Wayne on sun 19 sep 04
I personally do not care to have a reflective surface near the
wheel.
I prefer to ease this tired old back, actually get up and stretch
once
in a while (no marathon throwing for this ancient-feeling body)
and look at the piece from across the studio while lighting a
cigarette ...perhaps pouring myself a coffee or two at the
same time (yeah, I know...lecture me about studio safety offlist
please...remember I work open-air)
Besides, I do not care to look at anything as ugly as myself
staring back at me while I'm trying to create a masterpiece
The cat guilts me quite enough, thank you very much.
Wayne Seidl
Key West, Florida, USA
North America, Terra
Latitude 81.45W, Longitude 24.33N
Elevation 3.1 feet (1m)
Eleanor on mon 20 sep 04
At 12:00 AM -0400 9/20/04, Lowell wrote:
>Re a mirror: I have been wanting to get one but wonder how to support it in
front of the wheel?
At 12:00 AM -0400 9/20/04, Wayne wrote:
>Besides, I do not care to look at anything as ugly as myself
>staring back at me while I'm trying to create a masterpiece
I use a 12x18" heavy-weight, unframed, beveled mirror left over from
a remodeling project. My (Brent) wheel is up against a wall and the
mirror sits on the wheel's tabletop, leaning against the wall. I can
see if the clay is centered and I can watch the pulling-up process,
in perfect rhythm with wheel speed of course :-). The mirror gets
splashed a lot and needs frequent washing but that seems to be the
only disadvantage.
If I'm not careful I can see myself, leaning over a pot. A wrinkled
old lady like me doesn't want to do that.
As for throwing sitting--
I've had two bouts of phlebitis, 30 years apart. After the recent
one, my MD told me never to sit in one place very long. So I have a
cup of water and balls of wedged clay at a distance from the wheel.
When a pot is done, I get up, sip some water and pick up a new ball
of clay. That adds about 30-60 seconds to the throwing process but as
I have no time constraints, it's no problem.
Eleanor Kohler
Centerport, NY
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