Alisha Clarke on wed 27 sep 06
impressed texture; wine skins
Janine (and others),
I don't want to detract from ClayArt in any way. This is a wonderful forum
and I've learned a lot from the discussions and the archives. But I wanted
to mention that there is a yahoo group specifically for discussion of the
fundamentals of pottery. It tends to be less intimidating for many beginners
to post questions there and no question is too stupid. Just go to
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/potterybasics/ to sign up.
Leesh
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Alisha Clarke
www.alishaclarke.com
On 9/26/06, Janine Roubik wrote:
>
> If there are unofficial rules pertaining to what a new person may ask and
> how they may word it, maybe that should be emailed to the "newbies" along
> with all the instructions about how to operate the actual listserv. (which
> by the way, is hard to find when you sign up for clayart - and probably why
> people ask about how to change to digest about once a week) Yes, there are
> AWESOME experts on here, and yes they are all very generous with their
> knowledge. Maybe "Mr Brown glaze" is asking because books are expensive and
> libraries don't always carry ceramic books. Maybe he's asking a
> deliberately vauge question just to see the variation of answers he
> gets. Maybe he doesn't know where to look. Did anyone suggest a very good
> basic glaze book to this guy? How much do you have to know to be on
> here? Last post I got back someone suggested I did a Currie grid. I'll
> admit right now that I was afraid to ask how to do that because I was afraid
> of an answer like this one - and
> decided to ask a friend who told me a book to look in without making me
> feel stupid. Not every school teaches the same stuff in the same ways. And
> some people can't even go to school for ceramics. I think people join
> clayart because it's a place for discussion answers and questions from many
> many people all over the world. And that is a beautiful thing. I don't want
> to start a fight with anyone, but I just thought it would make me feel
> really bad if someone reacted this way to a question that I had asked. And
> new people are going to be full to the brim with questions.
> Always for the underdog,
> Janine
> Go Packers.
>
>
Janine Roubik on thu 28 sep 06
impressed texture; wine skins
Hello,
Hon, I don't think I got the original point across - by that token shouldn't the whole thread about tapping on to center (which a lot of really smart people participated in) have been moved to that site? See where I'm goin' with this now?
Thanks for the input,
Janine
Alisha Clarke wrote:
Janine (and others),
I don't want to detract from ClayArt in any way. This is a wonderful forum
and I've learned a lot from the discussions and the archives. But I wanted
to mention that there is a yahoo group specifically for discussion of the
fundamentals of pottery. It tends to be less intimidating for many beginners
to post questions there and no question is too stupid. Just go to
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/potterybasics/ to sign up.
Leesh
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Alisha Clarke
www.alishaclarke.com
On 9/26/06, Janine Roubik wrote:
>
> If there are unofficial rules pertaining to what a new person may ask and
> how they may word it, maybe that should be emailed to the "newbies" along
> with all the instructions about how to operate the actual listserv. (which
> by the way, is hard to find when you sign up for clayart - and probably why
> people ask about how to change to digest about once a week) Yes, there are
> AWESOME experts on here, and yes they are all very generous with their
> knowledge. Maybe "Mr Brown glaze" is asking because books are expensive and
> libraries don't always carry ceramic books. Maybe he's asking a
> deliberately vauge question just to see the variation of answers he
> gets. Maybe he doesn't know where to look. Did anyone suggest a very good
> basic glaze book to this guy? How much do you have to know to be on
> here? Last post I got back someone suggested I did a Currie grid. I'll
> admit right now that I was afraid to ask how to do that because I was afraid
> of an answer like this one - and
> decided to ask a friend who told me a book to look in without making me
> feel stupid. Not every school teaches the same stuff in the same ways. And
> some people can't even go to school for ceramics. I think people join
> clayart because it's a place for discussion answers and questions from many
> many people all over the world. And that is a beautiful thing. I don't want
> to start a fight with anyone, but I just thought it would make me feel
> really bad if someone reacted this way to a question that I had asked. And
> new people are going to be full to the brim with questions.
> Always for the underdog,
> Janine
> Go Packers.
>
>
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Alisha Clarke on thu 28 sep 06
impressed texture; wine skins
Hi Janine,
I would never suggest moving a thread off of ClayArt to a different list. My
posting was just intended for potters interested in a list that focuses
primarily on the fundamentals, or who feel a bit shy about posting their
questions here. Many of the PotteryBasics members are also here on ClayArt
and get something different from the two lists.
Personally, I'm on several lists and love to soak up as much information as
I can from each one. When I have a question, I also tend to choose the list
I think is most applicable for the question, whether it's ClayArt,
PotteryBasics, clayextruding, ceramicmusicalinstruments, etc. But then, I'm
a sucker for information overload.
Leesh
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Alisha Clarke
www.alishaclarke.com
On 9/28/06, Janine Roubik wrote:
>
> Hello,
> Hon, I don't think I got the original point across - by that token
> shouldn't the whole thread about tapping on to center (which a lot of really
> smart people participated in) have been moved to that site? See where I'm
> goin' with this now?
> Thanks for the input,
> Janine
>
> Alisha Clarke wrote:
> Janine (and others),
> I don't want to detract from ClayArt in any way. This is a wonderful forum
> and I've learned a lot from the discussions and the archives. But I wanted
> to mention that there is a yahoo group specifically for discussion of the
> fundamentals of pottery. It tends to be less intimidating for many
> beginners
> to post questions there and no question is too stupid. Just go to
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/potterybasics/ to sign up.
> Leesh
> --
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Alisha Clarke
> www.alishaclarke.com
>
> On 9/26/06, Janine Roubik wrote:
> >
> > If there are unofficial rules pertaining to what a new person may ask
> and
> > how they may word it, maybe that should be emailed to the "newbies"
> along
> > with all the instructions about how to operate the actual listserv.
> (which
> > by the way, is hard to find when you sign up for clayart - and probably
> why
> > people ask about how to change to digest about once a week) Yes, there
> are
> > AWESOME experts on here, and yes they are all very generous with their
> > knowledge. Maybe "Mr Brown glaze" is asking because books are expensive
> and
> > libraries don't always carry ceramic books. Maybe he's asking a
> > deliberately vauge question just to see the variation of answers he
> > gets. Maybe he doesn't know where to look. Did anyone suggest a very
> good
> > basic glaze book to this guy? How much do you have to know to be on
> > here? Last post I got back someone suggested I did a Currie grid. I'll
> > admit right now that I was afraid to ask how to do that because I was
> afraid
> > of an answer like this one - and
> > decided to ask a friend who told me a book to look in without making me
> > feel stupid. Not every school teaches the same stuff in the same ways.
> And
> > some people can't even go to school for ceramics. I think people join
> > clayart because it's a place for discussion answers and questions from
> many
> > many people all over the world. And that is a beautiful thing. I don't
> want
> > to start a fight with anyone, but I just thought it would make me feel
> > really bad if someone reacted this way to a question that I had asked.
> And
> > new people are going to be full to the brim with questions.
> > Always for the underdog,
> > Janine
> > Go Packers.
> >
> >
>
>
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