Beginners help

Hi Bob,

We all started from a blank page and learnt as we went along.

This could be helpful:

Steve Bath UK

In article , Bob writes

Bob: If you have any specific questions, I will endeavor to help. I'm "almost" in your neighborhood.

Best, Wayne Seidl Key West

That was not only helpful, it was just what I had been looking for. I wonder why I could not find such a page in my Google searches.

Now that I have a basic understand of the lingo, I can now start reading the "how to" type articles.

Thanks, Tampa Bob

Hi Wayne, I am not quite Key West South in South Florida. :) Arcadia though. I have not been down to Key West in at least ten years. How is it down there these days ?

I know so little at this point that I do not know enough to be able to ask any specific questions. The glossary that Steve pointed me to was what I needed to get a basic start.

I would find an article or web page, start reading and come across a bunch of terms like slip, bisque and etc that I did not have a clue what they meant. Made reading the article very difficult, as I could not comprehend what the author was conveying.

As I obtain some basic knowledge I am certain I will want specific questions asked and I will keep your offer in mind. Thanks.

Tampa Bob

The digitalfire site Steve posted is one of the best out there.

some helpful articles and linksand another of our regulars has his own site with helpful info on it (I have it on another computer if he doesn't show up soon).if you go to and use 'newbie' in the seach 'title and body' you will come up with questions others new to the trade have asked.http://lindaarbuckle.com/arbuckle_handouts.html might be one you like. Lots out there. Hope you're staying dry. We just got hit up here in NY and the winds were impressive (have been working on battery until just a moment ago as it took out the electric).

Donna

Thanks everyone, you have given me plenty to read. Hopefully this will bring me up to a basic understanding level.

Tampa Bob

Hi Bob :-)

You can also go to

- there is a group called Ceramics which you can join. Whenever a video about ceramics is posted to that group, you will see it in your subscriptions (you have to have a _free_ member account to subscribe to groups and users).

I might be beating my own drum here, but I have put out quite a few videos now showing different things about my ceramics and trying to explain how and why I do things. I am hoping to make some videos for total newbies who don't have a lot of equipment as well. I want to show people how fun clay can be! Also my "minor frustrations" video has a bit about how fragile dry clay can be - push pause, watch the beginning - (the middle if you feel like it) - and the ending, which is a slow-motion of the beginning and I find it kinda cool.

You will find my videos at

do subscribe! You as a "newbie" are exactly the audience I am wanting to reach! As ANYTHING you want in the comments to the videos and I will reply as well as I can! Have fun! That's what its all about :-)

Marianne

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