Lili Krakowski on fri 22 jul 05
Mary Adams writes:
"I'm sitting here with a stack of over 40 books ...Some of them have the
information I want and need and some don't....
I do intend to wade through them. I also have ordered
some of the books you-all have recommended. But, some guidance as to
whether I'm on the right track would be great."
You are hitting at a fly with a baseball bat. I do not own 40 books on
anything. Of course they repeat! They are about the same thing! If you
had 40 books on French cooking--how different do you think Julia Childs's=
,
Elizabeth David's, Craig Claiborne's souffl=E9s would be?
I would stick with mid-range--c.4-6 first. You still have to learn SO mu=
ch
about clay behavior, clay/glaze interaction...and you might as well make =
it
simple and stick to one temp FIRST. DO get three or four bodies at that
temp to TRY. See which works best for you and your way of working.
Get one or two glaze recipes. Test them plain on your clays. THEN go of=
f
into the color bit....and remember: if you want to make tableware, you mu=
st
focus on SAFE glazes.
Meanwhile, I am so exhausted reading about your projects, I am going back=
to
bed! 480 test tiles without really pinpointing what you want or need! Oy=
!
Blessings.
Lili Krakowski
Be of good courage
Noelle Gomes on fri 22 jul 05
I am also a beginner, and I had to make the decision to focus on the
simplest form of everything, and only learn as I go. My instructor want=
ed
us to memorize cones etc and with all I have to do as a single mother o=
f
three full-time in Art Ed at RIC, my brain just cannot take any more
memorization. I write important infor on cones and good glaze combinati=
ons
and different firing steps in a small journal. I keep it wirh me and I c=
an
refer to it. I have a few comprehensive texts and a couple of books on
specific subjects like setting up a studio, and terrasigilatta technique=
s
etc. I find that I can get a lot of what I need online without buying a
book.
-------Original Message-------
From: Lili Krakowski
Date: 07/22/05 08:29:48
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Overewhelmed beginner
Mary Adams writes:
"I'm sitting here with a stack of over 40 books ...Some of them have the
information I want and need and some don't....
I do intend to wade through them. I also have ordered
some of the books you-all have recommended. But, some guidance as to
whether I'm on the right track would be great."
You are hitting at a fly with a baseball bat. I do not own 40 books on
anything. Of course they repeat! They are about the same thing! If yo=
u
had 40 books on French cooking--how different do you think Julia Childs'=
s,
Elizabeth David's, Craig Claiborne's souffl=E9s would be?
I would stick with mid-range--c.4-6 first. You still have to learn SO m=
uch
about clay behavior, clay/glaze interaction...and you might as well make=
it
simple and stick to one temp FIRST. DO get three or four bodies at tha=
t
temp to TRY. See which works best for you and your way of working.
Get one or two glaze recipes. Test them plain on your clays. THEN go o=
ff
into the color bit....and remember: if you want to make tableware, you m=
ust
focus on SAFE glazes.
Meanwhile, I am so exhausted reading about your projects, I am going bac=
k to
bed! 480 test tiles without really pinpointing what you want or need! O=
y!
Blessings.
Lili Krakowski
Be of good courage
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