To All of Our Friends

[Devany]

Ed, Shannon uses treadle wheels, much like the kick wheels you used a **few** year ago, but with more control and less kicking required. Her new class space will have three of them. They are better than kick wheels. The problem with building a kick wheel is that the kick wheel is solid stone or concrete... very very heavy and balancing is difficult in home made versions. There are books on wheel building, but if you do not have a kiln... you will need to build or buy one of those too! I get my clay shipped in by the ton from Australia and CA.

As Carey said, Shannon does have a great high fire gas kiln. I share space for firings with her at her home studio. The class space will have a smaller electric kiln.

Ed, I have a Brent electric wheel, extruder and slab roller to play with. You will have to pay Shannon to fire them as my clay & glazes are high fire (^10), or you can buy ^6 clay from her and glaze in her classes.

Aloha au i Hawai`i,
devany

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