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lee, nceca costs

updated sat 18 mar 06

 

Sue Leabu on wed 15 mar 06


Lee,

Check out the ArtSteam Gallery here: www.art-stream.com/artstream.htm

Sue

>The ArtStream project is an Airstream trailer, parked outside the
Conference center, where ten or so potters show their work.....as one
sells, there is a replacement put in its place. I bought a fine 7" diameter
soda/residual salt bowl from Matt Kelleher for $36.

mel jacobson on wed 15 mar 06


here is our regular breakdown.

nceca 150 bucks
plane average 300
hotel this year 92 X 3 300 bucks
meals 100.
buy crap at the vendors 3000
keep receipts and deduct most of it.

if one is careful, that bill can be cut in half.
bargain air fare his year for kurt and me...216 each round trip.
we split the hotel bill, 200 each.
eat lite. and then stand around at lunch time with
a sad look on your face, someone will take you to lunch.
or scavenge the tables in the clayart room...lots of free food.

or, you can borrow money from joyce lee. she is a soft touch.
she never asks for it back.

or, you can rent a van, set up shop on the street and
sell pots. that guy on the street does about 15,000++ bucks in sales
every year at nceca. who knows, maybe 30,000.

marta was selling pots from her hotel room. you know those little
hand built things...50 bucks each. no wonder there was always
a line in front of marta's room...(or was she selling pots? hmmmm
(that is our new marta, marta maytree, to hell with glovichikishit.)

"Luck is prepaid."
from: mel/minnetonka.mn.usa
website: http://my.pclink.com/~melpots3

lee love on wed 15 mar 06


--- In clayart@yahoogroups.com, mel jacobson wrote:
>

> or, you can rent a van, set up shop on the street and
> sell pots. that guy on the street does about 15,000++ bucks in sales
> every year at nceca. who knows, maybe 30,000.

Mel. Thanks for the info. I was tempted. Have friends in Portland.
But a jet ticket for me is around $900.00 (Jean is flying into Mpls.
next week while I stay home with the dog.)

What kind of pots does the "street guy" sell? Now, that's an
idea! ;^)

--
Lee In Mashiko, Japan
http://mashiko.org
http://seisokuro.blogspot.com/

Hank Murrow on wed 15 mar 06


On Mar 15, 2006, at 7:17 AM, lee love wrote:
>
> What kind of pots does the "street guy" sell? Now, that's an
> idea! ;^)

Dear Lee;

I think you would do really well with your pots because
Clayart/Claycraft is a 'built in ' market for them. The ArtStream
project is an Airstream trailer, parked outside the Conference center,
where ten or so potters show their work.....as one sells, there is a
replacement put in its place. I bought a fine 7" diameter soda/residual
salt bowl from Matt Kelleher for $36.

Cheers, Hank
www.murrow.biz/hank

L. P. Skeen on wed 15 mar 06


Don't know about this year, but last year, there was an airstream =
trailer parked beside the conference hotel and it housed the work of =
several different potters. They had either removed or covered all the =
furniture in the trailer with shelving instead and pots were everywhere. =
Most of the work in there was functional, but it was really nice work =
too! Also, IIRC, there was a group of students on the sidewalk in a =
tent selling hot chocolate in handmade mugs.

L

Lee said:
What kind of pots does the "street guy" sell? Now, that's an
idea! ;^)

Laurie on thu 16 mar 06


I saw that parked across from the Convention Center, but I didn't get
over to look at it.

We have a local photographer named Izzy Schwartz who runs, as a
hobby, a mobile art gallery out of a mini-van on Second Saturdays
when the galleries have their receptions. It's called Izzy's Mini-Van
Go Gallery. He only shows 2D work though, since he hadn't figured out
how to show sculpture since the van drives around to several
locations each evening. He'd have to figure out a way to keep things
from falling over.

Laurie in Sacramento

On Mar 15, 2006, at 7:03 PM, Sue Leabu wrote:

> Lee,
>
> Check out the ArtSteam Gallery here: www.art-stream.com/artstream.htm
>
> Sue
>
>> The ArtStream project is an Airstream trailer, parked outside the
> Conference center, where ten or so potters show their work.....as one
> sells, there is a replacement put in its place. I bought a fine 7"
> diameter
> soda/residual salt bowl from Matt Kelleher for $36.

Gari Whelon on thu 16 mar 06


Hi Lee

Everyone's quoting 1000 for flights, I track Seattle to Tokyo on travelocity
and right now its running at 474. Our son in Tokyo also sees some
incredible fares on that side, especially to the east coast, and this time
of year is probably cheaper for travel,


Russell

I'm loving the shot glasses, ones reserved for sake and the other for single
malt, boy did I luck out.

Gari Whelon

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From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG]On Behalf Of Russel Fouts
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 4:07 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Lee, nceca costs

Lee,

>> nceca registratio 150 bucks <<

If you're "foreign" you will pay $210 if you register early, $255 if
you register late. They say it's because of the additional postage to
mail the journal and directory.

As far as rooms go, many people are 4 to a room which makes it a lot
cheaper and then there are hotels further away that are also a lot cheaper.

There are ways to do it a lot cheaper. Your biggest hurtle is going
to be that $1000 plane ticket from Japan.

Friends and I were discussing how one might do NCECA ULTRA cheap but
I don't want to go into that here.

You could go to international Potter's fair at Aberystwyth in Wales.
It's smaller, cheaper and a lot friendlier (if that were possible
;-). Ask your friend Genvieve about it. We met at the last one. The
next one will be in 2007. There you have to make sure you book REALLY
early because tickets are limited and the really cheap student rooms go
fast!

Russel



Russel Fouts
Mes Potes & Mes Pots
Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 2 223 02 75
Mobile: +32 476 55 38 75

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Updated frequently

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EasyCraft: http://www.easycraft.org

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Hank Murrow on thu 16 mar 06


On Mar 16, 2006, at 4:07 PM, Russel Fouts wrote:

> Lee,
>
> >> nceca registratio 150 bucks <<
>
> If you're "foreign" you will pay $210 if you register early, $255 if
> you register late. They say it's because of the additional postage to
> mail the journal and directory.

And you can volunteer at NCECA for a reduced rate. Remember those
people giving you your registration? And people at the doors? But the
best gig is to present something......like" Being a Gaijin Potter in
Japan", they pay your airfare and give you a pass.

Cheers, Hank
www.murrow.biz/hank

lee love on fri 17 mar 06


--- In clayart@yahoogroups.com, Hank Murrow wrote:

> best gig is to present something......like" Being a Gaijin Potter in
> Japan", they pay your airfare and give you a pass.

This topic wouldn't be too interesting, but I know ones that
might worth their pay. ;^) I'll share a preview when you get here.


--
Lee In Mashiko, Japan
http://mashiko.org
http://seisokuro.blogspot.com/

"Cooking and art can never be understood, however high your status and
qualifications may be. That is how difficult they are. And yet
nothing else in life is so important." -Rosanjin.

skiasonaranthropos@FSMAIL.NET on fri 17 mar 06


Hi Lee,

If you do get to Cornwall a couple of pottery must sees:

1. The China Clay Museum near St Austell

2. The County Museum in Truro ... a decent little municipal museum in a
pleasant market town. Their ceramic gallery includes a few B.Leach pots as
well as samples of studio pottery from makers who came before him

Regards,

Antony

Hank Murrow on fri 17 mar 06


On Mar 16, 2006, at 9:25 PM, lee love wrote:

> --- In clayart@yahoogroups.com, Hank Murrow wrote:
>
>> best gig is to present something......like" Being a Gaijin Potter in
>> Japan", they pay your airfare and give you a pass.
>
> This topic wouldn't be too interesting, but I know ones that
> might worth their pay. ;^) I'll share a preview when you get here.

Lots to share, Lee........

Cheers, Hank
www.murrow.biz/hank

Bonnie Staffel on fri 17 mar 06


About pots tipping over, for goodness sakes, your friend lives in =
earthquake
country. Doesn't he know about the earthquake putty that you can adhere =
the
pots to a board and they will sustain a lot of bumps. I believe it is =
even
sold out there as that is where I got mine. It comes in clear and =
white.
It could also be called Museum Putty used for adhering the art work to =
the
shelf.

Regards,

Bonnie Staffel

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Russel Fouts on fri 17 mar 06


Lee,

>> nceca registratio 150 bucks <<

If you're "foreign" you will pay $210 if you register early, $255 if
you register late. They say it's because of the additional postage to
mail the journal and directory.

As far as rooms go, many people are 4 to a room which makes it a lot
cheaper and then there are hotels further away that are also a lot cheaper.

There are ways to do it a lot cheaper. Your biggest hurtle is going
to be that $1000 plane ticket from Japan.

Friends and I were discussing how one might do NCECA ULTRA cheap but
I don't want to go into that here.

You could go to international Potter's fair at Aberystwyth in Wales.
It's smaller, cheaper and a lot friendlier (if that were possible
;-). Ask your friend Genvieve about it. We met at the last one. The
next one will be in 2007. There you have to make sure you book REALLY
early because tickets are limited and the really cheap student rooms go fast!

Russel



Russel Fouts
Mes Potes & Mes Pots
Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 2 223 02 75
Mobile: +32 476 55 38 75

Http://www.mypots.com
Home of "The Potters Portal"
Over 3000 Pottery Related Links!
Updated frequently

My work can also be seen on:
The World Crafts Council Belgium Site http://wcc-bf.org:
Members English Pages: http://wcc-bf.org/artistes/ukrussel_fouts.htm
EasyCraft: http://www.easycraft.org

"We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home."
-- Edward R. Murrow, American journalist, 1908-1965



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lee love on fri 17 mar 06


--- In clayart@yahoogroups.com, Russel Fouts wrote:

> You could go to international Potter's fair at Aberystwyth in Wales.


Thanks Russel. I have organized a small gathering of fulltime
potters from ClayCraft list in Mashiko, in June. Spaces filled quickly.

I have friends who stay at a cottage in Cornwall for a couple
months every year (they are both novelists.) We stay with them in
Minneapolis when we visit (Jean is going back next week for a couple
weeks.)

This year, our friends are going to Cormwall for a whole year. I
may go visit them since they will be there long enough for me not to
disturb their quiet too much. Need to make a pilgrimage to St.
Ives. Hehe. I can visit a "plastic bag" factory anytime. ;^)

--
Lee In Mashiko, Japan
http://mashiko.org
http://seisokuro.blogspot.com/

"Cooking and art can never be understood, however high your status and
qualifications may be. That is how difficult they are. And yet
nothing else in life is so important." -Rosanjin.