10-12-02 Demo -1: First Half of the Log for 9pm Demo, review of Watermelon and beginning of grapes.
bonsaikathy: Hi There
techi_mom56: my computer is still messed up...using hubbies...a way faster with a huge moniter..oh darn!!!!
Fearless Leader: LOL
bonsaikathy: Won't be able to stay in here long tonight, I'm about to drop, but will stay up as long as I can
bonsaikathy: hehe
Fearless Leader: Hey Kathy, you're up late
bonsaikathy: how's it going NJ
Fearless Leader: fed, rested
bonsaikathy: Just got home from work a little bit ago
techi_mom56: he got the monitor from our son...it was too big for his desk...so he traded his dad for the new moniter+some cash..i love this monitor
bonsaikathy: we have a 17" and I love it
techi_mom56: would you believe its a 21".....i also discovered something tonight...i have been so engrossed with clay in the evenings i havent had junk food snack out in days....always got clay on my hands
bonsaikathy: maybe that's what I need to do to lose weight, haha
Fearless Leader: mini food making keeps one slim
Fearless Leader: I don't eat junk food very much because my hands are busy with clay
techi_mom56: u and me both...gained back the weight i lost in january (surgery and hospital stay)
bonsaikathy: my problem is the meds I take for the Lupus and the pain makes it difficult to still hike like we used to.
techi_mom56: i understand...my cranky back slows me down too
bonsaikathy: but I'm working on it,
bonsaikathy: NJ, you have made this stuff addictive for me, I love claying now, but it truly is thanks to you, you just inspire me non stop
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Fearless Leader: does your cursor ever disappear while using this chat room
Fearless Leader: mine does
bonsaikathy: techi_mom56: u and me both...gained back the weight i lost in january (surgery and hospital stay)
bonsaikathy: my problem is the meds I take for the Lupus and the pain makes it difficult to still hike like we used to.
techi_mom56: i understand...my cranky back slows me down too
bonsaikathy: but I'm working on it,
bonsaikathy: NJ, you have made this stuff addictive for me, I love claying now, but it truly is thanks to you, you just inspire me non stop
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Fearless Leader: does your cursor ever disappear while using this chat room
Fearless Leader: mine does
bonsaikathy: yes it has before, there's what you missed from your last post
techi_mom56: i am really upset...we may have to change to an hmo...and i dont think they will be thrilled with the pain relief plan my current doc has me on....its working but i am sure its not what they will like
Fearless Leader: You're welcome Kathy
Fearless Leader: thanks for copying the text
bonsaikathy: oh I know how that is, the Voltarin the dr. has me on is close to a 100$ a bottle for 30 days
bonsaikathy: your welcome
Fearless Leader: So I'm just going to start
Fearless Leader: since it's time
bonsaikathy: I try not to take it more than I have to, it makes you gain weight, is hard on my stomach but boy does it get rid of the pain
bonsaikathy: ok
Fearless Leader: Shall we go over watermelon?
bonsaikathy: looking forward to it
techi_mom56: sure ...
bonsaikathy: ok
bonsaikathy: I'll stick around as long as I can stay awake NJ
techi_mom56: my watermelon is going to be interesting...my green is a pearl
Fearless Leader: Since you know how to make blends I'll just go over the steps and show you how the steps look from the trim from this afternoon, that'll be quicker, ok?
bonsaikathy: ok
techi_mom56: sure..
Fearless Leader: so we need different shades of red mixed with translucent
Fearless Leader: for the watermelon meat is really different reds
Fearless Leader: lighter around the seeds
Fearless Leader: a little darker around that
Fearless Leader: then those seeds are like bullseyes
Fearless Leader: done to lace cane
Fearless Leader: are you following so far?
bonsaikathy: yes
techi_mom56: yes
Fearless Leader: so you take that lace cane
Fearless Leader: reduce and slice into sections and add together again
techi_mom56: k
Fearless Leader: ok
bonsaikathy: ok
techi_mom56: k
Fearless Leader: after you've reduced that you surround that with a three color blend
Fearless Leader: that'll give you the rind
Fearless Leader: so white or black seeds
Fearless Leader: surrounded by the lightest red mix
Fearless Leader: surrounded then by a mid range red mix
Fearless Leader: reduced and made to lace cane
Fearless Leader: then surrounded by the darkest red mix
Fearless Leader: that darkest red mix
Fearless Leader: ok?
Fearless Leader: is the mix on the end of this three color blend
techi_mom56: k
Fearless Leader: what this watermelon cane needs is the yellow and green stripes
Fearless Leader: for the outside
Fearless Leader: which gets added only after you've reduced it to mini size
Fearless Leader: those are the cured and finished bits from this afternoon
bonsaikathy: looks great NJ
Fearless Leader: the difference between uncured and cured watermelon
Fearless Leader: is dramatic because of the translucent
Fearless Leader: are there any questions?
bonsaikathy: no
techi_mom56: nope not yet
bonsaikathy: it's very easy to follow along usually
Fearless Leader: Ok, so we can review grapes?
bonsaikathy: yes
techi_mom56: yes
Fearless Leader: LOL, thanks Kathy, I make effort to keep it easy for folks
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bonsaikathy: Hi Niki
NikiT: la la la! Hi!
bonsaikathy: NJ just reviewed watermelon and is now working on grapes, just to bring you up to speed
techi_mom56: hi niki
Fearless Leader: ok, thanks Kathy
Fearless Leader: Hey Niki
bonsaikathy: welcome
bonsaikathy: oooh scrumpious looking grapes, they look good enough to eat
techi_mom56: i wasnt going to work on mini's but my mom makes doll houses and so i am going to surprise her for xmas...
bonsaikathy: good idea
NikiT: hiya.. just got back from barnes & Noble... picked up a book called " Creative Cash: How to profit from your special artistry, creativity, hand skills and related know-how"
Fearless Leader: Cool Niki, if you find some interesting bits share it with the list.
bonsaikathy: cool, you'll have to let us all know how it works for you
NikiT: figure it's worth a peek
Fearless Leader: Nancy I just read about your Mom's Doll Houses
Fearless Leader: oh girlfriend
techi_mom56: i gotta find that one...
Fearless Leader: is she going to be chunked a bunch
NikiT: will let ya know.. it's some 265 pages (not including resource pages) so it may be a couple of weeks.
bonsaikathy: yeah, you'll be able to fill it with all kinds of food, haha
techi_mom56: yeah especially since we havent been getting along very well....she said some mean things about my hubby....that are not true
NikiT: are those grapes cured?
Fearless Leader: Niki, these were made in the afternoon demo and cured during my dinner break
NikiT: cool.. i thought they looked different so figured they were cured.
Fearless Leader: did you see the page link I sent through the list?
NikiT: earlier, ya
Fearless Leader: with the watermelon, these grapes and the iced holly
techi_mom56: they are great
techi_mom56: yes
Fearless Leader: this is it, that bunch of grapes
NikiT: i was watching the earlier demo, sorta
Fearless Leader: shall we start building another bunch?
bonsaikathy: are you still going to do the iced holly tonight
Fearless Leader: yes and the leaves are treated the same way as the grape leaves
techi_mom56: ahhh
Fearless Leader: DemoPix-021.htm
techi_mom56: i caught the tail end of the holly
Fearless Leader: There's what was made this afternoon and then cured and finished
Fearless Leader: I'm using this generic floor polish and it's sort of milky in that picture between the grapes
Fearless Leader: it's cleared up now
Fearless Leader: so let's start with the cane
techi_mom56: k
Fearless Leader: there's a weird sound out side my window
Fearless Leader: I'm going to check it out
Fearless Leader: brb
bonsaikathy: ok
techi_mom56: i understand that one...i live out in the woods...
bonsaikathy: I couldn't believe what I saw outside my window today, a bobcat of all things
Fearless Leader: I live in the city, weird stuff happens
bonsaikathy: I sent a pic of it through the claypic group
Fearless Leader: it was my neighbor, she was shaking out a heavy coat
Fearless Leader: but it sounded like I dunno, like a couple of things wrestling
Fearless Leader: I saw the Bobcat
bonsaikathy: haha
Fearless Leader: I'd have shit
Fearless Leader: YIKES
bonsaikathy: I about did
bonsaikathy: it was beautiful, just sat there and looked in the window at me
Fearless Leader: I'm a city girl, wild life is roaches, pigeons, rats, black birds and sea gulls
bonsaikathy: lol
techi_mom56: cool...i seen them out here...my hubby saw a mountain lion...thought it was another bobcat till it dawned on him it had a long tail.....
Fearless Leader: We're on their menu
Fearless Leader: that's why I don't scuba dive
Fearless Leader: vegetables in the sea bigger than me
Fearless Leader: I'm humble
Fearless Leader: I'll stay on land thank you
techi_mom56: dont walk the dog after dark...grin
bonsaikathy: it was really beautiful
Fearless Leader: hey, don't go into bad neighborhoods looking like you got a dollar
Fearless Leader: ah well, ok let's do some grapes
Fearless Leader: what I found was missing on mini grapes was the stems
Fearless Leader: I thought, hey
Fearless Leader: the grapes aren't hanging on thin air
Fearless Leader: they got to have branches
Fearless Leader: left over leopard spot chop is good for quick branches
Fearless Leader: see?
Fearless Leader: cut a slice like this into lengths
techi_mom56: k
Fearless Leader: then roll those slices into branches
Fearless Leader: when you get an assortment of branches rolled out you lay out a skeleton of the bunch of grapes, shall I do that and we go from there?
techi_mom56: yes
bonsaikathy: so far up to now I've saved all the text but try as I might I've not been able to do screen shots so if someone else knows how that would be great.
Fearless Leader: we got shots from this afternoon
bonsaikathy: oh good
Fearless Leader: I'm not going to sweat the night owls
Fearless Leader: it's hard enough to stay awake
bonsaikathy: yup
Fearless Leader: and keep track
Fearless Leader: so it's ok, just relax, save logs so I don't miss questions
Fearless Leader: being turned away from the monitor
Fearless Leader: ok?
bonsaikathy: ok
techi_mom56: k
bonsaikathy: will do
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bonsaikathy: Hi there, don't recognize the user ID so will introduce myself, I'm Kathy, NJ is working on the stem of grapes at the present time
bonsaikathy: Nancy and Niki are also in here along with NJ
Fearless Leader: It's Dag I believe
Fearless Leader: right?
dbluwitch26: I'm sorry this is dag just got focused on the grapes and didn't even say hi sorry
Fearless Leader: LOL
Fearless Leader: it's ok
bonsaikathy: Hi Dag
Fearless Leader: So this is the cane I'm using for the grapes
dbluwitch26: hi all i'm late just fed pa and tuned in again, made my melon and grapes and leaves earlier and i'm still amazed i did it
Fearless Leader: Did you cure them Dag?
Fearless Leader: See the difference in the color from cured to uncured grape cane?
dbluwitch26: they look so fantastic i'm gettin way tooo cocky about it all
Fearless Leader: get cocky, I promote sassy clayers
Fearless Leader: we can't be artists if we don't have some grit
Fearless Leader: ya know?
techi_mom56:
Fearless Leader: Sassy is all our Middle Names on the ClayArt list
Fearless Leader: if someone says
dbluwitch26: oh thanks i'll just continue getting carried away
Fearless Leader: "I don't know if I like that." about something you made
Fearless Leader: you say
Fearless Leader: "So point being?"
Fearless Leader: who cares
Fearless Leader: screw anyone elses' nay saying
Fearless Leader: we know what we want
Fearless Leader: following our bliss in that Joseph Campbell sort of way
Fearless Leader: right?
Fearless Leader: RIGHT?!
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techi_mom56: right
dbluwitch26: RIGHT
Fearless Leader: Janice, howdy honey
Fearless Leader: I'm giving them the sassy artist pep talk
Fearless Leader: LOL
snooks2312: hi all
dbluwitch26: gotta admit even pa was quite impressedi did all that in such a short time and good too
snooks2312: sorry I'm late
Fearless Leader: we reviewed the watermelon
Fearless Leader: and are assembling the bunch of grapes
bonsaikathy: Hi Janice
snooks2312: did I miss much?
Fearless Leader: the watermelon review, there's screen shots being put up and there's a tute, trick of it is the three color blend for the rind
dbluwitch26: my watermelon turned out so juicy and my grapes look edible but my leaves absolutely sparkle
snooks2312: oh cool
bonsaikathy: you go girl
snooks2312: those look good enough to eat LOL
Fearless Leader: so to make a mini bunch of grapes
Fearless Leader: use your left over leopard chop for branches
Fearless Leader: cut slices and roll
Fearless Leader: left over leopard makes great branches in a pinch
Fearless Leader: with me so far?
snooks2312: yup
Fearless Leader: DemoPix-021.htm
Fearless Leader: Here's the finished items from this afternoon
Fearless Leader: there's still some milky floor finish on the grapes
Fearless Leader: but you can see the branches
Fearless Leader: which I think makes a bunch of grapes look more realistic
snooks2312: looks very neat
Fearless Leader:food-grape-grp1
Fearless Leader: if you're new to grape construction please open this page
Fearless Leader: it's the How To
snooks2312: have been on that page before
Fearless Leader: so the purple is just red and blue, then mixed with translucent
Fearless Leader: the core has less translucent
Fearless Leader: the surround of the bulls eye has more
Fearless Leader: same purple
Fearless Leader: just more translucent
Fearless Leader: the surround on grape bulls eyes is thicker than you'd usually make for a bulls eye
techi_mom56: ahhh...okay...
Fearless Leader: but we want juicy grapes
Fearless Leader: so the translucent part will be a bit thicker, as thick as the core at least
Fearless Leader: make it what ever size you want but reduce the cane to mini size
Fearless Leader: like that
Fearless Leader: then you slice and just roll the slices on your work tile
Fearless Leader: which I'll do if there's no questions
Fearless Leader: no questions?
dbluwitch26: slice away
snooks2312: slice away
Fearless Leader: Okie Dokie