Comments for Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery http://firewhenreadypottery.com A Chicago potter's somewhat slanted view of clay & play Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:14:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Lillstreet Spring Classes: Classes Start March 23rd by Gary http://firewhenreadypottery.com/2010/03/lillstreet-spring-classes-classes-start-march-23rd/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Gary Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:14:14 +0000 http://firewhenreadypottery.com/?p=3332#comment-442 SCOTT - What makes you think I'm a "LOST" fan?... other than the fact that it's the best show on TV?!!! Ever. As for the "alternate universe reality" you refer to - I'm pretty sure it's not an alternate reality. But what it really is... I'm not quite sure yet, but something has obviously changed. Apparently when Juliet detonated the Jughead bomb, "it worked." Kinda. So I think that the "flash sideways" is showing us what their lives would have been like if the plane never crashed. But there are some obvious changes. Remember Daniel Faraday telling us something about how you can never change what happened, "whatever happened happened"... and that your future has a way of course-correcting itself. Not sure how that applies yet, but it's obvious that there are changes and that Jack has some residual "memories" of the Island life. Ultimately, as we continue down the path of Good vs. Evil, I think that each of our castaways will need to choose which side they're on... as well as which "life" they want to live out. "Island Life" or "Off-Island Life"?! As we've seen, "Off-Island Life" is not necessarily "better" for many of them! I also think that we're going to have some analysis of what is "good" and what is "evil." That "good" and "evil" are not as clear as people believe. I think that we may find out that Jacob was evil... obviously manipulative and using people as pawns for his own folly. I think that we may find out that Ben was good, and "Anti-Locke" is good too. Somehow?! I think we'll see that each of them are fighting for what they truly believe in their heart-of-hearts. But since their "core beliefs & values" are so polar opposite, it therefore casts the "other" one as "evil." Does that make sense? I kind of think of it as a parallel storyine to "Les Miserables"... where Javaert and Jean Valjean were forever in conflict, but each of them thought they were correct and fighting for the "good" side. And did until their deaths. Does any of that make sense? Does it go along with any of your theories? I'd love to hear them. Here's a few of my basic theories... 1. Locke, Sayid, Claire & Christian are now all dead. But "brought back" by Smokey's "bad" energy. 2. Smokey and "Anti-Locke" are one and the same now... and recruiting followers. 3. The blond-kid-with-bloody-hands-vision that "Anti-Locke" sees was Aaron. 4. Towards the series' end, back in the States, Sawyer will meet and have coffee with Juliet... and "go dutch." 5. Sun is a big, fat, lying murderer. 6. Adam & Eve will turn out to be Desmond & Penny. 7. We're not going to get all of the answer we want in the end. And I'm just getting started... GARY SCOTT – What makes you think I’m a “LOST” fan?…
other than the fact that it’s the best show on TV?!!! Ever.

As for the “alternate universe reality” you refer to – I’m pretty sure it’s not an alternate reality. But what it really is… I’m not quite sure yet, but something has obviously changed. Apparently when Juliet detonated the Jughead bomb, “it worked.” Kinda. So I think that the “flash sideways” is showing us what their lives would have been like if the plane never crashed. But there are some obvious changes. Remember Daniel Faraday telling us something about how you can never change what happened, “whatever happened happened”… and that your future has a way of course-correcting itself. Not sure how that applies yet, but it’s obvious that there are changes and that Jack has some residual “memories” of the Island life. Ultimately, as we continue down the path of Good vs. Evil, I think that each of our castaways will need to choose which side they’re on… as well as which “life” they want to live out. “Island Life” or “Off-Island Life”?! As we’ve seen, “Off-Island Life” is not necessarily “better” for many of them!

I also think that we’re going to have some analysis of what is “good” and what is “evil.” That “good” and “evil” are not as clear as people believe. I think that we may find out that Jacob was evil… obviously manipulative and using people as pawns for his own folly. I think that we may find out that Ben was good, and “Anti-Locke” is good too. Somehow?! I think we’ll see that each of them are fighting for what they truly believe in their heart-of-hearts. But since their “core beliefs & values” are so polar opposite, it therefore casts the “other” one as “evil.” Does that make sense? I kind of think of it as a parallel storyine to “Les Miserables”… where Javaert and Jean Valjean were forever in conflict, but each of them thought they were correct and fighting for the “good” side. And did until their deaths.

Does any of that make sense? Does it go along with any of your theories? I’d love to hear them.
Here’s a few of my basic theories…
1. Locke, Sayid, Claire & Christian are now all dead. But “brought back” by Smokey’s “bad” energy.
2. Smokey and “Anti-Locke” are one and the same now… and recruiting followers.
3. The blond-kid-with-bloody-hands-vision that “Anti-Locke” sees was Aaron.
4. Towards the series’ end, back in the States, Sawyer will meet and have coffee with Juliet… and “go dutch.”
5. Sun is a big, fat, lying murderer.
6. Adam & Eve will turn out to be Desmond & Penny.
7. We’re not going to get all of the answer we want in the end.

And I’m just getting started… GARY

]]> Comment on My Bisque Kiln: Layer By Layer by Gary http://firewhenreadypottery.com/2010/03/my-bisque-kiln-layer-by-layer/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Gary Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:41:08 +0000 http://firewhenreadypottery.com/?p=3336#comment-441 SCOTT - Good catch. I can tell you are a "LOST" fan! Always looking for the numbers!!! 4-8-15-16-23-42... Actually, it was from a class demo I did on using wet newspaper typography as a resist when coating a plate with slip... then peeling away the newspaper character to reveal the clay body. I had to do a demo... my niece's 5th birthday was a month away, so what better reason than to make my niece a special 5th Birthday plate since I was doing the demo anyway?! I hope she loves it. - GARY SCOTT – Good catch. I can tell you are a “LOST” fan!
Always looking for the numbers!!! 4-8-15-16-23-42…
Actually, it was from a class demo I did on using wet newspaper typography as a resist when coating a plate with slip… then peeling away the newspaper character to reveal the clay body. I had to do a demo… my niece’s 5th birthday was a month away, so what better reason than to make my niece a special 5th Birthday plate since I was doing the demo anyway?! I hope she loves it. – GARY

]]> Comment on My Bisque Kiln: Layer By Layer by scottinjupiter http://firewhenreadypottery.com/2010/03/my-bisque-kiln-layer-by-layer/comment-page-1/#comment-434 scottinjupiter Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:56:42 +0000 http://firewhenreadypottery.com/?p=3336#comment-434 A better question is why is there a number 5 on the big platter? A better question is why is there a number 5 on the big platter?

]]> Comment on My Bisque Kiln: Layer By Layer by Gary http://firewhenreadypottery.com/2010/03/my-bisque-kiln-layer-by-layer/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Gary Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:37:13 +0000 http://firewhenreadypottery.com/?p=3336#comment-440 JERRY - No good reason. Other than I had run out of "short" or "small" stuff to put on that top shelf. So it was either separate the lids from the bases, or leave empty shelf showing?! Somehow I felt better not having the white kiln shelves "mocking" me!!! JERRY – No good reason. Other than I had run out of “short” or “small” stuff to put on that top shelf. So it was either separate the lids from the bases, or leave empty shelf showing?! Somehow I felt better not having the white kiln shelves “mocking” me!!!

]]> Comment on My Bisque Kiln: Layer By Layer by Jerry http://firewhenreadypottery.com/2010/03/my-bisque-kiln-layer-by-layer/comment-page-1/#comment-433 Jerry Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:41:42 +0000 http://firewhenreadypottery.com/?p=3336#comment-433 Nice kiln load! I am curious as to why you did not place the lids on the butter dishes. Nice kiln load! I am curious as to why you did not place the lids on the butter dishes.

]]> Comment on My Bisque Kiln: Layer By Layer by Gary http://firewhenreadypottery.com/2010/03/my-bisque-kiln-layer-by-layer/comment-page-1/#comment-439 Gary Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:34:57 +0000 http://firewhenreadypottery.com/?p=3336#comment-439 Sadly, I had to leave a few "bare spots" when I got to the top as I didn't have enough small stuff to fill in. And that really drives me crazy... I hate wasting kiln space! Plus, there was even more of the larger stuff that is already waiting for the next bisque!!! Sadly, I had to leave a few “bare spots” when I got to the top as I didn’t have enough small stuff to fill in. And that really drives me crazy… I hate wasting kiln space! Plus, there was even more of the larger stuff that is already waiting for the next bisque!!!

]]> Comment on My Bisque Kiln: Layer By Layer by scottinjupiter http://firewhenreadypottery.com/2010/03/my-bisque-kiln-layer-by-layer/comment-page-1/#comment-432 scottinjupiter Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:15:31 +0000 http://firewhenreadypottery.com/?p=3336#comment-432 That's a great photo. I'm surprised she even uses shelves. Nice load of work Gary. That’s a great photo. I’m surprised she even uses shelves. Nice load of work Gary.

]]> Comment on My Bisque Kiln: Layer By Layer by Gary http://firewhenreadypottery.com/2010/03/my-bisque-kiln-layer-by-layer/comment-page-1/#comment-438 Gary Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:32:43 +0000 http://firewhenreadypottery.com/?p=3336#comment-438 I love Tetris too!... coincidence?... I don't think so. I love Tetris too!… coincidence?… I don’t think so.

]]> Comment on My Bisque Kiln: Layer By Layer by C. Yalater http://firewhenreadypottery.com/2010/03/my-bisque-kiln-layer-by-layer/comment-page-1/#comment-431 C. Yalater Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:55:03 +0000 http://firewhenreadypottery.com/?p=3336#comment-431 Nicely done! I have always thought of loading the kiln as a three dimensional Tetris, trying to max out the load. Apparently you don't have to be so fussy, though, as Cynthia Bringle shows : http://cynthiabringle.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-08-15T16%3A55%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=7 Nicely done!
I have always thought of loading the kiln as a three dimensional Tetris, trying to max out the load.
Apparently you don’t have to be so fussy, though, as Cynthia Bringle shows :

http://cynthiabringle.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-08-15T16%3A55%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=7

]]> Comment on Back In The Saddle by Gary http://firewhenreadypottery.com/2010/01/back-in-the-saddle/comment-page-1/#comment-437 Gary Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:29:39 +0000 http://firewhenreadypottery.com/?p=3037#comment-437 Steal away!!! It has worked very well for me, and I'm MORE than willing to share good ideas. My top suggestion... be sure to measure the width & height of ALL the doorways you need to get through en route to the kiln! My cart "just" fits through all of the doors and the freight elevator, until I get to that one last doorway into the kiln room. I never thought to measure THAT one?!!! Luckily, it's a double-door, so I just need to open the left side door that is generally closed. Whew... Steal away!!! It has worked very well for me, and I’m MORE than willing to share good ideas. My top suggestion… be sure to measure the width & height of ALL the doorways you need to get through en route to the kiln! My cart “just” fits through all of the doors and the freight elevator, until I get to that one last doorway into the kiln room. I never thought to measure THAT one?!!! Luckily, it’s a double-door, so I just need to open the left side door that is generally closed. Whew…

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