[Nfb-krafters-korner] hand building with terra cotta clay

[Georgia Kitchen]

Hi Diane,
Thanks for writing. I am a beginner. Do you find a Braille ruler helpful and 
what other adaptive aids do you use? What kind of items do you build. I have 
made a dish that looks like  a leaf and mainly after that have built with 
coils. I am finding that perhaps I should  use smaller coils so that my 
fingers can smoother the coils into one flat surface easily.  I haven't done 
any slab work yet but I have some ideas. I would really like to try  free 
handing a tree on a slab. They let me bring my work home so I have to get a 
little workspace together. I live in Michigan and had partial sight for many 
years. I have been totally blind since  1997.

I had trouble tracing around things and cutting them out especially. I now 
use a pare knife that is quite sharp.

I haven't glazed yet but I will probably dip my items to start with.

Do you like your studio? We have a big art institute here so our  studio is 
quite large. We are lucky to have such a nice Art Institute.

I am not going to convention but hopefully we can meet sometime.

Best,
Georgia
Michigan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Diane" <dianefilipe at peoplepc.com>
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] hand building with terra cotta clay


>I can Georgia.
> The studio I "play" at uses Red Rock.
> Diane
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Georgia Kitchen" <gakitchen at gfn.org>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 11:36 PM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] hand building with terra cotta clay
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>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Does anyone know a blind person that uses  terra cotta clay to hand build 
>> objects with??
>> Best,
>> Georgia
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