of good courage....
wayneinkeywest on sun 21 sep 03
I would like to take a moment to publicly thank Lili
(and all of you) for "saving my butt", as it were.
Way back in the early days (maybe a month ago? :>)
the list had a thread about throwing speeds. =20
Lili commented that
she throws a lot slower than most other people,=20
and gave a rough rpm for the speed she uses.
I've had trouble with cylinders for ten years. Never
could throw one higher than about a foot, no matter=20
how thick the sidewall, how plastic the body, how=20
wet the clay. Tried everything I could think of, then=20
got frustrated and put it aside, choosing instead to work on
smaller pieces. Figured that some things are best left
to those with natural talent. That was over a year ago.
Today, I sat at the wheel, looked at the spinning lump,=20
and said "you are going to be a cylinder. I need a one=20
liter coffee mug (two liter would be better). Lili's comment about
throwing slow popped into my brain, and I reduced the=20
wheel to about 1/3 of what I normally use. (Ok, I absorb, but
it takes a while to process the info at my age.) It was rotating at
_maybe_ 50 rpm.
Up came a 2-1/2 foot cylinder.
I just spent three hours throwing cylinders in porcelain, none
shorter than a foot and a half, varying fom 2-1/2 inches to five in=20
diameter, all different wall thicknesses.
Lili...from the bottom of my heart, thank you, thank you, thank you.
And thanks also to all on this list that give so much to help us all get =
better; in time and advice, and just being there to cheer and console.
You are making _my_ world a better place, and I feel blessed for=20
having known you all.
Time to wipe the clay off the keyboard and go make more!
Wayne in Key West
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