Barbara Reeley on tue 23 dec 03
Kiln
When asked by students I say I could pinch, coil, slab without a wheel.
Could fire, glaze and finish my work and save for a wheel. I almost exclusively
work on the wheel but if a choice HAD to be made - I'd go for the kiln. May
have something to do with wanting to account for the results of my work.
Barbara
In Upstate NY
Susan Setley on tue 23 dec 03
In a message dated 12/23/03 10:03:07 AM, C1arrie1@AOL.COM writes:
<< Kiln
When asked by students I say I could pinch, coil, slab without a wheel.
Could fire, glaze and finish my work and save for a wheel. I almost
exclusively
work on the wheel but if a choice HAD to be made - I'd go for the kiln. May
have something to do with wanting to account for the results of my work.
Barbara
In Upstate NY
>>
I can do all those things, but I don't enjoy doing those things nearly as
much as I do throwing. Without throwing, I wouldn't know enough about pottery to
make a decent hand-built piece.
I bought a wheel. I'm not in a position to get a kiln; I have no way to vent
it, and I rent. In addition, the kind of firing I prefer to do -- Raku -- I am
able to have some control over. That may be part of why I prefer it but I
don't think so, because I liked it when I was a total neophyte to working with
clay.
So I throw, and unless I Raku, I just live with the fact that someone else is
going to fire, and make my choices accordingly.
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