[Nfb-krafters-korner] forest spirit plate or bowl?

Fri Jan 13 00:10:47 UTC 2012

Hi LInda,
Looks like you found a new place for yourself in this world. Whether we loose our vision, have our children grow up or simply finish school, we are always finding new ways to live in this world. 

I am with you. Once a teacher always a teacher. That part of you had to work on teaching yourself for a while. Now you are ready to share with others again. That's great. I am sure you wil enjoy this coming class and many more. 

Not giving out grades is okay. But that is as long as the organization is giving out pay checks now and then. lol

It isn't hard for us to see that you have lots of knowledge and I am sure you have never stopped using it. It is a hard job to teach oneself to go from being a sighted person to being a person who doesn't see. But you and so many on this list have done just that. I am proud to know all of you.
Henrietta
On Jan 12, 2012, at 6:38 PM, River Woman wrote:

> Henrietta, I am so glad you enjoyed it.
> I am going to teach a workshop at the Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh, PA in March. I will have visually impaired high school students, and I don't know who else - I think the class is open to anyone who wants to come to it. An annonymous donor has provided scholarships for students to take my workshop. We will be making the Forest Spirit Open Bowl and the Forest Spriti Cylinder Vase in that workshop.  I am so excited as I have not taught since I lost my sight 4 years ago.  The teacher in me is coming back to life, I think.  I am getting excited to be teaching again.
> 
> And, the best part of all is that there is no "grade" that I have to give out - just have FUN.
> 
> Lynda River Woman
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henrietta Brewer" <gary.brewer at comcast.net>
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> 
>> Yes, LInda,
>> This was a fun project. I am looking forward to the vase. Dan looked at it and said it was nice.
>> 
>> A long time ago, I went out to Michigan State University to what was called, Art is me. There was a huge room of blind children and adults making free form clay objects. The main goal was to use art as a means of relaxation. The students that oversaw the project were psychology and art students. Doing it over the phone works a lot beter in the relaxation area.
>> 
>> Thank you so much for teaching the class.
>> Henrietta
>> On Jan 12, 2012, at 5:24 PM, River Woman wrote:
>> 
>>> HOORAY! I am so glad your looks good too. It can be called an open bowl, or a free form plate - depending on how high or how steep the sides are. Some of mine are much flatter than this one, and this one I sent photos of is really a free form bowl.
>>> 
>>> I had said that I keep my work covered a lot to make it dry slowly and evenly. And, I even spritz it a bit to keep it moist longer. What you never want is for the edges to dry before the center of the bowl or you may experiencing cracking. You want the edges to remain moist, as well as the rest of the piece for as long as you can keep it that way. I cover mine with layers of newspapers, and then put a plastic sheet over that.
>>> 
>>> When you do this, you will find thenewspapers are very wet each time you check the piece. That means, the water is coming very gently out of the clay and into the layers of newspapers.
>>> 
>>> I have only had mine unovered for two or three times, and for only a short time, since the class on Tuesday night.  I had an extra bit of clay, and today made another one, and this one is flatter and sits down on the table - no feet on it.
>>> 
>>> They are FUN to make aren't they?
>>> 
>>> Yours will be beautiful!
>>> 
>>> Lynda River Woman
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henrietta Brewer" <gary.brewer at comcast.net>
>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 4:48 PM
>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] forest spirit plate or bowl?
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>>> 
>>>> Hi Linda. I was excited to share your pictures with my Husband. My sides are much higher then those on your plate. I guess mine is a bowl. lol He made me feel pretty good. He said mine compared favorably to yours. Sure can't ask for more then that. lol
>>>> 
>>>> You mentioned keeping it covered. We didn't mention that in class. Should I be covering mine now? I would say mine is leather dry. Not dry but not flexable either.
>>>> 
>>>> It is much lighter now. I am liking it more every day. I think it shrunk a bit too which is a good thing.
>>>> 
>>>> I am looking forward to the next class. I see this as a stress reliever, a fight against old arthur and fun. lol
>>>> Henrietta
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