L. P. Skeen on tue 23 mar 04
If you ever get the chance to drive 12 hours with Wayne Seidl, do NOT =
pass it up! He flew here from Key West and we shared the rental car. =
(I think between us we came up with about 20 reasons NOT to buy the =
Dodge that we were driving.)
Most of this year's session topics at NCECA were way over my head =
(Dyslexia and clay?) but the ones I went to were interesting - I had =
already heard of the Energy Xchange, which is a studio/greenhouse =
operation that is run on the methane produced by a landfill. It's here =
in NC but I haven't visited it yet. I didn't make it to John's lecture, =
but glad he put it on the web so I can see it! I think the number of =
people in attendance really speaks to the need for the information he's =
trying to get out there. Learned about the Kinsey Institute - they have =
an amazing collection of ceramic things. Went in expecting clay dildoes =
and the like, but the discussion was more historical cultural objects. =20
Gail Phillips is a faboo hostess! Wayne and I stayed with her and her =
husband John, who have really got the most wonderful house renovation =
going on - her new kitchen is going to be TDF!!!
Clay folks are pretty trustworthy I'd say. We had the Subway envelope, =
the calendar envelope, the Branfman fund, all on the table on the honor =
system, and Joyce kept an eagle eye a lot of the time. Only one =
calendar mysteriously disappeared without payment . =20
It's about time to leave for school, so I may post more later, but I =
think many of us decided this one thing: We weren't there for NCECA. =
We were there for the Clayart room experience - meeting new faces (we =
already KNEW the people behind them), swapping stories, swapping pots =
(thanks Brian Haviland and Marilu Tejero!), sharing a glass of =
whatever....(PrimalBooze will knock you on your butt..!) =20
The collection of objects on the "mug" exchange table became its own =
show and non-Clayarters were coming in to take pics. Some amazing work =
going on out there. Did anybody else notice how VERY MANY pieces were =
glazed in some form of shino???
L
L. P. Skeen www.living-tree.net
Living Tree Pottery, Summerfield, NC
"There are three kinds of men. The ones who learn by reading, and the =
few who learn by observation. The rest of them have
to pee on the electric fence."------- Will Rogers (att.)
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