Norman van der Sluys on sun 26 oct 03
As one of the first to respond to Bunny's lament, and I think the first
to come to a sort of defense of that lament I would like to add to the
Mayor's plea to end this and get back to clay.
I was affected more by the shrillness of the attackers than by the
bitter tone of Bunny's post. The important thing here on clayart is not
the circumstances of our lives but our work in clay, functional or not,
classical or post-modern, as artists or craftsmen (my apologies to the
feminists, but craftsperson just doesn't get it) we should rely on our
work to express the essence of our lives.
--
Norman van der Sluys
Benona Pottery
Near the shore of Lake Michigan, playing with a "new" toy, a tiny kiln,
3"x3"x3" with electric elements behind the muffle and a clever lever
arrangement to open and close the door. It has the name Jelenko on the
front and a plate on the back stating it was made by the Jelrus Co. Inc.
in New York, and rated at 650 watts @110 volts. It has a single
4-position switch. Anyone know what it was made for? I'm using it to
fire stamps - it's nifty 'cause I don't have to wait to fill a bisque
kiln to fire a stamp. If I get the itch, I can have one completed in 5
hours.
Milla Miller on sun 26 oct 03
I bought out a dental lab back 10 years ago,and there were several kilns
of tha size and brand, they were to fire the porcelain and gold and lost wax
used in teeth teeth for dental plates.
Margaret
normv@T-ONE.NET writes:
<< Near the shore of Lake Michigan, playing with a "new" toy, a tiny kiln,
3"x3"x3" with electric elements behind the muffle and a clever lever
arrangement to open and close the door. It has the name Jelenko on the
front and a plate on the back stating it was made by the Jelrus Co. Inc.
in New York, and rated at 650 watts @110 volts. It has a single
4-position switch. Anyone know what it was made for? I'm using it to
fire stamps - it's nifty 'cause I don't have to wait to fill a bisque
kiln to fire a stamp. If I get the itch, I can have one completed in 5
hours.
>>
Tony Ferguson on sun 26 oct 03
In the East it is said that the circumstances of one's life is Karmic
law--cause and effect relationships--that everything is earned, in some form
or other--what we perceive as "fortune" or "misfortune" the result of
actions between souls across multiple lives--now you can see how this could
be complicated, let alone the skill or awareness one who need to possess to
form any accurate judgment about the nature of another's life, let alone
your own. So, the concept here of value is : who are we to judge, to admit
we know all the circumstances of one's life and then pass judgment over them
because of its perceived relationship to our own situation--not me.
Let's be happy for those who appear to be benefitting from their "good
fortune" and set the action and energy forward to improve our own perceived
deficiencies.
Thank you.
Tony Ferguson
On Lake Superior, where the sky meets the Lake
Custom & Manufactured Kiln Design
Stoneware, Porcelain, Raku and more
by Coleman, Ferguson, Winchester...
http://www.aquariusartgallery.com
218-727-6339
315 N. Lake Ave
Apt 312
Duluth, MN 55806
----- Original Message -----
From: "Norman van der Sluys"
To:
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 5:55 PM
Subject: again and again - enough! + Jelenko kiln
> As one of the first to respond to Bunny's lament, and I think the first
> to come to a sort of defense of that lament I would like to add to the
> Mayor's plea to end this and get back to clay.
>
> I was affected more by the shrillness of the attackers than by the
> bitter tone of Bunny's post. The important thing here on clayart is not
> the circumstances of our lives but our work in clay, functional or not,
> classical or post-modern, as artists or craftsmen (my apologies to the
> feminists, but craftsperson just doesn't get it) we should rely on our
> work to express the essence of our lives.
> --
> Norman van der Sluys
> Benona Pottery
> Near the shore of Lake Michigan, playing with a "new" toy, a tiny kiln,
> 3"x3"x3" with electric elements behind the muffle and a clever lever
> arrangement to open and close the door. It has the name Jelenko on the
> front and a plate on the back stating it was made by the Jelrus Co. Inc.
> in New York, and rated at 650 watts @110 volts. It has a single
> 4-position switch. Anyone know what it was made for? I'm using it to
> fire stamps - it's nifty 'cause I don't have to wait to fill a bisque
> kiln to fire a stamp. If I get the itch, I can have one completed in 5
> hours.
>
>
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Arnold Howard on mon 27 oct 03
From: "Norman van der Sluys"
> Near the shore of Lake Michigan, playing with a "new" toy, a tiny
kiln,
> 3"x3"x3" with electric elements behind the muffle and a clever lever
> arrangement to open and close the door. It has the name Jelenko on
the
> front and a plate on the back stating it was made by the Jelrus Co.
Inc.
> in New York, and rated at 650 watts @110 volts. It has a single
> 4-position switch. Anyone know what it was made for? I'm using it to
> fire stamps - it's nifty 'cause I don't have to wait to fill a bisque
> kiln to fire a stamp. If I get the itch, I can have one completed in
5
> hours.
Your kiln was probably made to fire silver clay. There are two brands:
Art Clay Silver and Precious Metals Clay.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P.
arnoldhoward@att.net
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