tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post2466619424978695453..comments2024-03-22T17:41:17.625+13:00Comments on Peter's Pottery: I really should post more often... hum, too much to report!Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-71511440197539647222013-03-08T10:08:15.678+13:002013-03-08T10:08:15.678+13:00Hi Mike,
The mental images running around are hila...Hi Mike,<br />The mental images running around are hilarious! <br /><br />Regarding the horizontal range of the trombone slide and the use of the foot..., when I was 9 years old, and somewhat shorter than I am now (and slimmer!), I had some trombone lessons. I could manage most of the positions that the slide had to go, but my arms were too short for the maximum slide extension.. so, I would point the thing down at my foot, using gravity to extend the slide, and my big toe to retrieve it to where I could reach it again. It worked quite well (when seated), but had certain disadvantages when marching!!!<br /><br />Regarding your comments, I hope you don't mind, but I did end up publishing the March 4 one as well, as I am greatly enjoying your comments and I suspect that there are others out there with a sense of humour who will enjoy them also! <br /><br />You are welcome to email me a photo of the pot and stand opogallery AT gmail DOT com should get to me with the appropriate modifications to the address.<br /><br />Best Wishes, PPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-48568543224283077362013-03-07T15:54:56.092+13:002013-03-07T15:54:56.092+13:00Peter,
In fact I have seen these combo instrument...Peter,<br /><br />In fact I have seen these combo instrument players before; on Pier 39 in SF. Usually a harmonica is fixed on a wire framework to where the mouth goes and a pedal hits a padded drumstick that strikes the drum when the pedal is depressed.<br /><br />Possible, but tricky. The uke requires 2 hands, no question. BUT you could have a foot attachment that would be affixed to a slide that you can push out with your foot, thereby pushing out the slide of the trombone, since the two would be linked with a rigid vertical connection connected to the trombone slide on top and the foot slide on the bottom. Slide out your foot a couple of feet and the trombone slides out the same distance. As Gene Wilder says in "Young Frankenstein", "It. Could. WORK!"<br /><br />However, not being a trombone player myself, I don't know what the horizontal range of the slide must be in order to get all the notes needed. Maybe no slide pushed out by your foot would be long enough.<br /><br />But if it works, you may just have the only combination uke/trombone instrument in the world. You could get your name in the Guinness Book of Records maybe. Who else can play the uke and the trombone at the same time? You might ask, "Who would even want to?" The answer is, Our mission is to go where no man/woman/combination has gone before! (Stirring music.)<br /><br />If you make it they will come, at least reporters from the local newspaper. I can't, Vermont is too far away from San Francisco, but I'd certainly like to see a photo.<br /><br />It might be worth a try. Good luck!<br /><br />MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-44089370207501879612013-03-04T16:01:41.842+13:002013-03-04T16:01:41.842+13:00Yes, Benchmark is the supplier I found. The pot is...Yes, Benchmark is the supplier I found. The pot is 15" tall and will go on a marble-topped table. Most of their stands are secured invisibly by piercing the raised floor of the display case and securing the object invisibly from underneath. We can't do that, it must rest on a platform sitting on the marble. <br /><br />The other problem is, this is earthquake country. The pot needs a firm support behind it and must be braced fore and aft as well as side to side. We haven't figured out a solution. The pot grows wider at the top, like an amphora, where the prongs or half-ring must come around to brace it towards the top. Maybe we'll send you a photo, we're open to suggestions.<br /><br />I like the idea of one guy doing the uke and trombone --- I've seen guys with harmonicas in front of their faces and foot pedals that bang drums, all part of a single instrument. But you'd need two hands for the uke and one for the trombone; tricky without two people.<br /><br />But it would certainly make a hit at a Deke party. The biggest thrill at our parties was when a short guy named Nate would leap out a second-story window overlooking a concrete parking lot. We would all ignore it, having seen him do it at parties<br />many times before, but women at the party would drop their drinks, scream, etc. and rush to the window. Nate was captain of the wrestling team, very muscular and coordinated, and he would grab an iron projection on the way down. Later he landed jets on carrier decks.<br /><br />Well --- a coed university in 1953in a different world. <br /><br />Every weekend about half of the 20 fraternities on campus would have free beer for whoever wanted to drop by. On the next weekend the other 10 houses would do the same. Free for the guests, the brothers in the house always paid for the beer and the damage, which could be extensive, since 100 people could show up during a long evening. Our monthly house bills had about 50 bucks added every month just to cover party damage.<br /><br />In the 60's in San Francisco ("the Summer of Love") a car paying the toll on the Golden Gate Bridge would sometimes pre-pay the toll for the car in back. The fare was cheap then. Different time.<br /><br />Thanking the old man for sharing his anedcdotes, which were never very far from being interesting, we dumped all our trash on his property and drove on...<br /><br />You don't have to publish this one, Peter, I don't think it would interest most people.<br /><br />Best --- MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-46210180819279133042013-03-04T09:31:17.911+13:002013-03-04T09:31:17.911+13:00Hi Mike,
Lovely to hear back from you. I am glad t...Hi Mike,<br />Lovely to hear back from you. I am glad that you have found a supplier of something that should do the job. <br />I had a look for Benchmark Museum Mounts on the internet, and wasn't sure if the site I found was them or someone else... (I found benchmarkcatalog.com)?? <br />I was amused at the "Mood Indigo" for uke and trombone, particularly as I do have an old trombone here... Now I am now wondering if it is possible for one person to play uke and trombone at the same time?? Maybe a Youtube video of such a performance could be a suitable companion to your "Scotch and Soda" (which you really must upload some day)!<br /><br />Best Wishes, P Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-34419802694797297662013-03-04T04:20:54.444+13:002013-03-04T04:20:54.444+13:00Hi Peter,
Thank you for the kind reply. I found a...Hi Peter,<br /><br />Thank you for the kind reply. I found a company on the web called Benchmark Museum Mounts and they provide all sorts of ready-made kits. You should check it out, maybe they would be useful for your own work. Much cheaper than having anything custom-made.<br /><br />As for the uke --- at Cornell I lived in a fraternity house, as did most students, because otherwise you had to live in the dorm and probably get a room-mate like Ackley in "Catcher In The Rye", my generation's favorite book.<br /><br />In the Deke house my room-mate and I had a version of "Mood Indigo" for uke and trombone that could clear a crowded room (like a party)in an orderly fashion in less than two minutes. We were thinking of volunteering our services to the Ithaca Fire Dept.<br /><br />I might yet put my uke version of "Scotch and Soda" on utube some day if day if I'm drunk enough. Would get a "thumbs down" sign, of course.<br /><br />Best --- MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-47773905042940811802013-03-01T18:25:15.296+13:002013-03-01T18:25:15.296+13:00Hi Mike,
Always nice to hear from another ukulele ...Hi Mike,<br />Always nice to hear from another ukulele player! <br /><br />Lovely that you are able to give a home to the Mexican pot, and appreciate it enough to buy it with the crack. <br /><br />I suspect that the best solution would be to have a metal stand made for the pot, essentially a hoop of metal with 3 or 4 legs welded on. The pot could be placed in this and the metal hoop could be approximately one quarter of the way up the pot. I hope that my description makes sense?? <br /><br />I guess that another approach would be to make a large sand box and to push the pointed end of the pot into the sand? The box could be substantially built and would form a low plinth. The sides could be made of wood, stone, or brick. <br /><br />Do let us know what you decide to do,it is always interesting to hear how people display pots. <br /><br />Best Wishes, PPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-49364533404925151582013-03-01T11:15:02.515+13:002013-03-01T11:15:02.515+13:00Hi Peter, Greetings from foggy San Francisco.
Rec...Hi Peter, Greetings from foggy San Francisco.<br /><br />Recently I bought a large<br />Mexican pot with a very narrow bottom, almost an amphora, and similar to some of the narrow<br />bottomed pots you show on your site.<br /><br />The seller sent me a plastic<br />ring about 1.5 inches wide to stand it in, but that will not support the pot.<br /><br />Have you any suggestions? <br />Or have any of your readers<br />run into a similar situation? <br /><br />Perhaps I need something with prongs.<br /><br />Saw it at a show and somebody handled it and broke a piece <br />off the top He gave me the <br />broken piece too. Because the crack will show when it's repaired, he offered to sell it<br />to me for a few hundred dollars instead of a couple of thousand.<br /><br />Most of the buyers were pros<br />who wanted a perfect piece. My wife and I are not pro's and we can live with the crack.<br /><br />Any ideas?<br /><br />BTW I play the uke too. In my time, the 50's, everybody in<br />my college did.<br /><br />Hope to hear from you.<br /><br />Best ---<br /><br />MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-26496369378546689862012-10-01T20:57:33.547+13:002012-10-01T20:57:33.547+13:00Bonjour Armelle,
J'aime beaucoup aussi bien la...Bonjour Armelle,<br />J'aime beaucoup aussi bien la turquoise. C'est aussi beau à l'oxyde d'étain (tin oxide, I hope!). I will try to photograph a jug that has some tin oxide added to the turquoise glaze, it is really beautiful. <br /> <br />Très Bon lundi!<br />Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-89226725722327639732012-09-30T20:59:58.031+13:002012-09-30T20:59:58.031+13:00Bonjour Peter,
J'aime beaucoup vos turquoises,...Bonjour Peter,<br />J'aime beaucoup vos turquoises, and your copper green, it's nice to work with one's own glazes, I am sad about the lack of buyers, it's so here too, difficult time.<br />Amazing tigers pots !!!<br />Bon dimancheArmellehttp://blanc.bleu.over-blog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-85627619071261851102012-09-29T20:53:45.508+12:002012-09-29T20:53:45.508+12:00Hi Julia,
Thank you for your kind words and encour...Hi Julia,<br />Thank you for your kind words and encouragement. I will see what I can do about putting my work for sale on line. Etsy could be an option for me, and I can see definite advantages joining up to it as it is well established. Sometimes I also wonder about a work for sale tab on my blog site.<br /><br />Hi Amy,<br />I do a mix of tests. Mostly I use tiles for the first test, but bowls are definitely very useful as they are something three dimensional with an inside and outside, and a chance to really see how much a glaze moves. I usually write with red iron oxide and a little manganese to darken it and make it easier to read. <br /><br />Hello Angie,<br />A good thought! And what with a household that has Laura, two cats, a rooster and 4 hens, I really have artistic expertise and inspiration at my fingertips! I must actually do something about it!!!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-46392391842027599152012-09-29T04:02:44.632+12:002012-09-29T04:02:44.632+12:00Just had a thought ...Clay pendants on leather tho...Just had a thought ...Clay pendants on leather thongs....and coasters. Animals like your tiger or ethnic designs or Laura's art ...all different finishes/colours/shapes ....they would be cheap to send and would work on ebay or etsy ...especially if they were advertized as no two the same... one offs ...each a little different ...not hard with the amazing glazes you do...and Xmas is on the way.xxAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12177505346903016669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-49364687470027512722012-09-28T13:46:15.480+12:002012-09-28T13:46:15.480+12:00Neat to see what your test tiles look like- bowls!...Neat to see what your test tiles look like- bowls! Looked like you write on the side of those forms- with what? red iron oxide? i have so much to learn. <br /><br />thanks for this blog post. always good to learn from you! Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113529511743405120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-3275924001240649122012-09-28T11:25:13.788+12:002012-09-28T11:25:13.788+12:00Hi Peter, if you sold on etsy or some other site, ...Hi Peter, if you sold on etsy or some other site, I think you would have great luck! (hint, hint - I would certainly buy from you if there were an easy online way to do so)...<br /><br />Your latest work is so very lovely - especially love the teapots in your blog header. Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08077677066902349111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-76307266335840703082012-09-28T08:45:06.536+12:002012-09-28T08:45:06.536+12:00Hi Linda,
I have always been a bit in love with co...Hi Linda,<br />I have always been a bit in love with copper blues and greens, and am looking forward to developing them further. I glazed some pieces in the wood firing where I added 7 percent tin oxide to a couple of the original test glazes, and they are wonderful.<br />Two handles on a large tea pot certainly make them much easier to use.<br /><br />Hi Angie,<br />I keep wondering about trying the internet, but get the "wobbles" when thinking about the postage costs, which are truly horrible from here, even within NZ. I may give it a try though as we do have to change something to try to keep our heads above water.<br /><br />Hi Michele,<br />Thank you for the encouragement regarding the pitchers, I do love making them. I have been interested to see a number of you making use of the internet for selling work, and am glad that it is proving helpful.<br /><br />Hi Meredith,<br />I down loaded all sorts of tiger photos to try to figure out how best to do them.. and I ended up quite enjoying attacking the leather hard pots with some old lino cutting tools to incise the design. I do like to be busy, and it does help to push the worries away for a few hours. Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-78875416098287498972012-09-28T07:27:24.652+12:002012-09-28T07:27:24.652+12:00The Karate jars are so interesting. The tiger is f...The Karate jars are so interesting. The tiger is fabulous! You do have a lot going on over there and that is not a bad thing. cookingwithgashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456258592273328486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-82667663494392686052012-09-28T02:51:31.640+12:002012-09-28T02:51:31.640+12:00Those pitchers are LOVELY!
Sorry to hear that sale...Those pitchers are LOVELY!<br />Sorry to hear that sales are slow. I think it is the same everywhere. Jeff and I have worked harder this year to increase our online sales, it's not going gangbusters but it is some extra money.Michèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-85424173631839504302012-09-28T02:33:08.472+12:002012-09-28T02:33:08.472+12:00Love your work at the moment and I am saddened tha...Love your work at the moment and I am saddened that sales are not good. I was going to suggest selling on the internet but ofcourse breakage and weight would be a problem ...the latter most of all as there are good packing materials and methods around but you cant help clay being heavey.<br />I love seeing the unfired and then what they become in the kiln.<br />Those tiger pots are amazing. xxAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12177505346903016669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-38094332569508067312012-09-27T23:12:40.755+12:002012-09-27T23:12:40.755+12:00Love your alkaline blue tests the interior is the ...Love your alkaline blue tests the interior is the most lovely blue I think I've ever seen, of course I love turquoise and it looks the most serene example of it I've seen, must come back and re-read to understand all you are doing with your kiln revisions. The two teapots at the top are wonderful especially like the handles to hold while pouring. Nice to have old friends visiting from the UK. Nice to hear about your escapades again.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.com