Comments on: Learning By Practice http://libzoid.net/blog/2007/05/22/learning-by-practice/ Thoughts about creativity, polymer clay, beading and life Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:07:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Libby http://libzoid.net/blog/2007/05/22/learning-by-practice/#comment-65 Libby Fri, 25 May 2007 02:34:31 +0000 http://libzoid.net/blog/?p=46#comment-65 Thanks Nancy. I am having fun, but it's slow going. I am enjoying working it into a personal style. Thanks Nancy. I am having fun, but it’s slow going. I am enjoying working it into a personal style.

]]> By: Nancy Travers http://libzoid.net/blog/2007/05/22/learning-by-practice/#comment-64 Nancy Travers Fri, 25 May 2007 00:05:07 +0000 http://libzoid.net/blog/?p=46#comment-64 I am so impressed with your attacking this so studiously -- I keep struggling with the Kuskin techniques -- the glue and the bezels and all the rest -- I really like the direction you're going! regards, nt I am so impressed with your attacking this so studiously — I keep struggling with the Kuskin techniques — the glue and the bezels and all the rest — I really like the direction you’re going! regards, nt

]]> By: Libby http://libzoid.net/blog/2007/05/22/learning-by-practice/#comment-63 Libby Wed, 23 May 2007 14:10:13 +0000 http://libzoid.net/blog/?p=46#comment-63 Wow, you really finished a couple of things the first class. I'm impressed. They're both great! (the earrings remind me of how much I covet a rolling mill) The project we did in my first class was a box pendant. It took weeks to finish. ugh http://www.libzoid.net/gallery/Metalwork/Beanclose As for being frustrated with polymer, don't be so hard on yourself. I generally throw away the real failures. My work improved the most when I started concentrating on one technique at a time. Now if I could just get back to that. lol Good luck on your future metal classes! Wow, you really finished a couple of things the first class. I’m impressed. They’re both great! (the earrings remind me of how much I covet a rolling mill) The project we did in my first class was a box pendant. It took weeks to finish. ugh http://www.libzoid.net/gallery/Metalwork/Beanclose

As for being frustrated with polymer, don’t be so hard on yourself. I generally throw away the real failures. My work improved the most when I started concentrating on one technique at a time. Now if I could just get back to that. lol

Good luck on your future metal classes!

]]> By: Barbara Forbes-Lyons http://libzoid.net/blog/2007/05/22/learning-by-practice/#comment-61 Barbara Forbes-Lyons Tue, 22 May 2007 21:17:49 +0000 http://libzoid.net/blog/?p=46#comment-61 Libby, I took my first metalworking class on May 12 and loved it and felt very at ease with the materials and process. Next step for me is to take the bezels class and get more soldering experience. What I (still) need practice on is clay. I'm tired of wasting it, making things that aren't *quite* right, but at the same time I know that the transition period between rank beginner and (insert preferred name of stage here) can be long and I can expect to see a lot of clay go by the wayside. I guess the biggest question is what do I do with all the failures. I can only keep so much in my 'way back when' box, lol. BTW - pics of my two projects from class are in my Flickr if you are interested. Libby,

I took my first metalworking class on May 12 and loved it and felt very at ease with the materials and process. Next step for me is to take the bezels class and get more soldering experience.

What I (still) need practice on is clay. I’m tired of wasting it, making things that aren’t *quite* right, but at the same time I know that the transition period between rank beginner and (insert preferred name of stage here) can be long and I can expect to see a lot of clay go by the wayside. I guess the biggest question is what do I do with all the failures. I can only keep so much in my ‘way back when’ box, lol.

BTW - pics of my two projects from class are in my Flickr if you are interested.

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