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

[Barb Roland]

Lynda, you plate looks beautiful now I can't wait to see it in it's final 
form.
Barb R.
Z6

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freedom and a little flower.' ~ Hans Christian Anderson
----- 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 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] forest spirit plate or bowl?


> 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?
>>
>>
>>> 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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