mel jacobson on sun 19 mar 06
it seems that the illness raging among
clayarters attending nceca is the classic
`COLD`
it is the seventh day now, and my cold is almost gone.
last stages.
so.
it is not the dreaded lung/cold/bronchitis.
phew.
had me very nervous.
but, all is well again.
hope others are faring well too.
mel
"Luck is prepaid."
from: mel/minnetonka.mn.usa
website: http://my.pclink.com/~melpots3
Dale Neese on sun 19 mar 06
Immediately after coming off the plane from Portland I got hit by the "NCECA
cold". Almost completely gone now. I tend to think that the air circulating
in those airplanes during the long flights are much more the cause of a
"cold" rather than the NCECA ClayArt room. My symptoms were not what I
consider to have been a true full blown type of cold. I felt fairly good
considering bothersome short-lived the nasal congestion. More often I see a
few air passengers board the plane wearing a surgical mask. Then again I
haven't tried this product http://www.airbornehealth.com/main.html but
should all of us frequent air travelers to and from NCECA's try this or a
really good dose of "Rid-a-Tick?"
Cheers to everyone for a quick recovery.
Dale Tex
"across the alley from the Alamo"
San Antonio, Texas USA
Ken Nowicki on sun 19 mar 06
Mel wrote:
it seems that the illness raging among
clayarters attending nceca is the classic
`COLD`
it is the seventh day now, and my cold is almost gone.
last stages.
..............................................
Ditto here for me as well Mel. I guess I'm not alone on this one, eh? This is
day seven for me too.
I spent my last day in Portland last Sunday afternoon... having a great
day... hanging out with Nan... shopping the outdoor craft market "under the bridge"
in Portland when I got that telltale sign... scratchy throat thing... telling
me that my body was fighting something off. The Emergen-C and Airborne
vitamin concoctions I promptly took appeared not to help much at all, because by the
time I took my "redeye" flight back to NY that evening... I was fully
engulfed in cold symptoms. By Tuesday last week, I was hurtin pretty good... I think
I'd bruised my left rib somehow from coughing or something, and was having a
hard time with it. Fortunately, things improved the next several days... and
I've been on a slow mend since... but it sure "slammed" me for the week. Must've
gone through a case of Kleenex in a week thus far... and can't wait to feel
100% again.
Haven't felt good enough to contribute much on my NCECA experience, and by
now... seems like everyone pretty much summed up what I was going to say
anyway... so I'll spare all the details.
I'll just add this however... that for me... attending NCECA is all about
"people"... not the demos, the lectures, the panel discussions, etc. What has
made this a "people experience" for me is Clayart... period. It's the human
experience that makes it worthwhile. I gain more from making new friends, seeing
old friends, Clayart events, and networking that I think I ever have standing in
a hall with hundreds of people staring at demos on a "jumbo-TRON" screen, or
listening to most of the lectures and panel discussions that NCECA comes up
with (most of which have not much relevance to studio potters). Occasionally
there is something in the program that interests me, and I appreciate that, but
wish there was more. I don't go to NCECA thinking that it will somehow
miraculously change the way I work, but occasionally something gets picked up along
the way that might cause me to try something different, or alter my way of
thinking... but for me... more importantly... this is the one time of year that I'm
allowed to have time for myself... for me... to recharge my creative
batteries so-to-speak... no kids to take care of... no household to run... nothing but
immersing myself in my clay environment of peers and colleagues for a week. I
look forward to it every year.
Thank you Mel and Clayart... for making me part of your family at NCECA for
the last seven years. You're the best.
- Ken
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