Paul Lewing on tue 23 mar 04
on 3/23/04 8:14 AM, ccpottery@BELLSOUTH.NET at ccpottery@BELLSOUTH.NET
wrote:
> Chris Campbell - in North Carolina - What did you old timers do
> before you had the clayart room to hang in???
We complained about the fact that there was nothing at NCECA for
non-teachers, and no way to meet other studio potters. No more. Clayart,
and especially the Clayart room, are the best thing that ever happened to
NCECA, and I hope they know it. I think Clayart is the reason NCECA gets
bigger every year.
Paul Lewing, finally catching up on my sleep.
William Sheppard on tue 23 mar 04
A solution to this problem is sugested below.
I did not go to the NCECA conference and I am sorry. Would I have had
as great a time as all of these posts talk about? I know, look for orange
dots on name tags, right? Heck my wife's best friend lives in Madison,
Indiana, 1 1/2 hours from Indy. My excuse sounds weak, "I do not know any
of you" and am not agressive enough to walk right up to Mel like he was my
friend just because I read his posts.
Reading all these NCECA posts gets me very excited. Should I have
been there too? I do not know any of you great people, except as "posters"
to the Clay Art list. I would be afraid that if I had attended I would
have been lost, watching all of you, who seem to know each other, having a
good time.
I have a SUGESTION that might help ALL first time NCECA attendees. If
implimented I hope to use it myself some day.
Could there be a "MENTOR PROGRAM" where someone who has previous NCECA
conference experience be teamed up (in advance) with a Clay Art first time
NCECA attendee to show them some of the ropes and introduce them to the
real movers and shakers of Clay Art. For a first timer this would be like
the swimming buddy system.
Sounds simple enough to me, like a mug exchange, but between people.
Oh I know, another job for Mel. Not really, just place a post and start a
conversation long before you commit to being a buddy for a day.
William Sheppard
Pat Young Ceramic Arts
St.Petersburg, Florida
sdr on tue 23 mar 04
>
> I have a SUGESTION that might help ......could there be a
"MENTOR PROGRAM" where .... teamed up (in advance) with a
Clay Art first time attendee to show them some of the ropes.....
It hardly would need to be anything so formal. No doubt
anyone feeling unsure could simply post the list and ASK
someone to show them around a bit. There'd be lots of
volunteers, no doubt. There are lots of helpful folks who are
glad to lend a hand.
regards
Dannon Rhudy
Krista Peterson on tue 23 mar 04
> Reading all these NCECA posts gets me very excited. Should I have
>been there too? I do not know any of you great people, except as "posters"
>to the Clay Art list. I would be afraid that if I had attended I would
>have been lost, watching all of you, who seem to know each other, having a
>good time.
William,
There's no need to feel shy around potters. Of all the folks in the world they
are the most approachable. I am usually pretty shy around strangers and am
not very good at striking up conversations but I have called potters on the phone
and visted them at their studios not ever having met them before and they are always
friendly. This is why I became a ceramic artist and not a painter. You have clay to talk about.
I haven't been reading the NCECA posts because I always get jealous when people are
having a good time with out me. But I got to help load an anagama kiln this weekend so
I'm not too jealous.;>)
Take care
Krista Peterson
.
Lisa Skeen on tue 23 mar 04
William, I think you have a great idea there, and I think YOU should head it up. Next year about January, post to Clayart that you are matching "Oldies" to "Newbies", and solicit both for the project. IT'll be sorta like what Chris Schaefle does with the stay at home exchange. :)
Good luck!
L
L. P. Skeen http://www.living-tree.net
Living Tree Pottery
Summerfield, NC
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: I'm afraid to attend NCECA - why.
> From: "William Sheppard"
> Date: Mon, March 22, 2004 11:52 pm
> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>
> A solution to this problem is sugested below.
>
> I did not go to the NCECA conference and I am sorry. I would have been lost, watching all of you, who seem to know each other, having a good time.
>
> I have a SUGESTION > Could there be a "MENTOR PROGRAM" where someone who has previous
> NCECA conference experience be teamed up (in advance) with a Clay Art first
> time NCECA attendee to show them some of the ropes and introduce them to
> the real movers and shakers of Clay Art.
Marta Matray Gloviczki on tue 23 mar 04
william,
i hope you will be at the baltimore nceca, and there,
you only have to look for the orange dot on the nametags.
dont worry, mel will find you and put that dot on you!
and that will be the "rope" or the helping hend you ask for.
and dont forget to come into the clayart room
the first day you arrive...
you can be as shy as you wanna be, you'll be among friends
in an instant, i guarantee it.
in indianapolis, i saw someone in a distance in the dark
hallway of the hotel before getting into the elevator.
she had her nametag on, but i only saw the orange dot.
i called out:
hello clayarter, how are you and who are you?
she came closer, smiling at another clayarter (me).
when i finally could read her nametag,
for a second i had to make the connection between her actual
first-middle-and last name, and her 'clayart-name'...
and then, i was so happy to hug primalmommy!
yes, we had dinner together that night along with some other
friends who also had that orange dot on their nametags.
so, you see, mel already solved that problem you had!
he didnt only invent tickattack and wrote a great book
for potters, he also thought of afraid, first time
nceca attendeeies.
your 'mentors' are ready waiting for you in the clayart room.
see you there, next time!
marta
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ccpottery@BELLSOUTH.NET on tue 23 mar 04
The miracle neon orange dot on your name badge
is the only thing you need to insure you will meet
everyone !
No one is shy about leaning over to read your
name tag once they see the dot. Anywhere, anytime
and anyplace ... so you can be sure you will meet
other clayarters and be welcome.
The only one who was never recognized was Kelly ....
until she said Primal Mommy ... then we knew.
The clayart room is well marked and you have
absolutely no chance of remaining a stranger once
you are inside.
Chris Campbell - in North Carolina - What did you old timers do
before you had the clayart room to hang in???
Jennifer Boyer on tue 23 mar 04
I'd like to quell your worry that there is some kind of in-crowd to
feel left out of....or accepted into. For one thing ALL of NCECA feels
like a clay family. I had conversations with people in the elevators,
airport limos, Starbucks lines, buses, supply booths, everywhere. There
was no need to look for the red Clayart dots on name tags. Clay folks
like each other and it's very easy to strike up a conversation at
NCECA. On top of all that, if you're in the Clayart room, every person
there is ready to meet you. Just pull up a chair and introduce
yourself. I met a whole bunch of folks I'd never talked to before and
it was a pure pleasure. I think Dannon's suggestion below is a good
one, but the Clayart room makes NCECA the most unintimidating of
experiences.....
Jennifer, turning up the kiln
On Mar 23, 2004, at 8:18 AM, sdr wrote:
>>
>> I have a SUGESTION that might help ......could there be a
> "MENTOR PROGRAM" where .... teamed up (in advance) with a
> Clay Art first time attendee to show them some of the ropes.....
>
> It hardly would need to be anything so formal. No doubt
> anyone feeling unsure could simply post the list and ASK
> someone to show them around a bit. There'd be lots of
> volunteers, no doubt. There are lots of helpful folks who are
> glad to lend a hand.
>
> regards
>
> Dannon Rhudy
>
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Thistle Hill Pottery
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Chris Schafale on tue 23 mar 04
Next year, I'll be one of those shy NCECA newbies in Baltimore, so I'll
volunteer to help with ANY scheme to help the introverts among us get in the
swim.
Chris Schafale
Introvert extraordinaire
On 23 Mar 2004 at 7:37, Lisa Skeen wrote:
> William, I think you have a great idea there, and I think YOU should
> head it up. Next year about January, post to Clayart that you are
> matching "Oldies" to "Newbies", and solicit both for the project.
> IT'll be sorta like what Chris Schaefle does with the stay at home
> exchange. :)
>
> Good luck!
> L
> L. P. Skeen http://www.living-tree.net
> Living Tree Pottery
> Summerfield, NC
>
>
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: I'm afraid to attend NCECA - why.
> > From: "William Sheppard"
> > Date: Mon, March 22, 2004 11:52 pm
> > To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> >
> > A solution to this problem is sugested below.
> >
> > I did not go to the NCECA conference and I am sorry. I
> > would have been lost, watching all of you, who seem to know
> > each other, having a good time.
> >
> > I have a SUGESTION > Could there be a "MENTOR PROGRAM"
> > where someone who has previous
> > NCECA conference experience be teamed up (in advance) with a Clay
> > Art first time NCECA attendee to show them some of the ropes and
> > introduce them to the real movers and shakers of Clay Art.
>
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Jeanette Harris on tue 23 mar 04
>Next year, I'll be one of those shy NCECA newbies in Baltimore, so I'll
>volunteer to help with ANY scheme to help the introverts among us get in the
>swim.
>
>Chris Schafale
>Introvert extraordinaire
Chris and all other fellow introverts, extraverts, check out this
article in the Atlantic Monthly, "Caring of Your Introvert". Very
interesting and insightful.
sdr on wed 24 mar 04
Paul said:
.....I think Clayart is the reason NCECA gets
> bigger every year........
I think so, too, and have for the past couple of years.
I'm not sure that the NCECA powers that be know it,
but they should at least be paying attention to the number
of clayart folks who have been making presentations every
year. And every year there are more of them.
regards
Dannon Rhudy
Donald G. Goldsobel on wed 24 mar 04
Clayart is its own mini convention within NCECA. It is a whole and separate
purpose to go.
D
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Lewing"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: I'm afraid to attend NCECA - why.
> on 3/23/04 8:14 AM, ccpottery@BELLSOUTH.NET at ccpottery@BELLSOUTH.NET
> wrote:
>
> > Chris Campbell - in North Carolina - What did you old timers do
> > before you had the clayart room to hang in???
>
> We complained about the fact that there was nothing at NCECA for
> non-teachers, and no way to meet other studio potters. No more. Clayart,
> and especially the Clayart room, are the best thing that ever happened to
> NCECA, and I hope they know it. I think Clayart is the reason NCECA gets
> bigger every year.
> Paul Lewing, finally catching up on my sleep.
>
>
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melpots@pclink.com.
Lisa Skeen on wed 24 mar 04
And Dannon, aren't the presentations by Clayart folks the most well-attended, and best organized? They have this forum to "try out" their material before they hit the "big room", and I think that makes a difference too. :)
L
L. P. Skeen http://www.living-tree.net
Living Tree Pottery
Summerfield, NC
> -------- Original Message --------
> I think so, too, and have for the past couple of years.
> I'm not sure that the NCECA powers that be know it,
> but they should at least be paying attention to the number
> of clayart folks who have been making presentations every
> year. And every year there are more of them.
> Dannon Rhudy
Cheryl Litman on wed 24 mar 04
I rank myself as a serious hobbist (although you couldn't tell from how much time I've put into clay these past few years!). Except for Las Vegas, I've found each NCECA I've attended quite valuable and now that I know people from clayart, a lot of fun to boot. My first 2 conferences I didn't know clayart people and was fine approaching anyone with a badge to link up for meals. Some years I've spent all my time in the demo's and others I've been happy with the panels and discussions. As my interests in clay have broadened, I've found more and more of value.
Cheryl Litman
Somerset, NJ
cheryllitman@juno.com
-- Paul Lewing wrote:
on 3/23/04 8:14 AM, ccpottery@BELLSOUTH.NET at ccpottery@BELLSOUTH.NET
wrote:
> Chris Campbell - in North Carolina - What did you old timers do
> before you had the clayart room to hang in???
We complained about the fact that there was nothing at NCECA for
non-teachers, and no way to meet other studio potters. No more. Clayart,
and especially the Clayart room, are the best thing that ever happened to
NCECA, and I hope they know it. I think Clayart is the reason NCECA gets
bigger every year.
Paul Lewing, finally catching up on my sleep.
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Jeanette Harris on wed 24 mar 04
>
Chris and all other fellow introverts, extraverts, check out this
article in the Atlantic Monthly, "Caring of Your Introvert". Very
interesting and insightful.
Ooops! for got this: www.theatlantic.com/issues/2003/03/rauch.htm
If it doesn't come up the first time, try www.theatlantic.com, then
add the bits that follow.
Cheers,
Jeanette
william schran on thu 25 mar 04
Chris wrote:>Next year, I'll be one of those shy NCECA newbies in
Baltimore, so I'll
volunteer to help with ANY scheme to help the introverts among us get in the
swim.<
I plan on attending next year and I guess I should be labeled a
newbie, but somehow with this group I don't feel like a newbie -
sorta feel like connected to a family - I'm the cousin the family
hear's about but has never seen.
I'm also introverted and shy - guess that's why I went into education
- can hide behind the guise of a teacher.
Bill
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