[Clayart] Clayart

[Kathi Koester]

Dear Clayart,
I affirm the values taught on Clayart are needed in the current world. I
was called to sub when the Ceramics teacher had emergency surgery. The
pugmills clogged and hundreds of pounds slurry in buckets. I taught all the
students the old Set out to stiffen then Cut&Slam method = perfect, usable
throwing clay! A saving grace because their shipment hadn’t arrived when i
started, but we kept reclaiming until it was ALL usable clay. 5 minutes per
student per day x 1 1/2 weeks of classes.
All old & new methods are needed! How to make a circle without protractor,
How to gauge “same size” with found wood sticks, trimming with water
suction ir clay balls, humps, chucks or Giffin grips - all ways needed for
various shapes.
For clayart to continue we must cultivate your legacy people to carry on,
and never give up teaching old & new. If 85% quit once the furnished studio
is gone/graduated, the knowledge is lost.
I have learned so much even since rejoining Clayart 3 years ago!
Write your methods, keep sharing! (Vince already has, and during 2020
shutdown i printed many of his website articles into a reference binder;)
What other ceramic topics are on peoples minds? Besutiful Fall weather and
raku/wood/salt/refuction outdoor firings? Me too :)
Keep poking at the topics!
Kindest Regards,
Mrs. Kathi Koester_MN


On Thu, Sep 15, 2022 at 10:44 AM David Woof <woofpots at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Ed sez: "Is Clayart on the blink"
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> Ed, it's most likely that Clayarters are all "on the Blink" or all "dead"
> except for Carol, Vince, you, me, and Mel who is ...........???
> Ed, you and myself are "on the Blink" most of the time anyway!
> Perhaps Mel can be induced to deny or confirm any of the preceding
> suggestive blather.
> What say you, Mel?
> What say you Clayarters?........ We have a tradition to uphold and carry
> forward!!!
>
> Your's truly,
> Ed's favorite "Dirty Skunk"
> Numpa Wa'shj'oong Pa'hee
> Woof....................................................................................................
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> Edouard Bastarache <edouardb at colba.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2022 6:10 PM
> To: Clayart <clayart at lists.clayartworld.com>
> Subject: [Clayart] Clayart
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