tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post6267592153982692201..comments2024-03-28T08:11:06.107-04:00Comments on Alchemy of Clay: Who did I learn from anyway?Barbara Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-20586784034447527662012-05-23T18:02:39.131-04:002012-05-23T18:02:39.131-04:00The writing teacher who issued the challenge that ...The writing teacher who issued the challenge that led to my becoming a published author is Bill Brooks. And my painting teacher Fleta Monaghan taught me to SEE in a way that enhanced my writing.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-46752576296210595532012-05-23T17:20:01.719-04:002012-05-23T17:20:01.719-04:00Every artist and craftsperson owes much to those w...Every artist and craftsperson owes much to those who've gone before. I love the pictures of your mentors -- and their work.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-64812073289259470702012-05-23T14:16:00.937-04:002012-05-23T14:16:00.937-04:00Oh yes, me and you and a dog named Blue. I sing i...Oh yes, me and you and a dog named Blue. I sing it in her honor!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-20006673643432763632012-05-23T11:51:37.080-04:002012-05-23T11:51:37.080-04:00When I was getting my BFA at Westminster College i...When I was getting my BFA at Westminster College in SLC in the early 90's, I had the opportunity to do a pottery internship on the Navajo Reservation outside of Blanding, UT. I lived with a Navajo family for about 4 months. The father and his son were accomplished potters and I learned more from them about the spirituality of clay and how to really express and center myself than I did in any of my art school courses. After I graduated, I set up my own studio and taught classes at my studio and at another small crafts school in Salt Lake City. I learned a lot through teaching both young and old students, and especially grew from the classes of special needs kids that I taught every summer. For them, clay was a pure form of expression and spontaneous! I still love to read Bernard Leach, and have collected all of his books.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08077677066902349111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-1234881255583318592012-05-23T11:06:38.073-04:002012-05-23T11:06:38.073-04:00What a great post Barbara, the basics a learned fr...What a great post Barbara, the basics a learned from a community college teacher, then a private studio, then workshops, and now blogs, magazines and reading. I'm inspired by Ruth Duckworth and many other contemporary ceramicists and by other potters.<br /><br />By the way the blue in my blog name come from our dog blue who since passed away, do a search on the sidebar and you can read about her.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-4974840349920067662012-05-23T09:37:40.920-04:002012-05-23T09:37:40.920-04:00Thanks Gary, just wondered why you commented on 2n...Thanks Gary, just wondered why you commented on 2nd and 3rd teachers. Yes, you are the one who continued, and have a lot to be proud of...if your other teachers only knew!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-68632168325589515092012-05-23T09:23:06.335-04:002012-05-23T09:23:06.335-04:00try this--nearly identical to my recipe, except I ...try this--nearly identical to my recipe, except I use soy milk not milk and margerine not butter :) http://www.writingatthekitchentable.com/2007/12/st-lucia-day.html<br />My first instructor was Stanley. he was great to begin with, very quirky and hard to understand but he was very encouraging to me. But in my second year I needed more clear instruction, and Jane was entirely concrete and spoke my language. I felt at the time, as a teenager, that I dissappointed Stanley in a lot of ways, but I suspect he would be pleased to know I not only stayed with clay but do it every day, and make things he would appreciate.Gary's third pottery bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517401528128108791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-57792363931363500042012-05-23T07:38:40.508-04:002012-05-23T07:38:40.508-04:00My second instructor was Jane, and she and I worke...My second instructor was Jane, and she and I worked together very well, every week she would say "I like what you're doing here and here, go to the library and look up ____. MAKE MORE!" Last fall I bumped into the third person who taught me, Dean, at a craft fair, a FIRST. I have been at this nearly 30 years, he nearly 40 years, and this was the first time we were together at a fair, anyway, we are old friends by now. He told me that of the hundreds of apprentices and students he has ever had, only one became a potter--me :)Gary's third pottery bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517401528128108791noreply@blogger.com