<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>Good observation Tatiana, I guess that is a big part of the attraction for me too. </div><div><br></div><div>I don't have a kiln either and this isn't a perfect solution but I have a friend who fires the same kind of clay I like using and so she will fire mine for a small fee. I have also connected with a recreation center who was willing to do the same. It is not always easy to move clay safely to their place but it is really inexpensive. </div><div><br></div><div>A couple of times I have taken classes just to use the kiln but really enjoyed the classes and learned some new tricks too. More expensive but more fun.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: andale mono,times;">Ann Cunningham</span></div><div><span style="font-family: andale mono,times;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Tactile Art - a creative way to see the world!</span></em></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: andale mono,times;">303 238 4760</span></div><div><span style="font-family: andale mono,times;"><a href="mailto:ann@acunningham.com">ann@acunningham.com</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: andale mono,times;"><a href="http://www.acunningham.com">http://www.acunningham.com</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: andale mono,times;"><a href="http://www.sensationalbooks.com">http://www.sensationalbooks.com</a> </span></div><div><br><br></div>
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Subject: Re: [Artists-making-art] tips for getting clay fired<br>
From: "Tatiana Nisioti" <<a href="mailto:anisioti@otenet.gr">anisioti@otenet.gr</a>><br>
Date: Sat, December 03, 2011 2:48 am<br>
To: "An exploration of art by and for blind persons"<br>
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<style></style> <div><font size="2" face="Arial">Hi, Georgia, and veryone!</font></div> <div>As an undergraduate in Psychology, which means as oen who's been studying this field, let me tell you that: art, at any level it is expressed, either you make it as a beginner, or you are a... well known or famous artist, is therapy anyways!</div> <div>Keep going!</div> <blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a target="_blank" title="ghkitchen@comcast.net" href="mailto:ghkitchen@comcast.net">Ghkitchen</a> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a target="_blank" title="artists-making-art@nfbnet.org" href="mailto:artists-making-art@nfbnet.org">An exploration of art by and for blind persons</a> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, December 03, 2011 1:22 AM</div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Artists-making-art] tips for getting clay fired</div> <div><br></div> <div><font size="2">Hi,</font></div> <div><font size="2"></font> </div> <div><font size="2">I talked to this potter on the crafters list and she told me you could get kilns the size of a microwave oven. Folks in my class say they cost a lot to run though. I am just a beginner and at this point I am wondering if it is more therapy than art. </font></div> <div> </div> <div><font size="2">Best,</font></div> <div><font size="2">Georgia</font> </div> <blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a target="_blank" title="rattail4@gmail.com" href="mailto:rattail4@gmail.com">Mike Welty</a> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a target="_blank" title="Artists-making-art@nfbnet.org" href="mailto:Artists-making-art@nfbnet.org">Artists-making-art@nfbnet.org</a> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 02, 2011 5:44 PM</div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> [Artists-making-art] tips for getting clay fired</div> <div><br></div> <div><font face="Calibri">Hey all,</font></div> <div><font face="Calibri">Not sure if any of you has really worked with this but I've wanted to get back in my clay work but my hardest problem is firing my works. would anyone have any suggestions about this, maybe if there's a tabletop kiln you know of or something?</font></div> <div> </div><hr> <div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Artists-making-art mailing list<br><a target="_blank" href="mailto:Artists-making-art@nfbnet.org">Artists-making-art@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/artists-making-art_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/artists-making-art_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Artists-making-art:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/artists-making-art_nfbnet.org/ghkitchen%40comcast.net">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/artists-making-art_nfbnet.org/ghkitchen%40comcast.net</a></blockquote> <div> </div><hr> <div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Artists-making-art mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Artists-making-art@nfbnet.org">Artists-making-art@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/artists-making-art_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/artists-making-art_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Artists-making-art:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/artists-making-art_nfbnet.org/anisioti%40otenet.gr">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/artists-making-art_nfbnet.org/anisioti%40otenet.gr</a></blockquote> <hr>_______________________________________________<br>
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