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    • SimonS
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      @Lucifer:

      Bought a Pfaff machine friday, and got myself some 21OZ canvas. Started out like this:

      End up like this:

      First time sewing with a machine, so relatively happy. Need to clean up some loose ends though 🙂

      Good work, looks great, nice machine too 🙂

      Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities - Frank Lloyd Wright

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      • LuciferL
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        Damn Lu,

        Pretty impressive on your 1st try using a machine!  You guys are going to make me buy one…

        @Simon:

        @Lucifer:

        Bought a Pfaff machine friday, and got myself some 21OZ canvas. Started out like this:

        End up like this:

        First time sewing with a machine, so relatively happy. Need to clean up some loose ends though 🙂

        Good work, looks great, nice machine too 🙂

        Thanks lads!

        The machine works admirably, it went trough 21 oz cotton canvas up to 5-6. Now I just have to find a nice wax to waterproof the bag with 🙂

        Seize the day and don't you cry.

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        • urbanwoodsmanU
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          So I bought some paracord yesterday…
          A couple YouTube videos later..

          Lanyards all over the place.

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          • FridayF
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            ^^Nicee

            Tough, heavy and ready! = IRON HEART

            ~Shinici Haraki~

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            • ?
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              Porcelain Bowl w/ Gold-spotted Tenmoku glaze

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              • Finn666F
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                im-fucking-pressed! ???
                damn A. that´s some serious art there brother…brilliant!

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                • GilesG
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                  Porcelain Bowl w/ Gold-spotted Tenmoku glaze

                  If I can't buy a bowl off you soon, you're being banned…... 😃 😃 😃

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  • ?
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                    Hilarious!  IWHWIH….

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                    • bagley920B
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                      Adam has been waiting to say that haha

                      If I am not I, who will be? -Henry David Thoreau

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                      • ?
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                        kidding  😉  …All of my stuff is packed away in storage right now.  But I will go get it this week and photograph some pieces that are worthy for you and the madame.

                        Thanks for the appreciation guys, I'm a solitary bugger, so the warm reception means a lot to me...I've never shown my stuff outside of family/friends.

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                        • Finn666F
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                          …I've never shown my stuff outside of family/friends.

                          don´t be affraid buddy, you really should!
                          this stuff is way too good to only share it with your loved ones…

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                            Another tenmoku glazed bowl:

                            The three-tiered ripple foot is extremely difficult to execute.  The piece is trimmed upside-down on a spinning chuck braced only by the middle finger of my left hand.  The ripple is created while the bowl is spinning by pushing inward with consistent force towards the center with a hand sharpened, traditional japanese trimming tool.  It requires a steady hand and delicate timing as this is not a conventional way to trim Japanese porcelain, I made this process up myself.  The vibrations caused by doing this (it makes a loud noise and shakes like crazy) shatter inferior bowls.

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                            • seawolfS
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                              Adam, is this a hobby? You're quite good!

                              “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                              @zeebeeleather

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                              • ?
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                                As of right now, yes, totally a hobby I do on my own time.  However, I did earn a college degree with some of the stuff I've posted here, but no money.  I've sold a few things here and there to people who were interested, but not enough to call a living.

                                Much and many thanks, seawolf!

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                                • seawolfS
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                                  I'm a complete novice but I took three years of ceramics in high school. Been meaning to get back into it.  I really loved it and totally appreciate nice pottery now. You just moved recently right? Do you have access to a kiln yet?

                                  Keep up the good work.  Can't wait to see more when you're ready to share. You're very welcome. Well deserved.

                                  “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                  @zeebeeleather

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                                  • joesaintjohnJ
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                                    Seriously beautiful.

                                    Fat dudes need good clothes too.

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                                    • LuciferL
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                                      That is really, really nice work!

                                      Seize the day and don't you cry.

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                                      • injunjackI
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                                        Adam, those bowls are beautiful. I might be interested…

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                                        • ?
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                                          My apologies to all the other craftspeople, but I am about to bomb this thread…WARNING!....

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                                            So in regards to the porcelain bowls that I have posted thus far, a bit of an explanation is warranted.  Pottery requires equipment which I do not possess (kilns, wheels, etc.).  But during college at The University of New Mexico, I found myself in the right place at the right time to participate in a truly extraordinary experience.  See, UNM has the genuine good fortune of being the ONLY PLACE IN THE WORLD outside of Japan, to have the permission to practice the 400 year old cultural practice of making porcelain vessels with handmade tools found ONLY in Arita, Japan.

                                            The story goes that Sensei Manji Inoue, Living National Treasure (or Important Intangible Cultural Asset) came to Penn State University for a 5 month artist residency to demonstrate the practice of Arita porcelain.  During his stay, a graduate student named Jim Srubek decided to follow Sensei back to Japan to dedicate his life to this practice.  When he returned to America, he came to The University of New Mexico and began teaching the Arita method to American students.  Kathy Cyman was a graduate student at UNM and was so fascinated by the process that SHE decided to dedicate her life to the practice.  She was given the blessing of Sensei Inoue to continue to teach in America after Jim Srubek retired.  In 2010 I stumbled upon the Arita Porcelain Vessels class that had just moved to the Fine Art Department from its original position in the Arts Education Department (if it would have stayed there, I would never have found it).  I had the privilege of immersing myself in the beautiful Japanese pottery culture through Kathy's class for two semesters.  This process usually takes years to learn, but I managed to pick it up pretty quickly.  These bowls are the product of my intense study.  I only have 19 that I would consider worthy to sell.  Now that I have graduated, no more of these bowls can ever be made.

                                            Here is a link to the UNM website:
                                            http://art.unm.edu/people/faculty/cyman.kathryne.html

                                            A link to some more info on Sensei Inoue and Arita, Japan:
                                            http://www.nelsonmoore.com/nmpca/newsletter/AritaTrip2004/AritaTrip2004.htm

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