There is something about the close of a dead-line, that
moment when Procrastination is no longer possible
bringing a sensation of painful relief. ‘Here’, you say to
yourself, ‘even ifitis bad, it must ba donel', As you have
ne daubt guessed, I'm at that stage right now. My mind
stubbornly refuses to focus on the task at hand, tuening
instaad to a letter | read recently, in the much
recommended ‘Book of Vices’, wherein Benjamin
Franklin gives advice to a young friend on the joys of
having an older mistress. | could spin out some far-
fetched analogy -old, seasoned clay, versus (he short
fresh stuff; the delight and comfon of my sensible old
stoneware mug versus the sharp edged, flashy thing |
made in a moment of questionable sanity last year and
$0 forth. But lll spare you.

The newsletter will be 10 pages from now on to save
about $1000 a year on mailing costs. As we dan'l want
to reduce content, we're shrinking the font size. So gel
out your magnifying glass! I'm donating a modem fo the

those of you who use the Net. | expect (well, pray for)
articles from you. if anyone can help me on an article
covering access and resources, let me knaw.

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43 much as you hate getting those begging phone calls
from me, even more do | dread making therm. But! will
make tham, relentiessly and viciously, if you force me
to, Hmm, | have been watching too much action TV and
not enough Antiques Road Show, Did anyone see that
magnificently huge, tin-glazed bowl last week?

| noticed, whilst flipping thry Ceramics Monthly, an
article which mentioned a book I'va been reading called
‘The Artists Way". It is a tad new-age but it has given
me some gifts in terms of creative renewal. if you are
feeling bummed out and hating your studio time, this may
be the book for you. Than again, maybe not.

| have an acquaintance who flakes flint, a rather out
moded skill, but it produces elegant tools. Our clay
lachnology is a bit younger, but the first kiln was fired
some 30,000 years ago! The first record we have of
writing rs on clay tablets, a record of the laws, poetry and
even recipes of ancient Babylon. | bat those silicon
chips won't be around with encoded informatian same
6000 years down the line. And so! say pshaw! to
anyone who accuses me of being a Luddite. See you
next month,

Karen Opas

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