tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678549033670489308.post453138374027757955..comments2024-01-02T10:22:41.504-05:00Comments on cakecrush-on-the-town: And Then It Was Gone . . . Cakecrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11270689848231389259noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678549033670489308.post-68993982558327936322018-07-28T20:17:42.054-04:002018-07-28T20:17:42.054-04:00Hi Janet. You probably don't rem me...I was yo...Hi Janet. You probably don't rem me...I was your student in ceramics in UT. I created those massive torso sculptures that kept win ing merit awrds. Anyway....I created 20 of them lol <br /><br />Wish you the best ! joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04064266584506663125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678549033670489308.post-22159874201221644072012-12-05T01:02:49.343-05:002012-12-05T01:02:49.343-05:00Yo Bob, is that you? How are you? Did you know I r...Yo Bob, is that you? How are you? Did you know I retired from U.T. 2 years ago, before all this???<br /><br />Janet OO Janet Kastnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678549033670489308.post-88504507735115560232012-12-01T12:14:29.729-05:002012-12-01T12:14:29.729-05:00NOOOOOOOOO!!!! I spent many long crazy hours and n...NOOOOOOOOO!!!! I spent many long crazy hours and nights and days in the lab. I loved the fiery primitive ancient seeming gas kilns and being up there at all hours to check to see if a cone had dropped. And the people and community were so special. It's so sad to hear I don't want to/can't believe it. I still live near UT and jog on campus by the art building and see the ceramics Robert Schmidtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678549033670489308.post-86918160802799206432012-11-29T22:35:53.636-05:002012-11-29T22:35:53.636-05:00Your story of how you came to appreciate clay is j...Your story of how you came to appreciate clay is just like mine in that I rolled my eyes, squirmed & thought it was only for old ladies who made vases and bowls until I discovered the magic of it. In my first assignment, I made an elephant the size of a seated four year old in which you can observe my learning curve happening from its janky foot to its much more skillful head. By the time I Adie Hodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13828960652306524794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678549033670489308.post-15939987558509068362012-11-29T13:38:48.522-05:002012-11-29T13:38:48.522-05:00The problem is that UT was behind the curve 20 yea...The problem is that UT was behind the curve 20 years ago with regard to digital art, and now they're cutting their own legs out from under themselves in an attempt to jump to the front of the line. The trouble is that there are things you can do in clay that are not possible or appropriate in another medium, and a lot of what you need to know to create 3D objects can be learned more quickly (wennoreply@blogger.com