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At 9:05pm on November 4, 2009, Randi Martin Kish said…
Thanks again..for your kind words. Regarding my carved jars...I am not actually sure of how much time they take to carve..I don't pay attention to time when I am working, and tend to get lost in the 'zone'... eventually it gets completed over a period of time...hours..days...sometimes weeks, depending on the size of the pot...but it is a slow process...
At 4:45pm on November 4, 2009, Randi Martin Kish said…
Thanks for the welcome, George. I am still exploring this social network, and trying to figure out all the possibilities that come with being a member of cone6....in time, I am hoping to create a web presence here. Later, I will try to post some photos of my work...so much to do, so little time.
At 5:22am on October 2, 2009, Robert Young said…
Hey George, changed the picture for the high schoolers... Hopefully this one is better.
At 5:09pm on September 19, 2009, rita thompson said…
Hi, I was attending a handbuilding conference in Wayne, Pa. this week and our speaker last night was Bill Daley. I was so inspired by him that when I came home I was looking for more photos of his pieces and at some point I was led to this site.
I am hoping to learn thru the experiences of others and hopefully I'll be able to share some accumulated knowledge along the way.
At 6:03pm on May 1, 2009, Robert Young said…
Thanks for the welcome sir! I am still trying to get to the point where I can throw more than two or three decent pieces in a three hour stretch, but I thought maybe I could learn something here... so here I am.

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