Chris Schafale on sun 9 jan 05
As an antidote to my jealousy of all of you heading for Mendocino and later
NCECA, here's the annual consolation prize for those of us who stay home.
For those of you who are new to Clayart, this is an exchange that has
happened for several years
now, during NCECA season. About 250 clay objects were exchanged last
year. Here are
the rules:
This is the Stay-at-Home Clay Exchange, designed for those people who are
not going to NCECA and will therefore be madly jealous as the posts fly
about all the wonderful fun that will be had (and now we have Mendocino to
be jealous about as well -- pooh!) The clay exchange is our (admittedly
inadequate but a heck of a lot more affordable) consolation prize.
This year, the exchange will be limited to those who are NOT attending
Mendocino or NCECA. You lucky ones have exchanges that happen at the
conferences -- let the stay-at-homes have our fun, too.
Like the exchange that happens in the Clayart room at NCECA, this is a
"clay thing" exchange, not strictly mugs.
All staying-at-home Clayart members are welcome to participate -- this is
about making fun connections with other members of this community, not
about obtaining high-value ceramic art.
Please note: If receiving a gift from someone of lesser skill is going to
upset you, I suggest that you not participate. Waiting until you receive
your object and then deciding whether to reciprocate is NOT an option.
Here's what to do if you want to join in:
1. Send me your name and *mailing* (you know, like the post office?) address
(my email is: chris @ lightonecandle.com)
Non-US residents are welcome to participate. If you have a problem with
paying postage across borders, please let me know when you sign up, and I
won't pair you with an international partner.
2. Make your mug (or teabowl or small vessel or candleholder or whistle,
or small sculpture or whatever.....) and be ready to mail it no later than
March 16, when NCECA starts.
Please, please, PLEASE don't sign up to participate unless you can have a
clay thing ready to mail *in MARCH*, not in May, not after graduation, or
after you build your kiln, or after you find the perfect glaze, or ......
3. On about March 5, I'll make the matches, then send you an email with
the name and address of the person to whom you will send your clay
thing. The person you send something to will also be the person you
receive something from. That is, person A will send a clay thing *to*
person B, and will receive a mug *from* person B.
Matches will be done on a random basis, with the exception that I will
honor preferences about international /noninternational partners, as noted
above, and I will try not to match anyone with the person they exchanged
with last year, to keep things interesting. Requests to
"match me with a really professional potter, not a newbie" will be met with
scorn and derision.
4. As soon as you get the name/address of your partner, get that clay
object in the mail, so that hopefully your partner will receive it during
NCECA and have something to cheer them up. This means that you need to get
busy making it NOW, not wait until March, please.
5. If you have a digital camera, take a picture of your mug before you
mail it, and send it to me for posting in the Clayart Clay Exchange
Gallery, which is half the fun. (Go to http://www.potteryforms.org and
click on Mugs and More to see last year's gallery.)
Any questions, email me directly at chris@lightonecandle.com.
Thanks, and let the fun begin.
Chris Schafale
Light One Candle Pottery
Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, USA (near Raleigh)
www.lightonecandle.com
Galleries of Pottery Forms by Clayart Potters: www.potteryforms.org
Email: chris at lightonecandle dot com
Janet Price on mon 10 jan 05
Hi Chris,
Add me to your list and thanks for doing this. Not international please.
Janet Price
26 Chesterfield Drive
Amherst, MA 01002
Janet
Chris Schafale wrote:
> As an antidote to my jealousy of all of you heading for Mendocino and later
> NCECA, here's the annual consolation prize for those of us who stay home.
>
> For those of you who are new to Clayart, this is an exchange that has
> happened for several years
> now, during NCECA season. About 250 clay objects were exchanged last
> year. Here are
> the rules:
>
> This is the Stay-at-Home Clay Exchange, designed for those people who are
> not going to NCECA and will therefore be madly jealous as the posts fly
> about all the wonderful fun that will be had (and now we have Mendocino to
> be jealous about as well -- pooh!) The clay exchange is our (admittedly
> inadequate but a heck of a lot more affordable) consolation prize.
>
> This year, the exchange will be limited to those who are NOT attending
> Mendocino or NCECA. You lucky ones have exchanges that happen at the
> conferences -- let the stay-at-homes have our fun, too.
>
> Like the exchange that happens in the Clayart room at NCECA, this is a
> "clay thing" exchange, not strictly mugs.
>
> All staying-at-home Clayart members are welcome to participate -- this is
> about making fun connections with other members of this community, not
> about obtaining high-value ceramic art.
>
> Please note: If receiving a gift from someone of lesser skill is going to
> upset you, I suggest that you not participate. Waiting until you receive
> your object and then deciding whether to reciprocate is NOT an option.
>
> Here's what to do if you want to join in:
>
> 1. Send me your name and *mailing* (you know, like the post office?) address
> (my email is: chris @ lightonecandle.com)
>
> Non-US residents are welcome to participate. If you have a problem with
> paying postage across borders, please let me know when you sign up, and I
> won't pair you with an international partner.
>
> 2. Make your mug (or teabowl or small vessel or candleholder or whistle,
> or small sculpture or whatever.....) and be ready to mail it no later than
> March 16, when NCECA starts.
>
> Please, please, PLEASE don't sign up to participate unless you can have a
> clay thing ready to mail *in MARCH*, not in May, not after graduation, or
> after you build your kiln, or after you find the perfect glaze, or ......
>
> 3. On about March 5, I'll make the matches, then send you an email with
> the name and address of the person to whom you will send your clay
> thing. The person you send something to will also be the person you
> receive something from. That is, person A will send a clay thing *to*
> person B, and will receive a mug *from* person B.
>
> Matches will be done on a random basis, with the exception that I will
> honor preferences about international /noninternational partners, as noted
> above, and I will try not to match anyone with the person they exchanged
> with last year, to keep things interesting. Requests to
> "match me with a really professional potter, not a newbie" will be met with
> scorn and derision.
>
> 4. As soon as you get the name/address of your partner, get that clay
> object in the mail, so that hopefully your partner will receive it during
> NCECA and have something to cheer them up. This means that you need to get
> busy making it NOW, not wait until March, please.
>
> 5. If you have a digital camera, take a picture of your mug before you
> mail it, and send it to me for posting in the Clayart Clay Exchange
> Gallery, which is half the fun. (Go to http://www.potteryforms.org and
> click on Mugs and More to see last year's gallery.)
>
> Any questions, email me directly at chris@lightonecandle.com.
>
> Thanks, and let the fun begin.
>
> Chris Schafale
>
>
> Light One Candle Pottery
> Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, USA (near Raleigh)
> www.lightonecandle.com
> Galleries of Pottery Forms by Clayart Potters: www.potteryforms.org
> Email: chris at lightonecandle dot com
>
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Graham Mercer on fri 4 mar 05
Well fellow Stay-At-Homers it is nearly that time when Chris (bless her!)
notifies us all of our exchange partners. I always enjoy the anticipation of
who I will be paired with, this will be my third exchange and I had great
fun with the first two! Remember to get into the spirit of the exchange and
enjoy the sharing and communicating. After all this is what it is all about.
Hopefully Chris will be doing the online exchange gallery again so remember
to take some pictures of your exchange piece before you send it, that way we
can all share in the exchange rather than just your paired partner.
Good luck and happy exchanging everyone, and remember to thank Chris for the
huge effort that she puts into arranging this each year.
Lisa Skeen on fri 4 mar 05
Anybody who is paired with Graham Mercer cannot POSSIBLY be
disappointed, assuming the postal service delivers intact. :)
L. P. Skeen http://www.living-tree.net
Living Tree Pottery
Summerfield, NC
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: 2005 Stay-at-Home Clay Exchange
> Well fellow Stay-At-Homers it is nearly that time when Chris (bless her!)
> notifies us all of our exchange partners. I always enjoy the anticipation of
> who I will be paired with, this will be my third exchange and I had great
> fun with the first two!
Susan S on fri 4 mar 05
> Well fellow Stay-At-Homers it is nearly that time when Chris (bless her!)
> >notifies us all of our exchange partners.
May we have more info on this, please?
Susie
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