Susan Nebeker on tue 14 sep 04
To those who had questioned whether or not Joel left any written material or videos behind-
I called a close friend of his today and learned that he had not, unfortunately. While George was reminiscing about Joel, he corrected my belief that Joel's limit on the wheel was 500 lbs........ He personally watched him throw 700 lbs, after piling the clay onto the bat (already on the wheel) , climbing up on top and wedging it with his feet!
He threw this huge mass while bracing his back against the wall, cause the force of the wheel coming at him from the left and pushing against the clay as he pulled up, indeed would have thrown him across the room- yes, it did happen ONCE-
Joel called his method and workshops Left Of Center, but as far as we know, they were never video taped and he wrote nothing describing them. I may be wrong and if so maybe another local potter will correct me.
Susan Nebeker
Pollywog Pottery, Canby, Oregon
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